By Rozlyn Smith
“We are Semi Precious Weapons and we hope you all get laid”.
Sold out read the words on the Bowery Ballroom’s website underneath the link for Semi Precious Weapons’ April 26th show. Semi Precious Weapons, a glam rock band from NYC, who a few years ago could not even get an opening slot at the Bowery Ballroom SOLD OUT the Ballroom. The band formed when Justin Tranter, Cole Whittle and Dan Crean met at music school in Boston, Massachusetts. With Justin’s voice, combined with the rest of the band’s musical talent, how could anyone not get pumped up by this band?
What amazed me was not just the show being sold out, but the fact that it was a Monday night. You know, the first day of the week where college students (like myself) are normally sulking over a textbook, working on last minute papers or cramming for that exam that we just had to put off till the night before, or the day of the week where some people are getting over their weekend hangovers.; but, to top it all off it was raining ,yet so many people made their way to the Bowery Ballroom and crowded towards the stage, dancing to the music that DJ Starlight was spinning patiently awaiting Breedlove, Nico Vega and of course, Semi Precious Weapons to take to the stage. The crowd was loud, and when I say loud I mean it was equivalent to thunder echoing off the sides of a mountain loud; whether they were singing along to the '70s and '80s throwback songs that DJ Starlight spun, yelling marriage proposals at Breedlove, singing along to some of Nico Vega’s songs and lets not forget screaming Semi Precious Weapons’ lyrics and telling Justin how much we all love him.
