Let's Hear it for the Junior Boys!
It Happened Last Night
Junior Boys / Photo by Dave Gustav
Though their sold-out crowd braved an arctic evening and staggering drink prices, the Junior Boys were the real troopers at Studio B. "I thought I could deal with it, but this microphone is smelling increasingly strange," complained singer/guitarist Jeremy Greenspan. "This is what I put up with for you." And diligently, he and his electronica-pop mates soldiered on for an enthusiastic, hour-long set largely culled from 2004's Last Exit. Their atmospheric synths and progressive samples kept the audience invigorated late into the night, especially on the show-stopping "Like a Child," from the new So This Is Goodbye. For the Brooklynites hanging on their every beat, it was a true dance revolution.
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We asked: The Junior Boys are sponsoring a contest for fans to make music videos of their songs. What's your favorite music video ever? COMMENT
Name: Hunter J. Morris
Age: 25
Hometown: London, UK
Occupation: Financial engineer
"A-ha's 'Take On Me.' I think it's because I was ten when it came out. That was a really great time for me."
Name: Amanda Ferri
Age: 23
Hometown: Bethel, CT
Occupation: Website operations coordinator
"The Format's 'Dog Problems.' It's just hands telling a story. It's quite cute; they sing along."
Name: Flora Zhang
Age: 29
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Producer
"Coldplay's 'Fix You.' It's very soft, lyrical, and gentle."
Name: Rich D'Alessandro
Age: 21
Hometown: Thunderbay, Canada
Occupation: Designer
"Aphex Twin's 'Window Licker.' If you saw it, you'd understand. It's really weird."
Name: Joseph Jorgensen
Age: 24
Hometown: Fairfield, IA
Occupation: Software developer
"The White Stripes' 'The Hardest Button to Button.' It's a simple concept executed so well. It's aesthetically pleasing with a lot of variations on the same thing."
Name: Jason R. Morris
Age: 25
Hometown: New York, NY
Occupation: Software developer
"Guns N' Roses' 'Estranged.' I like them more now; I hated them when they were popular. I thought they were hateful. Now, they have beautiful ballads."
Name: Mary Kidd
Age: 23
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Occupation: Comic artist
"The Knife's 'Pen.' It looks like a three-year-old did it, in the coolest way possible."
