[ATTENDED: June 16, 2018] Connections
A friend of mine on Instagram posted a picture of Purling Hiss who had opened for Kurt Vile in Asbury Park. I was considering going there to see him, but instead I decided to see him at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City.
The person who saw the Asbury show said that Connections was a stellar band to have as an opening act. So I was pretty excited to see them.
But aside from the bassist wearing a Rush shirt, and the lead singer wearing a great shirt with an airbrushed Jigglypuff and the caption #RESIST, Connections didn’t do much for me. (more…)