Valient Thorr Thrash, Giraffes Imbibe
It Happened Last Night
Burlatia, Venus' Valient Thorr (read more) made the long trek to Brooklyn last night where they delivered a head-banging, sweat-drenched set at Williamsburg's home of cheap booze and truck-stop kitsch, Trash Bar. With Brooklyn's own Jack Daniels-chugging purveyors of sleaze-rock, the Giraffes (read more), warming up the stage before them the night had a simple vibe: straight up rock'n'fucking roll. There was no art rock, no indie rock, no pop rock -- just sweat, piss, puke, loud guitars, and copious booze-swilling. STORY BY ASCH HARWOOD. PHOTOS BY MITCHELL FRYE
We asked: What beverage best fits with the vibe of this evening's show?
Name: Erin Ryan
Age: 21
Hometown: Sparta, NJ
Occupation: Children's librarian
"Jack and Coke. It chills you. It's dark. It goes with the atmosphere. Trash Bar, trashy drink."
Name: Valient Himself
Age: 27
Hometown: Burlatia, Venus
Occupation: Spiritual advisor/rock educator/left-handed Aquarius
"Fresca: You can use it to wash your hands and it will wash all the germs off from the germy places."
Name: Ken
Age: 25
Hometown: St. Petersburg, FL
Occupation: Musician/bartender
"A glass of Jack Daniels with a shot of Bud."
Name: Laura Horner
Age: 29
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Occupation: Fashion designer
"Whiskey with two ice cubes: 'Cause I love it."
Name: Erin Gorski
Age: 21
Hometown: Brick, NJ
Occupation: Student
"Sugar-free Sparks: It's liquid crack."
Name: Kymia Nawabi
Age: 25
Hometown: Durham, NC
Occupation: Actress/waitress
"Blue moon with an orange slice: Because it's a good show. It's not rocket science."
Name: Mindy Tucker
Age: 19
Hometown: Mobile, AL
Occupation: Photographer
"Valient Thorr reminds me of Mountain Dew."
Name: Damien Paris
Age: 30
Hometown: Manhattan, NY
Occupation: guitarist, the Giraffes/hospital worker
"Carbonated piss or Clamato Energy Drink: The vilest thing on the face of this earth. Piss tastes great."
Name: Mike Vellgas
Age: 24
Hometown: Georgia
Occupation: Master short order cook
"Makers and spit: I'm on vacation and you spit in my face."
Name: Ross German
Age: 30
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Graphic designer
"A bottle of Pabst: It doesn't matter what I'm listening to."
Keep your chin up, Damien Paris!
Ladies love Valient Himself
The crowd reaches out to touch the shaggy-bearded Valient Thorr
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