Photos/Review: Sebadoh @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sebadoh @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - November 12, 2011
Photos: Tommy Kearns / Review: Chris

After playing Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ the night before, Sebadoh took to Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday to play a triumphant homecoming gig (both Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico reside in Brooklyn), which also happened to be the final date on their tour. The show, much like the night before, was heavy on material from the Bakesale album, though they were sure to play favorites from Sebadoh III (“The Freed Pig”), Bubble and Scrape (“Soul and Fire” and “Sister”) and Harmacy (“On Fire” and “Ocean”).

Photos/Review: Sebadoh @ Maxwell's

Sebadoh @ Maxwell's - November 11, 2011

"LESS ROCK!"

Or was it "LET'S ROCK!"? That's what some drunk little kid in the middle of the crowd at Maxwell's yelled out at least five times as Sebadoh took the stage Friday night. No one, not even Lou Barlow (who the heckles were apparently directed towards), could make sense of it.

"It's funny, usually when I get heckled it's by someone I know," Barlow responded after several inane comments such as "that's a really cool guitar," and "I didn't know you played guitar," and--my personal favorite, "who's Jake?"

Barlow was clearly annoyed but that didn't stop the band from putting on a great fucking show at Maxwell's Friday night, the best venue in New Jersey as far as I'm concerned. Blasting through the majority of Bakesale, which its reissue I assume they're still touring behind, Sebadoh sounded just as raw and intense as you would hope. Their current drummer, Bob D'Amico, breathes new life into this batch of songs--tracks like "S. Soup" and "Give Up" sound even more hardcore than they do on recording, sped up for sure, but not sloppy at all.