I didn’t catch much of Gamble House at the Natural History Museum’s First Fridays May program, but what I did catch sounded nice and polished. If anything, it was almost TOO polished. Very reminiscent of Grizzly Bear, I couldn’t help but wonder if these guys were around before them but hadn’t gained notoriety, or if they were just flat out “inspired” by them. Either way, if you are fans of Grizzly Bear’s haunting, atmospheric indie rock, you’ll likely dig Gamble House too.
One of my favorite things about First Fridays at the Natural History Museum is that it is a very easy and low key evening. The staff is always friendly and welcoming. This night, however, had a different tone much thanks to The Tallest Man on Earth’s “handler.” This was the first time at NHM that I had seen the “3 songs, no flash rule” enforced. Normally, photographers are able to shoot the entire set, as well as shoot from all sides of the stage. Apparently The Tallest Man on Earth is not a fan of being shot from side stage as that was severely scowled upon by the aforementioned “handler.”
Abruptly after three songs, not a second longer, we were ushered out and informed that was all we got. It was quite disappointing, not only because I had just really started getting into the tunes, but because some of my favorite shots from past shows have been from side stage, and often later on in the set.
That left a sour taste in my mouth, so Vanessa and I grabbed a beer and wandered around the museum a bit in an attempt to salvage the night. Luckily, there’s enough amazing stuff to see in the museum that the night ended well!
