Titus Andronicus on the roof of the Iron Monkey
Titus Andronicus spent a day in New Jersey on Feb. 20 to shoot a video for their song "No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future" from last year's release The Monitor. The plan was to perform mini shows in Little Egg Harbor, Asbury Park, New Brunswick, and Jersey City. Director Tom Scharpling along with a crew who helped create the videos for the New Pornographers "Moves" and Ted Leo And The Pharmacists "Bottled In Cork," would solicit a call for fans to come out to the shoot. The Jersey City shoot took place on the roof of the Iron Monkey, a bar located just a few blocks from the PATH train station. Being just 30 minutes away I got on the train to make the shoot. Although I arrived at 8:30pm, the band didn't arrive until 10:30pm.
Shortly after the crowd was let up to the roof. It was pretty packed, so much so two support beams broke. The band played "A More Perfect Union" followed by two takes of "No Future..." It was pretty fun and Patrick got the crowd going. The crowd singing, "You will always be a loser" together was pretty cool. Somehow a New Jersey Devils chant erupted. Afterward handed out free posters and signed some autographs. I wish I had brought my Monitor LP for the band to sign. Their April 29 show at Maxwells is already sold out but you can see them at Music Hall of Williamsburg on April 30. Do. They put on a good show. See here and here.
Here's a funny picture of Patrick holding a Titus Andronicus license plate:
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