As far as full-on noon-to-2AM marathon set hunting goes, Wednesday’s spread won’t be topped this year. In addition to bringing us memorable sets from two bands we’ll be watching much more closely in Sleigh Bells and Golden Silvers, the day delivered solid lineups at every turn. I joined photographer Jessica Amaya at ForceField’s day party at Pianos for lunchtime post-rock in Seven Saturdays, a taut and energizing set from the very promising (and very busy) Surfer Blood, and the ten-person, chipper chant-and-pop collective Still Flyin’ (Jessica stayed on for Stricken Sound, Hollow Paw, Real Estate, and These United States), before teaming up with Kyle Dean Reinford at Santos Party House for HypeMachine‘s bill of Sleigh Bells, Theophilus London, VEGA, and Midnight Juggernauts.

After that I joined just about every available label rep in NYC for the still-unsigned BTW Freelance Whales at Bowery Ballroom.

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