The Giraffes @ The Studio w/ Midnight Show & Goes Cube September 26, 2009

"As the Giraffes took the stage after a quick changeover, it was amazing to see a crowd that had been sitting on the floor seamlessly morph into a wild, tattooed mob of Brooklynites. The lead singer, Aaron Lazar, looked over the raucous crowd while swilling from a pint of Jack Daniels. He stroked his handlebar mustache, passed the whiskey to the rest of the band, and proceeded to rip through a forty-five minute set that felt like it went by in less than ten. Lazar owned the crowd, taunting them to throw empty, ice-filled cups, and prompting a mass fist-pump with middle fingers outstretched.

The mutton-chopped, fu-manchued guitarist, Damien Paris, lurked and stomped around the stage with a frenzied energy, a perfect complement to Lazar’s menacing energy. If the band weren’t smiling at friends and obviously having such a great time, they would scare you to death. This was never truer than during the crowd pleaser “Having Fun with Assholes,” as Lazar tried to intimidate the audience with his verbal assault while trying to conceal his smile. The Giraffes followed that song with “You’re Going Out,” a fuck-you style anthem, and then a track with a sneering, condescending chorus of “La La La’s.” The standing-room-only Mercury Lounge crowd was totally consumed, bobbing up and down to the music and chanting along.

As the Giraffes poured into “Million Dollar Man,” I couldn’t help but think that this is the group that would have been formed if Blutoi and D-Day from “Animal House” had started a band. If the Giraffes were to play a house party, any house party, that house would inevitably wind up trashed. After a minor bass string mishap, the band closed with their rock anthem “I Wanna Tell You,” and left the stage to a torrent of shouts and beverage cups. The Giraffes were pure power and whiskey, and owned the [stage] that night."

-Tom Yaps LooseRecords.com
Get involved! The Giraffes join up with Midnight Show and Goes Cube for a sweaty rockfest at The Studio.

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