On Friday night indie-supergroup Diamond Rugs stopped in to Bowery Ballroom for a night of rock along with New Madrid and Justin Collins, who opened the show. The stop came as a part of their tour for new album Cosmetics, which was released in February via Sycamore Records/Thirty Tigers/RED.
Diamond Rugs flashes an impressive lineup featuring John McCauley of Deer Tick, Ian St. Pé formerly of Black Lips, T. Hardy Morris of Dead Confederate, Bryan Defresne of Six Finger Satellite, and Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. Live, the group tore through a beer-soaked set of tunes from both Cosmetics and their 2011 debut album.
The crowd at Bowery Ballroom was a much older one than I usually see, all with a drunken energy that saw them singing along all the way, while the band rocked out earnestly. The refreshing thing about Diamond Rugs is that even with all the rock and roll talent up there, they played as a real band, not as a super group with various leading egos. It was good to see, and really makes a huge difference. The end of the set saw them joined by opening act Justin Collins (and producer of both their albums) who helped elevate the finale of the show even further.
If you’re looking for a good old fashioned rock and roll show, go find Diamond Rugs when they stop into a city near you. Good thing for you New Yorkers, they’re coming back on April 11 for a show at Brooklyn Bowl. Tickets are still on sale for that show, which is bound to be a party.
Find more photos from their show posted below along with the setlist:
Diamond Rugs Setlist:
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