Guest photo-blogger Jackie Roman will be posting photo essays throughout CMJ.

I was camped out at the Crash Mansion Showcase where I met Love Takes Flight. Jeff, Steve, Tucker, Sam and Kyle (aged 16-21) had just driven straight from Atlanta, GA, and - seeing that this was their inaugural trip to New York - I gave them a little history lesson on the Bowery. Below you'll see some band photos we took at the enigmatic 190 Bowery bank building, as well as some shots of their kick-ass set.

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