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First
my apologies to Jim
Testa. I was supposed to go see him at the Charleston in
Williamsburg. This stop to see The Shapes was to be a quickie.
Snap some pix, jot down some notes and move on. However after
a miscommunication of where I was to meet a friend—she
thought Brooklyn, I thought East Village—and several
misdirected subway incidents, we never made it to the
Charleston. She never even made it to the Luna.
 The
Shapes definitely conjure up images of the eighties with their
catchy and melodic pop sound. So it was no big surprise to
read their list of influences on MySpace.com.
Full-flavored
guitars and solid, downright buoyant rhythms carry their
friendly yet occasionally flirting-with-danger disposition
along.
The
band alternates between vocalists Mark and Tonia, occasionally
pairing them off as well. I'm not sure how their songwriting
duties breakdown, but I feel that the tunes lead by Tonia have
more of an edge than others.
After
the set, and my realization that making it to Brooklyn was not
happening, I hung out with the band for a bit. I helped them
load their equipment into their rehearsal space in exchange
for a ride to the Port Authority. Not only a promising band,
but a cool bunch of folks too.
Click
for some pix!
Cheers,
Stephen
Check
out The Shapes at MySpace.com
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