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Alan Palomo makes a triumphant return to NYC area with the first of three Neon Indian shows!
Alan Palomo is a busy guy these days. After an
amazing set of shows during New York’s CMJ (College Music Journal) run back in October, and a
weeks-long trek through Europe, Palomo and his crew returned to New York with
the first of three area shows, Tuesday, December 15 at the Mercury
Lounge. Touring and traveling incessantly to promote the recent critically-acclaimed release Psychic Chasms, Neon Indian did not disappoint
during Tuesday’s show, which proved to
be a wonderful homecoming for Palomo.
Although the entire show, including two openers, kicked-off
almost an hour later than scheduled, the
night turned out to be an Electro Showcase dream! All acts gave enthusiastic performances, including
an inspired set by one-man synthesizer genius, South Carolina based Toro y
Moi! After about an hour of
opening acts, and after humbly lugging their own equipment through the crowd (with Alan Palomo excitedly greeting fans while doing so), Neon
Indian took the stage and blasted through “Local Joke,” the first of many
standouts from their Psychic
Chasms release. Palomo
stiffly bopped and writhed on stage to his own genius, while Neon Indian doled
out song after song. Playing solid
versions of album tracks “Deadbeat Summer,” “Mind, Drips” and the crowd
favorite, “Should Have Taken Acid With You,” Palomo kept it real with the crowd, interacting and briefly chatting in
between songs. Palomo, who is
from the Austin area but splits his time between there and Brooklyn, expressed his thankfulness for being
back in the NYC area, and also thanked the crowd for coming to the show and for showing
such enthusiasm, which there was plenty of!
With this first of back-to-back Mercury Lounge shows being
a later addition to Neon Indian’s tour schedule and solely due to popular
demand (with Wednesday’s show
selling out practically in minutes), the crowd seemed overly excited to share
in Palomo’s vibe and his dance moves! The Lounge was packed to capacity
with singing fans, and a good portion of daring concert-goers lined the
Lounge’s perimeter couches for both a bird’s-eye view of the show and a dance
party!
Neon Indian ended the set after almost an hour of playing
the best of what Psychic
Chasms has to offer; however,
Palomo and crew returned for an encore, and an amazing one at that. Answering screaming
requests from the crowd, Palomo
confirmed what everyone was asking
for by surprisingly playing
tracks from his other music project, Vega, including ”No Reasons,” which the crowd (and
couch dancers) went wild for! Palomo and
crew didn’t miss a beat with any
of the night’s offerings, and transitioned perfectly into the dancier Vega
tracks, ending the night on a high, solid note.
After the one and only encore set, the crowd sweatily
dispersed, with Palomo, who is one of the friendliest and most genuinely
down-to-earth guys, lingering
behind stage-side, graciously meeting and chatting with fans. Palomo
extended a hand and thanked everyone who approached for coming to the show, when
really, in the end, all of the thanks seemed to be on the crowd!
Posted by
Frequency New York on
December 21, 2009
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