WU LYF in the Teeth of the Crocodile

WU LYF in the Teeth of the Crocodile

I went down to the Crocodile to photograph WU LYF, but didn’t come away with much, buried as I was under the armpit of a great horse of a girl who was, as another concert attendee noted, “tripping balls.” She blasted her way through a packed crowd a few times, rooting me off the stagefront like an O-lineman, then staring with feral fascination at the lights, clawing dreamily at the colors. This seemed right for a Wu Lyf show, where you can sing along to “Spitting Blood.” Continue reading WU LYF in the Teeth of the Crocodile

Sondre Lerche Rocks the Croc [Slideshow]

Sondre Lerche Rocks the Croc [Slideshow]

The Sondre Lerche show began a little early on Saturday night, when Nightlands invited a hoodied Lerche out to the Crocodile stage to help with an uptempo cover of Lindsey Buckingham’s “Trouble.” At 28, he’s written his first adult album, to hear him tell it. He played seven (out of the ten) tracks on his the self-titled album, along with Lerche standards such as “Airport Taxi Reception,” “Two Way Monologue,” and “Phantom Punch.” Continue reading Sondre Lerche Rocks the Croc [Slideshow]