- Antoine Hilaire on guitar
- Rocker Antoine Hilaire of Jamaica gazes out at his New York crowd
- Jamaica's Anotine Hilaire whips around his brown mane
- Antoine Hilaire of Jamaica feels the music in Webster Hall
- Antoine's usual counterpart Florent Lyonnet couldn't make it. You're looking at a replacement.
- Antoine Hilaire of Jamaica woos the crowd-even though they'd probably rather hear club music over rock n roll
- Jamaica rocks out at Webster Hall
- Antoine Hilaire of Jamaica reaches out to the Webster Hall youngster crowd
- The perplexed crowd at Webster Hall seemed to enjoy themselves
- Antoine Hilaire of Jamaica bids adieu
Though Jamaica was dealt a dance-craving crowd at Webster Hall at CMJ Music Marathon, and though the band was forced to use a replacement bassist (Florent Lyonnet was absent), the rock trio still managed to put on an upbeat, picture-worthy show in New York.
The group, formerly known as Poney Poney, sound like a tongue-in-cheek, grungier version of their French compatriots Phoenix. They play upbeat, guitar trebled melodies and thick basslines, and though DJs from Justice and Daft Punk agreed produce the duo, you won’t find any synths here.
All Photos by Gulshan Kirat