{"id":8635,"date":"2011-09-07T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T17:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opticality.com\/blog\/?p=8635"},"modified":"2011-09-07T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T17:47:15","slug":"the-spring-standards-at-bowery-ballroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opticality.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/07\/the-spring-standards-at-bowery-ballroom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spring Standards at Bowery Ballroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night was the fourth time we\u2019ve seen The Spring Standards<\/a> (third time for a full set). I\u2019ve enjoyed all of them, but for me, last night was the best. That\u2019s one of the reasons I chose to split last night\u2019s show into three separate posts. Each act was so good that they deserve not be to buried under another.<\/p>\n

If you want an hour\u2019s worth of reading, you can check out my last post about them<\/a>, which also took place at Bowery Ballroom<\/a> and also included a set by Ian Axel<\/a> (the next post after this one). I\u2019ll repeat my first paragraph from that post (for the lazy among you). \"Winking<\/p>\n

The Spring Standards<\/a> were co-billed with Ian and appeared right before him. There\u2019s something very fresh about The Spring Standards that isn\u2019t just about their excellent music. They are inventive, passionate, talented people who blend together really well. It\u2019s near impossible not to get sucked into their energy (not that I noticed anyone in the crowd trying to avoid being pulled in!).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I feel like repeating 90% of the last post (I won\u2019t). I will repeat the highlights (about the band, not this particular show):<\/p>\n