The Mercury Lounge (Venue Partner)
217 E Houston St
212.260.4700
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The Picture, Photo: Owen Fegen
- When
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Friday Mar 28, 2008 (7:30pm)
- Where
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Directions: F, JMZ at Essex and Delancey or F, V at 2nd Ave
- Price
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$10
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Winter was fruitful for the Picture, who are back from hibernation with a batch of epic songs and a new keyboardist. As any of its ridiculously loyal fans will tell you, the Brooklyn-based five-piece puts on a wicked live show, where even its 2006 college-radio hit "Blindsided" still gets 'em going. Maybe it's the fire-and-ice chemistry of brooding frontman Robert Abel and guitarist Chris Buckle that fuels the appeal; contrasting Abel's reserved style, Buckle's all rollicking '70s bombast and Townshend-like swagger — he stalks, flirts, and even takes a playful turn on the ivories. Headlining are the unfathomably unsigned Francis & the Lights, whose high-pitched, Princely wails propel you into a palsy (but in a good way!) before you know it.
