Last Friday night the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) served up a night of incredible music featuring Duchess and The Mathematicians. Duchess started off the night with dynamic rock that left the audience floating in their wake of powerful sounds. Marike Damhuis belted out the lyrics over Gibb Slife (Guitar), Rebecca Fleetwood (Bass), and Danny Leo (Drums). Andy McCarthy made a guest appearance on two songs with a dose of Banjo.
     The Mathematicians followed Duchess and surprised me, and much of the audience, with their nerdy flare and tight, electronic-driven tunes. Pete Pythagoras (Bass), Dewi Decimal (Synthesizer), and Albert Gorithm (Drums, Sampler) shared vocal and “flo” duties during their high energy set. Highlights included fresh renditions of The Weapons of Math Instruction, Binary Girl, and Hypotenuse of Love. The performance amounted to high scores on my abacus, leaving me wanting to square or cube the result by attending future shows!
     After the show an after party was held at a bar (also in Brooklyn) called Sputnik. Thankfully the live music continued with the drum and bass duo of Shit Copter, whose performance was an inspiration to us all. Then Quarter Slot finished the night with their sexy lead singer (who also makes a mean brownie) and catchy, eye popping tunes.
     Check out the pics. Sorry, but most of the pics are blurry because BAM doesn’t allow photography . . . what is this, the Metropolitan Opera!