pelican So I went to see Urge‘s night of metal at Bowery with Preistbird, Earth and Pelican on Tuesday. And did it fuckin’ rock. The night started out with Priestbird (ex Tarantula AD). They were mostly instrumental with a killer drummer and cellist. Really great. Check out some pictures at the Fader HERE and check out the doubleneck bass / guitar combo..

Pictures below.

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Next up was Earth. I wasn’t particularly fond of their sludge-y slow moving metal and returned quickly down to the bar. I am sure they were ok, I just really wasn’t into the pacing of the music.

Finally, Pelican came on. Holy Shit. They were even better than the last time I saw them with Mono at Avalon about a year ago.  If you dont’ know already, Pelican is an instrumental metal band from Chicago that seriously kicks ass. Check out some pictures below. Not my best pictures, thanks to alcohol but a few good ones in there….

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(all picts by me.) (how strange is that last one?? He’s like a metal unicorn.)

Anyway, the show was great.  Here’s a Pelican track for those who don’t know what they sound like.  Thanks to Katy for the show!  You’re the best!

Pelican – GW  .

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