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Wolf Alice (Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, December 5, 2017)

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[ATTENDED: December 5, 2017] Wolf Alice

I really enjoyed Wolf Alice’s new record.  I also re-listened to their first and had forgotten how much I liked it.

They were scheduled to play a show in Philly, but it happened to be the same night as something else I was doing.  And then, as if by magic, about two weeks before this date, they announced this show at Wonder Bar.  (The original dates were announced back in Sept).  So there was little fanfare about this show on a rainy night in sleepy Asbury Park (Tuesday night in December is pretty sleepy).

The show was not very crowded, but those of us who were there were really excited (some guys who got there after me knew all the words to every song–the bassist shouted out to them for that). (more…)

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Polyplastic (Wonder Bar, Asbury Park, NJ, December 5, 2017) [WOLF ALICE]

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[ATTENDED: December 5, 2017] Polyplastic

I was pretty excited to see Wolf Alice and I’d never been to Wonder Bar before.

It was a rainy, miserable night in Asbury Park.  I found out that despite there being no one in the parking areas, they still charged for parking.  So I drove a few blocks up and parked for free.  But by the time I got myself situated, I was about ten minutes late for Polyplastic.

I didn’t know them at all, but I was pretty delighted with what I heard.  They are a relatively new band from California.  They don’t have a record out yet, but they do have stuff on soundcloud.

Wonder Bar proved to be pretty small, but with a good sound system and great sight lines.  I found it vastly superior to The Stone Pony, but with far fewer bands that I’d want to see on the docket. (more…)

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