Jay Reatard came to Music Hall with a 25 minute headlining set where he turned all of his songs into 2 minute jabs of punk rock. Mr. Reatard does not play anything slow or similar to how it sounds on record, but that’s the charm of his live shows. After finishing his set opener TV Smith of The Adverts came out and performed 3 tracks with Jay and his band. Also of note is that at the shows Jay is selling his new LP Watch Me Fall not due out till August 4th. Click next to see some photos from the first set and the set with TV Smith.

All I can say is that Screaming Females fucking shred. Their new record Power Move is a real grower, gets better with each listen. Click the next button to check out more pictures of them opening for Jay Reatard and TV Smith in Brooklyn.

After having some visa troubles TV Smith (of the Adverts) finally made it to the states to join up with the Jay Reatard tour. Smith played folk versions of Adverts songs with some banter about why he wrote the songs in between. Later in the night, Smith joined Reatard’s band to play Adverts classics like “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” and “Bored Teenagers.” Photos of this and Reatard’s set coming soon.