Photographer Richard Gin has great photos of The Mighty Handful and has helpfully put up a direct link for buying tickets for their next show, which is a battle of the bands at the Knitting Factory and could mean a trip to Ireland for an International battle of the bands.

Gin, who takes pictures of the band every chance he gets, thinks these kids are the next big thing. He’s urging all his grown up friends to go to this  show. Here’s an excerpt from his blog. For more pictures go to his Flickr page linked below or his site.

"Greetings to those of you visiting through the Flickr back door. As part of my value-added content, I would like to point out that the additional photos of The Mighty Handful
from the 17th of May, 2008 are below. However I encourage you to read
the following notice to discover how you, the reader, might be able to
impact the life of a misguided youth for the better.

"With the
possible exceptions of cash paydays and booty calls, there’s very
little pleasure in finding something out on short notice, and with that
in mind I am happy to report to you (a week in advance!) that The Mighty Handful (my favoritest) are playing The Big Stage at the Knitting Factory
on Sunday the 25th. Now, the Knitting Factory — shitty lighting aside
— is a brand-name venue which leads to its own level of fun-ness.
Amplifying the fun-ness further is the fact that this show is a Battle
of the Bands. Great. Boosting the signal to tsunami-like levels is the
promise of a trip to Ireland for the winning group and an invitation to
an international battle of the bands.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

If
you care at all about the fate of these young turks (and you should at
this point, especially seeing as how I won’t shut up about them), then
you will purchase tickets, go to the show and support them with all
your might. For just ten (10) United States Dollars — that’s just
$1.68 USD a day from now until Sunday — you could change the life of a
poor, Park Slope youth whose debaucherous promise is held back by a
sensible Park Slope upbringing. If you have any questions regarding
this matter it is in your best interest to contact the band directly as my details are sketchy at best.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, which is no longer an issue because the 90’s are over and Pearl Jam lost.