Be Your Own PET, who are signed to Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Records, opened for the Arctic Monkeys last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

While I'm a huge fan of this band, it was an ultra-disappointing show and it wasn't the bands fault. During BYOP's entire set, the sound mix was just awful. The bass and drums were barely audible. The guitar sounded like it was being amplified by a subway speaker and the vocal mix was way to low.

It would be impossible to fairly judge the four new songs the band played or to really give a fair review of their entire performance. I will say that they are all very cute.

On the other hand, the sound for Arctic Monkeys was perfect. I know it's cliché to say that these children sound mature beyond their years, but it's so true. They are such a tight band with a wonderful stage presence, who know how to work an audience into a frenzy. Give them another album and they're be selling out the Garden. (photo by ypkang)

Oh, and before I forget, can I just say that the security at the Hammerstein is ridiculous. No cameras, not allowing people near the merch booth, no standing in the aisle, no fun. What the fuck........

ARCTIC MONKEYS | HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM | MAY 15, 2007
If You Found This, It's Probably Too Late / Brianstorm / Still Take You Home / Dancing Shoes / From Ritz To Rubble / Balaclava / Fake Tales of San Francisco / You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights... / Teddy Picker / D is For Dangerous / Do Me A Favour / I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor / This House Is A Circus / Old Yellow Bricks / If You Were There, Beware / The View From The Afternoon / Fluorescent Adolescent / When The Sun Goes Down / Leave Before the Lights Come On // A Certain Romance

DOWNLOAD: Be Your Own PET - "Adventure"
DOWNLOAD: Arctic Monkeys - "Only One Who Knows"