BROOKLYN BOWL

I apologize for the lack of posts over the past couple days! I have been a busy girl! I wanted to share with you, however, some photos from a concert I went to on Tuesday night at the Brooklyn Bowl.

I have written about my friends, the geniuses behind the rock string quintet Darlingside, before here. But on Tuesday night Darlingside teamed up with Caitlin Canty to put on absolutely fabulous show at their coolest venue yet: Brooklyn Bowl. In the last two weeks Brooklyn Bowl has hosted Snoop Dog, The Roots, and John Legend just to name a few. Needless to say Caitlin and the boys of Darlingside, by playing at such a big venue, are clearly on their way.

Even better? Both Caitlin and Darlingside have new albums out! Check out Caitlin's website to hear a sample here and Darlingside's website to take a listen here. You can also see the rest of my photos from the event here.

DARLINGSIDE

It's about time I featured some music around here. And it's even more about time (its my blog, I can be as grammatically incorrect as I like) that I featured the awesome boys behind Darlingside.

I have known all five of these burly men for over six years now and I can attest to the fact that they are as talented as they are handsome. The moniker of "string-rock quartet" is quite apt as Darlingside incorporates, in any given song, the guitar, the bass, the cello, the violin, the mandolin, and lots of string instruments I can't even name. Combine that with swoon-worthy piano stylings and vocals and you got some fabulous sound. Seriously, these boys rock.

Still need convincing? Check out this video by "Ralph Tenderbottom" (aka Don from the group) as his runs a story for the "local news" on the "adorable" boys of Darlingside. And check out their awesome website (complete with free download of their latest single) here. They have a bunch of shows scheduled for all over New England in the new year--you won't want to miss it!

Suitably impressed? You can also download their first album on iTunes. Just search "Darlingside" and click on the 'January EP'.