
[iPhone4 photo by acidjack] I first saw Soft Black at Blake Luley's Gaza Benefit Show this summer, and I was instantly blown away by frontman Vincent Cacchione's well-crafted songs that married garage riffs to folk-tinged vocals. I decided to invite the band to play our NYCTaper Unofficial CMJ Day Party that same night. A large crowd turned up for Soft Black despite a set time in the middle of the day. For a minute there, we were worried that they wouldn't even have a chance to play; the band's drummer and bassist [...]