Samantha Moore went to see Clinic on Thursday and wrote a review:

I had never heard Clinic’s music up until last night. I had heard of them many times, in magazines, on blogs, on the street. But I had never heard a clear definition of their sound. Some people (ahem, ohmyrockness) says they sound like a “post-OK Computer Radiohead”. This means almost nothing to me mostly because Kid A and Hail to the Thief are not records I listen to very often (please don’t shoot me). Others (ahem Pitchfork) calls them “recombinant rock”….uh….okay. So I really didn’t know what to expect when I turned up at Music Hall (by myself because all of my friends are in the midst of finals….something I somehow miraculously avoided).
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Almack’s Dance Hall Contributing writer, Samantha Moore, went to see the Crib’s last night and survived… barely. Here’s her report:

The Cribs hold a very special place in my heart. They were the first band I ever saw live way back when I was just a wee Catholic schoolgirl. They were opening for Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab For Cutie in May 2006. This was a period in my life when I had just recently started down the road to musical obsession and this concert was sort of like my induction to the British Indie Fan Club. To this day, they remain one of the only bands I have seen live and instantly fallen in love with without ever having heard any of their music. Last night when I saw them at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, it was like the experience I had two years ago, but like times a million.

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So, tonight is pretty crazy in NYC. Here’s what’s going on:

Duffy at the Hiro Ballroom at 9pm.

Ash, Nightmare of You, and Levy at the Williamsburg Music Hall.

The Vines at Bowery Ballroom.

The Wombats at Annex.

Cut Copy, Holy Ghost, El Guincho, The Fashion at Mercury Lounge
AND Cut Copy afterparty at The Randolph (349 Broome Street). RSVP Here.

I’m going to the Duffy show and then jumping on the L and heading to see Nightmare of You and Ash!

Yay St. Patrick’s Day