When this tour was announced and tickets were put on sale, they all sold out within a few weeks. Basement had just returned from a two year hiatus, and were more popular than ever before. Ovlov started out the night with their shoegaze/punk/indie vibes, and the crowd reacted very well to them. Superheaven, formerly Daylight, (who had to change their name due to a legal dispute with another Spanish band with the same name), have been one of my favorite bands for a while, and I included their record Jar in my year end list for 2013, and funnily enough, mentioned Basement in my short blurb about that record. Superheaven got the crowd moving and crowd surfing, and their heavy grunge/alternative rock sounds came through extremely well. Basement finally came on, and the crowd surged to the front, almost breaking the barrier at Webster Hall in the process. Throes of crowd surfers came over the barrier throughout the entire set, while the crowd sang along to every lyric. Every band on this bill absolutely killed it, and this tour really showcased Basement’s triumphant return to the United States.

Catch photos of the gig after the jump.

Ovlov

Superheaven

Basement

For original high resolution images from the show, visit Maclyn Bean Photography on Flickr.

– MB