I swear, I'll chill on the music for a while.
I first met Aaron Estes, guitarist and songwriter for Bellman Barker (then known as The Think, later the Run In) in the summer of 2004 when I lived in Tenleytown and coached some rowing. Long story short, I stay in touch w/ Aaron. Roommate? Not so much.
His original bassist ditched him and was replaced by one Tom Collier, who turned out to be an acquaintance of a HS friend of mine at Yale. Small world.
Le Loup contains two high school compatriots, Dan Ryan (former rowing teammate) on Bass, and Rob Sahm, who had his own cheering section tonight.
Both bands blow me away for different reasons. Bellman, for the sheer energy they've put into crafting songs I've been hearing evolve since they were just Aaron and Greg in our living room. Le Loup drives me onto another dimension. Forget Arcade Fire. These guys take it a step further. I'm serious.
Needless to say, I had a great time. More of a write-up when I'm awake. Photos are on the Flickr stream...
I hope you enjoy the photos.
