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| Starring. All photos by Georgia Kral |
While Baltimore-based one-man guitar chorus Ecstatic Sunshine never made it to Ridgewood, Queens for Friday's Silent Barn-hosted benefit for the local DIY broadsheet Showpaper, Dan Friel of experimental Brooklyn act Parts and Labor did. Those in attendance didn't seem to mind--it was a mellow night that just happened to feature one of the weirdest sounding bands we've heard in awhile. Let's call Starring--a Brooklyn avant-garde super-group of sorts, featuring members of Pterodactyl, Skeleton$, Talibam!, and more--"circus metal."
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| The electric viola adds the oddest mid-level notes to the mix. |
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| Singer and guitarist Clara Latham. On Friday, she poured beer over her head more than once. |
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| The new Showpaper. |
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| Silent Barn: hipster art commune when the lights are on; grimy, smoky, disco-ball lit DIY den when the lights are out. |
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| Silent Barn is on the outskirts of Bushwick, but where'd these guys come from? |
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| Dan Friel played heavy and loud, all with gear he could fit on his lap. |
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| The guy in the Wayne's World cap loved it. |
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| During Friel's set the house mascot came through. |
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| The bill also featured DJ Dott, aka Pat from These Are Powers. |
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| The scene in the basement of Silent Barn. |
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| The crowd was so into Starring that after it was announced Ecstatic Sunshine was a no show the band played a second set with Friel guesting on keys and effects. |
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