There are some great things about seeing a band like the Thermals. For one, you know you're gonna see at least twenty of your favorite The Thermals songs in one night. And even at a less-than-sold-out show that was a late-add to a pair of sold-out gigs Friday and Saturday, tired crowd and tired band, there wasn't a moment where Hutch and Kathy weren't full on. Maybe it was Hutch's "four martini breakfast." Or maybe it's just the effect of that good Kill Rock Stars money. (On his suit and tie: "I went to the stock exchange today, that's why I'm dressed up. We're so rich now. Richer.") It was a good setlist: Lots of Now We Can See and The Body, The Blood, The Machine, some More Parts Per Million, only "How We Know" from Fuckin' A (needs more Fuckin' A), and covers of Nirvana's "Sappy" and the Breeders' "Saints." Apparently this run was was all about the raucous Saturday show at Bowery, but even on a lower key night, the Thermals represented in the same way they register their Big Idea punk-pop: disarming with superficially sloppy charm but delivering taut, smart tunes with methodically misleading ease. Photographer Santiago Felipe was on hand to flesh out this gallery, and here's last night's setlist and the upcoming tour dates: Continue reading The Thermals @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn 5/11/09...