This was a particularly rainy Thursday, wherein all of the following things happened: a good friend and co-worker had his going away party after work; I went to my local bar and submitted my recs for the bar jukebox (I'll be taking over a third of it); I went to Fontanas to see Stephonik and the Bright Side. So, to paraphrase, I got soaked in rain and then soaked in liquor and then soaked in love, followed by more liquor.

I'd never been to Fontana's before, so I was curious to check it out and determine if I'd be seeing more shows there. It's in Chinatown, and was much bigger than I expected. They have a large main floor with a bar and televisions and all that, and then a basement room that's fairly large with a stage and a small bar where the shows happen. The sound was pretty good for the type and size of the room; the beer was overpriced for a bar in Chinatown. All things considered, a decent place to see a popular local band, or perhaps an up and coming touring band.

The show was running about an hour behind, so I arrived right as Padre Pio was going on. I don't have a lot to say about them, except that dude loves David Bowie. Not that it's a bad thing, I love David Bowie too. Afterwards, Stephonik and the Bright Side got up and did their soul-punk love celebration. Those that were there showed some spirited dancing. The band was in good form and sounded good. Champagne was drunk and passed among friends. I was drunk, happy, and satisfied. Good times. I then took my inebriated self back to Brooklyn, and deciding that sleep is overrated, ended up partying with members of another band who also played a show that night who I like a lot and were heading to Dublin to open up for the Flaming Lips shortly thereafter... Work was not fun the next day.

Labels: Concert Reviews, Stephonik and the Bright Side