The Dead Weather @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 4/14/09

Natasha Ryan

The Dead Weather

You couldn't be surprised when the Dead Weather's roadies came out in uniform dress code (suits and bowler hats) last night: This was a Jack White show after all. Although according to those who secured access to last night's NYC debut of supergroup the Dead Weather, the focus was primarily on the Kills vixen Alison Mossheart, and ultimately how closely she and Jack sang into their shared mic. According to Ms. Modern Age, "the dynamic of the Dead Weather is hinged upon Mosshart's role as the ferocious, fearless leader and the rest of the band acting as her dutiful, capable soldiers." Jack spent most of the night singing from behind his drum kit, although he was on guitar before the show's close. The new outfit, rounded out by Raconteur Jack Lawrence on bass and Queens Of The Stone Age's Dean Fertita's on guitar, played one hour and two encores in promotion of their forthcoming debut record. We sent photographer Natasha Ryan to bring back pics of them and openers Crystal Stilts, and others helped out with video:

(Vimeos via BrooklynVegan)

Two more:

The Dead Weather will be at Outside Lands, more tour dates when we have 'em. The band's debut LP Horehound is out is out 6/9 on Third Man.

Posted at 11:17 AM by amrit in Concert, Photo, Video
Tags: Alison Mosshart | Crystal Stilts | Jack White | Queens Of The Stone Age | The Dead Weather | The Kills | The Raconteurs | The White Stripes

13 Comments

So did anyone actually pay the exorbitant CL ticket prices?

Posted by: curious at 04/15/09 11:46 AM  | Reply
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Why did they not invite their very good pal Noah Lennox?

Posted by: Terry Pendelton at 04/15/09 11:55 AM  | Reply
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the album is called Horehound. Third Man is the label.

Posted by: dvd at 04/15/09 12:09 PM  | Reply
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Did you see her Bo Diddly rectangle guitar!? Wow she has some big rectangle balls.

Posted by: Voyno at 04/15/09 12:16 PM  | Reply
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Oh. My. God.

I cant wait for this album.

Posted by: NickG at 04/15/09 12:28 PM  | Reply
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On the second photo it certainly looks like they're copulating. Excuse me for liking this more than the Kills.

Posted by: mitchell at 04/15/09 12:39 PM  | Reply
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I was up early that day to score tickets, but missed and was in no way going to fork out to some scalper. *Shakes fist*

Posted by: This Music Sucks at 04/15/09 1:19 PM  | Reply
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hey guys what's going on here?

Posted by: brendan benson at 04/15/09 2:42 PM  | Reply
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SEX.

Posted by: ralph at 04/15/09 2:57 PM  | Reply
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The Kills suck... but Jack White is simply incredible.

Posted by: a pit at 04/15/09 10:41 PM  | Reply
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nice beefheart song at the beginning

Posted by: beef at 04/16/09 1:16 PM  | Reply
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I wanna skull f*ck Nick G!

I heart Jack White.

Posted by: RED at 04/17/09 12:57 PM  | Reply
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Here's the review that really tells it how it is: http://www.electricroulette.com/2009/06/jack-white-and-the-emperors-new-clothes.html

Posted by: Murray Abisch at 07/04/09 4:40 PM  | Reply
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