D.I.Y. N.Y.C. Band ‘The Eskalators’ Cause Subway Chaos With Their Guerrilla Shows
On a recent trip to New York City, I had the pleasure of seeing The Eskalators play in Brooklyn apartment, during a three day, permit-less, rooftop and backyard music festival, Hillstock, that they apparently also put on! I had no idea who they were, or what they were going to sound like, but their high energy and the fact that their band consisted of 15+ members caught my attention.
After the show I began doing some research on The Eskalators, and discovered that they’re notorious for organizing guerrilla subway shows! The above video is from their 4th subway show, and as you can see, not only do they completely claim the space with their music and presence, they also cover all of the subway advertisements with homemade banners and sheets of coloured paper, and also engage all the other subway passengers by having them sing along, or play provided bazookas. They also replaced the “Your next stop…” message with “Your next stop is ‘shut the hell up,’ and the transfers are ‘don’t get off the train.’”
