Kevin Bronson on August 23rd, 2014

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The Figat7th Downtown Festival closed out six weeks of free concerts on Friday night in harmonic fashion. Sibling-fueled folk-pop outfit the Belle Brigade, appearing in support of their second album “Just Because,” brought a wry exuberance to the downtown plaza, with the twining vocals of drummer Barbara Gruska and kid brother/guitarist Ethan elevating their music into the crisp evening air. In the Valley Below, the band built around the duo of Angela Gail and Jeffrey Jacob, struck a moodier tone in their opening set – their debut full-length comes out next week, anchored by the radio single “Peaches” and offering an edgy, noirish look into love, lust and all their negotiations.