The sea-shanty, carnival freak show that is Philly favorite Man Man paraded into NYC Friday night for their first-ever headlining gig at Bowery. And to close out the night, the white-clad crew had a surprise cover in mind. Zappa, Waits, Beefheart ... too obvious. Try "Bulls On Parade," with Honus Honus doing his best Zach de la Rocha. Stereogum reader William V. Lupo was there and writes:
The show itself was high-energy (as usual with any Man Man performance) and an overall fun time, I was surprised by the fact that they sold out Bowery Ballroom when not even 6 months prior they didn't sell-out Maxwells. My only complaint is actually what made this video possible, after their first encore I was still waiting to possibly hear Ice Dogs and when they came out for the second encore I thought it was a sure thing. Honus Honus said something along the lines of "I'm sure I'm going to regret this in the morning." but to end off the show on such a random cover left alot of people genuinely smiling. Best show of the year, all 5 days.
Watch his video here. Also good to note: William says the "occasional blurriness" is attributed to his digital pocket cam's adjustments to the flashing stage lights, and the "shakiness can be attributed to multiple Yuenglings." Drunk videography on a late Friday night at Bowery? We forgive you, William.
