FREEwilliamsburg: Last Night's Brooklyn Vegan Showcase

We checked out the sold-out Brooklyn Vegan showcase at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last night, and it was a fantastic way to kick things off. I was a little late coming in, catching the last notes of Ponytail's set. Kate from Idolator has a whole review up of everything up to that point, when she left because "i was exhausted (it's midterms, people!), my lower back hurt, and the club was starting to get unbearably stuffy".

Kate, you freaking missed Passion Pit! I love 'em, they're a fun group with some hot beats and an awesome frontman in Michael Angelakos, who sings kinda like Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale, in a weird happy hipster kinda way. They're based out Boston, with three keyboardists, one of whom doubles up with a guitar, then backed by a bassist and drummer.

I recommend you check them out this week if you get the chance, though go for a later show unless you expect dancing crowds at afternoon shows. Quiet Color lists their remaining shows at CMJ, and also notes "They’re pretty impressive so the show onslaught was inevitable. But this has all the makings of a Brooklyn blow up due to over hype. It’s still crazy that their music originally materialized as a musical Valentine’s day gift from Michael Angelakos to his girlfriend." I did not know that. How passionate! Also, the singing DJ was pretty cool, although the crowd wasn't really jamming out quite yet when I bailed outta there and retreated home. Maybe they warmed up? Check out these images of Passion Pit, and one of Ponytail by photographer georgia.kral on Flickr.