Status Set
New York art-punk outfit Status Set perform live at WFMU’s Monty Hall in Jersey City.
DJ Sydney hosts Status Set live on Radio Row
Ahead of the release of their first album, New York-based art outfit Status Set have played a slew of electric shows across the city. To see them live is a contract in tracing the similarities of classic British punk and art rock of the 70s to the contemporary through-lines of the American underground; a process of disassembling and reassembling the sounds of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. To see them live is to confirm them as students of history.
And, if history, as Roberto Bolaño tells us, is but a "proliferation of instants, brief interludes that vie with one another with monstrousness," one must interlude with a group that revels in the maelstrom. Whether it's Ian Rose's cutting lyricism, Rose Vastola and Anders Newgard's smart rhythmic foundation, or Ian Burns' effortless guitar-playing, Status Set is primed to no longer be New York's best-kept secret. To every other band, I merely say: Good luck.
- Rosa Martinez, Detente
A large selection of Records CD's and Swag will be available for purchase.
All proceeds support WFMU
WFMU Radio's Monty Hall, located at 43 Montgomery Street in downtown Jersey City (mere steps from the Exchange Place PATH station).
Monty Hall is ADA-friendly with wheel chair ramps, accessible restrooms, seating on request, and advance arrangements for assistive services.
Our volunteers are always on hand to assist and make your experience welcoming.