A Solid Wave of Sound: The First-Timer’s Guide To Seeing LCD Soundsystem

It wasn’t this past Friday, but the previous one, that I saw James Murphy for the first time. There he was, in the flesh—complete with his signature cyclonic hair and 7:45 shadow, he was unmistakable in his home borough. That day marked the opening of the latest seven-show residency for Murphy’s beloved band, LCD Soundsystem, at Williamsburg’s newest venue, Brooklyn Steel. But it wasn’t inside the 1,800-capacity space that I saw him for the first time. Nope—in