Check out some pictures from our party on Thursday:
Vin Santiago:

Nobody Can Dance:

Wellness:

And some of us:

And here’s a video the guys from Wellness put together (featuring “for a while”)

A Brief Smile - Motorcycle [Music Video] from abriefsmile on Vimeo.

Why is Boston called Beantown, you might be asking:

Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Back then, Boston was sort of awash in molasses - it was part of the “triangular trade” in which slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies. Even after the end of this practice, Boston continued as big rum producing city - the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 (which killed 21), ocurred when a tank holding molasses for rum production exploded.

Today, Boston baked beans are something of a rarity - there are no companies in the city making it and only a few restaurants serve it. If you want to try it yourself, here’s a Boston baked beans recipe

we’ve decided that playing outside new york city is awesome!! you can drink on the sidewalk…play ping pong before the show…and the soundguys are way less jaded (not necessarily better…but they seem to care more).  beer is cheaper and comes in far more varieties that we’re not used to.  philadelphia, we’ll be back!

drinking outside!!

Scott Beowulf:

Bronze Fondue:

Luff:

Before the show:

MENYA

I think the phrase “sexy party music” was invented for this band.   Watch this YouTube video:

Check out Menya on Myspace

This is your last installment in this series.  You better be there TONIGHT!! 8pm!!!

Rachael runs this blog: The Underrated Blog
Rachael was the first person ever to write about A Brief Smile. We did an interview with her back before anyone knew what a ‘blog’ was. Remember ‘Zines’ kids!!! Well she single handedly ran Underrated Magazine before taking it digital a few years ago. She is also an avid Lost fan, like DL and Jared, and for the past three seasons, she has been brightening up our mornings with the “lost link of the day.”

Pat runs this blog: Pop Tarts Suck Toasted

Pat too is a fellow lost fan and member of the LLOTD email chain. His blog is super rad. Obviously, he does not toast his Pop Tarts®. He just completely ignores the directions on the box, opens up that weird space-age silvery plastic packaging and eats away. I have yet to ask him what his favorite flavor is. We played Pat’s CMJ showcase in 2007. He also has a showcase this friday at Public Assembly as part of the Northside Festival.

What to expect from their DJ sets:
Pure 90s hits mixed in with a myriad of current tunes that will make you want to ‘put on your dancing shoes.’ Oh and Rachael will probably play this song: YouTube - Weeds Season 5 Episode 1 - Flash Mob Scene

Check out the Facebook event for TMRWs Party

Scott Beowulf

There’s not much to say about Scott Beowulf that you can’t figure out from the name.  They’re a band of the ridiculous variety.  It is important to point out that John is in this band so he’ll be playing two sets back to back.  Scott plays (and you always refer to this band as just ‘Scott’ as if it’s just one person) bizarre dance music with creepy lyrics.  This combination somehow coalesces in a way that forces you to move your feet and forget your inhibitions….or maybe that’s just the zombie-infected bloodsucking unicorns at a Spanish discoteque talking.  Either way, it’s sure to be mighty fun.

Scott Beowulf - Gina Download audio file (SB_GINAGRANDMASTER.mp3)

Scott Beowful - Stop Feeling Down Download audio file (SB_Stop_Feeling_Down.mp3)

Visit Scott on Myspace

Coming up next: MENYA

The Bronze Fondue

The Bronze Fondue doesn’t mess around. They are famous for their out of this world stage antics. They play country music from the future, when there will be no country music.* The BF, like Luff, were on the top of the list of bands we needed to have on one of our release shows.

Nicholas was DL’s chemistry teacher at NYU. Garrett knows Damien who used to play in a band with James (the butterfly). Over the past few years, Bronze Fondue has hosted an amazing series of music/ entertainment nights in art spaces around the lower east side. A lot of our friends have participated in them. If you haven’t been you should find out where the next one is and GO! because these guys…they know how to throw a party.

*All rights reserved, The Bronze Fondue (2009)

Bronze Fondue - Motorcycle Jumps Download audio file (BF_MotorcycleJumps.mp3)

Visit Bronze Fondue on MySpace

Coming up next: SCOTT BEOWULF

Also…we just confirmed that we’ll be offering $3 PBRs all night on Saturday!

LUFF

I think Louie first introduced us to Luff.  I could be totally wrong about this, but I think that one of the members bartended at a bar that Louie used to frequent…somehow he got ahold of their album and played it for us.  When we came to pick bands for these shows they were at the top of our list because we loved the album.  I’m really excited to have them start out the show on Saturday, especially because I hear that they have their own video artist that they’re collaborating with, which sounds awesome.

Luff - Blanket Download audio file (Luff_01_Blanket.mp3)

Luff - Above Download audio file (Luff_05_Above.mp3)

And check out this awesome video for A Place To Visit:

Visit Luff on Myspace

Coming up next: BRONZE FONDUE