[ATTENDED: January 31, 2017] Parquet Courts
I was under the impression that Parquet Courts had been around for a while (they have 4 LPs and 3 EPS out), but they formed in 2010 and their first album to gain notice was released in 2012. They’re just really prolific.
When I heard they were playing Philly I grabbed tickets right away assuming it would sell out. I don’t think it did, but that didn’t stop it from being a really enjoyable, if brief, first concert of 2017.
I thought of Parquet Courts as a pretty punky band–some of their songs are quite noisy and fast (and short). But just the other night I watched them play, “Human Performance” on TV and I was quite surprised to see how kinda dorky they all looked–Oxford shirts and sweaters and the like–not stereotypical punks at all. Which was cool.
I had arrived plenty early and was only one person from the stage when they started (not always great for sound but great for pictures). (more…)
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