Freezepop at the Mercury Lounge
by Anonymous on 12/6/10Mercury Lounge - New YorkFirst off, I'll start by mentioning Plushgun, the opening act. They were great. Good music and a pretty fun group. I may start looking into them. Freezepop is great at being accessible to the fans. They sold all of their merch themselves, and were right there if you wanted to talk to them before or after the show. Their on-stage presence is phenomenal. They have wonderful energy and they know how to work a crowd pretty well. Bananas and Christmas are a great addition to the band and they have a ton of fun on stage. The band played a whole host of songs off their new album (which is great by the way, but you can really tell that the Duke is missing. It's not a bad or good thing, just different.) and some old favourites like Brainpower, Bike Theif and Science Genius Girl. Some technical issues probably due to the Mercury Lounge's set-up got in the way a little, but they mostly just gave Liz and Sean a window to crack a few jokes. Overall, I love watching Freezepop do their thing, and they are a highly recommended act.