The Nerve of Bloomfield
Last weekend, I got to see one of my new favorite bands in a new Bloomfield venue when The Harlan Twins played The Nerve. Click their logo to listen to “Can’t Be Blue in Bloomfield” and other tracks on MySpace.
The Nerve is a warehouse turned gallery at 500 Dargan Street, right under the Bloomfield Bridge. Nobody I spoke to knew much about the venue, which made it feel like we weren’t supposed to be there had I not gotten the address from their MySpace page.
The Nerve
The bands played in a sparsely-decorated industrial space, backed by video projections by artist Jim Mueller that added a level of atmosphere not normally found under no influence. There were no chairs, but this audience didn’t mind standing to see the bands.
Harlans James Hart on Vocals & Jules Krishnamurti on Bass
Harlan Carrie Battle
Colin and the Shots
I noticed a few Pittsburgh musicians among the fans, along with fellow social media creators Sarah from GeekStar.com and Matthew Stoff from Burgh Sounds. GeekStar took some awesome shots of The Harlan Twins and Colin and the Shots that I recommend checking out, and Burgh Sounds wrote a review of the “infrequent and undocumented” opening act that is worth reading.
All Photos © 2009 geekstar.com. See more shots of The Nerve here.
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