Holy Basil and Holy Rapture

Last night Nick Baily and I had a wonderful dinner at Holy Basil in the East Village with Marianne Meyer of the Washington Post and Shari Roman of Flaunt. Conversation included dealing with rock legends, objectivity vs. emotion when reviewing a concert and how to calm the beast that is Russell Crowe. All and all a great evening.

From there I walked up the street to see The Rapture blow the doors off Webster Hall. Since the expiration date for hipster hype stands around 6 months, I would say these guys are settled into just making great music at this point. Bodies moved and hands were in the air for the entire sold out show, and The Rapture proved that dance and rock really can be done well together.