On Friday, October 2, 2026, the second evening in conjunction with Ronen Givony’s book, Us v. Them: The Age of Indie Music and a Decade in New York (2004-2014) took place at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, NY. The event featured performances by The Fiery Furnaces, Oneida, and Skeletons Big Band, with all three acts calling New York City home in the decade discussed in Givony’s book. After the event, I realized that my first Fiery Furnaces set took place at Bowery Ballroom two decades prior and it was wonderful to experience another live set by the band (Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger were joined by Brian Betancourt on bass and Noah Hecht on drums), where all their songs have different arrangements live compared to the recorded versions.
If you missed their set earlier this month, The Fiery Furnaces have two more live performances taking place at Union Pool in December.
Photos from the previous night on October 1st, Us v. Them: Celebrating Silent Barn are available here. Both events were presented by Wordless Music and BrooklynVegan, and infinite thanks to Ronen Givony for having me shoot both nights.