It’s been a week and a half now since this show, but I’ve now finally gotten the images from the show posted. We skipped the first two bands at Mercury Lounge on Leap Day evening, February 29th since we had no idea who they were. Luckily, we got there just in time to nudge our way into a prime spot up front just as Phosphorescent started setting up. The boys hadn’t heard them beforehand, but I was psyched to see them. As well, I was just as or even more psyched to see Bowerbirds since I’d been listening to their album Hymns for a Dark Horse on repeat for the last 2-3 weeks. Phosphorescent played more songs than expected since the audience was loving them, and I think as a consequence Bowerbirds actually played a (great, but) pretty darn short set. When they finished, they made it pretty obvious they were done and the lights flipped on, no one expecting any encores or demanding them. Lucky for us, they played all the songs that get stuck in your head the easiest. Short, yet satisfying.
Click on the pictures to see the full album of photos from the show, including me wearing the weird, lens-lacking, supernerd, almost-hipster glasses in between bands.
