Cast Spells + Good Old War played Brooklyn!
December 10, 2009
The Cast Spells and Good Old War tour kicked off last week at the new Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. This was my first experience at the venue and certainly a solid one. The room is much more open than the older version in Manhattan, the atmoshphere is not as dingy, and the beers were a tad tastier. As for the music, the opener was Hezekiah Jones who blended indie and folk together into soft jams that really set a great mood for the rest of the evening. Next up was Dave Davison’s (Maps & Atlases, Hey Tonal) folky side-project Cast Spells. The beauty of Cast Spells shows are that he uses whatever headliner is staged for the tour as a backing band .. luckily for us, this was Good Old War. He played his jams from the Bright Works and Baton EP and a few others from the Good Old War / Cast Spells split EP.
Enjoy “Glamorous Glowing” by Cast Spells .. featuring Good Old War ..
To close the night, Good Old War reassembled on stage as their usual three piece and played through a large portion of the tracks on Only Way to Be Alone along with the two tracks from the split and a new track from their upcoming album! The show was most excellent. For me, the standout points during the Good Old War set were: finding it was Dan’s (the guitarist from Good Old War) 30th birthday, the guitar battle between Dave Davison (who joined Good Old War on stage for one song) and Dan during “Weakerman,” and the first time I heard the track “Texas Blues” live .. you can check the video of “Texas Blues” below ..
