 indie rock photography by jasper coolidge     
The Realistics 10.03.03
@ Bowery Ballroom NYC If there had been any doubts as to the power and majesty of The Realistics, they were answered and rebutted and then some this past Friday in a performance that cements the notion that they are the most underappreciated, underexposed, and most spotlight deserving band in NYC today. In the year 2003 PS (Post-Strokes), The Realistics remain by and large under the radar of people who by all rights ought to be worshipping the ground that D.Real floats over. While bands have been signing on both the left and right banks of the East River, The Realistics have remained untapped - and are probably - as evidenced by the near 700 kids in attendance at the Bowery - the biggest loss the record so-called industry is presently suffering. I mean, hell, just look at Dennis. If anyone can wear a scarf and fedora and still come off like the biggest rock star this side of Chuck Berry, he's got to have mad skills. myspace.com/therealistics |
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