a brief smile

Well that couldn’t have gone better.  Take a look at my shitty iPhone photos of the other bands from last night below.  Thanks to everyone who came out, the other bands, and Sam.

Mean Creek

Bridges & Powerlines

Akudama

KC Quilty

If anybody out there has a photo of us from the show…send it to us pleeeease.

Next up is Akudama, who will be playing at 8:45 at our release show on Friday at the Delancey.

How A Brief Smile knows Akudama: Calvin from Akudama was in the same program at NYU as me for a while.  I also think that they’re originally from Connecticut, or at least Calvin was, and so is 3/5 of A Brief Smile.  Calvin hooked me up with a copy of Flying Over Morning, their album from 2004 which I, in turn, played for other members of A Brief Smile to intense applause. Also, when I was younger, I knew this kid Mike from summer camp who I think knew Calvin from high school.  Small world…sorta.

Watch their video for Night Club off of their album Jonny Appleseed on YouTube

Download MP3: Arctic Jog - Akudama

Visit Akudama on Myspace

May 1st at the Delancey we’ll be celebrating the release of BE MINE, the first of 3 EPs we’re releasing this summer.  Here’s the line-up for the evening:

7:45 - KC Quilty
8:45 - Akudama
9:45 - Bridges and Powerlines
10:45 - A BRIEF SMILE
11:45 - Mean Creek

DJing between sets will be Sam Duke

Admission is $5 | 21+