https://jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/period-1
Saturday, May 28, 2016
starts rock band. cancels tour because he has to work.
so, i went to the trouble of ensuring i had both sufficient intoxicants and a colourful babydoll, and then the band i went to see decided not to show up.
"apparently, the drummer had to work."
"hey, it's a thing that happens."
(pause)
"he had to work?"
"yeah."
(pause)
ahahahahahaha....
ahahahahahahahaha....
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i had already paid customs, so what would be the use of going home without getting drunk? the reviews will be terse, though.
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this was the second time i've seen river spirit. last time, i suggested the rhythm section was kind of funky, but the singer wasn't really paying attention and the result was disjointed and discombobulated, but not in a good way. the suggestion was that maybe there's some divergence, there. on this night, however, the band was actually pretty tight. she often took a step back from the mic to just rock out on the bass, instead. i don't know what changed between november and now, but it's just a more coherent and unified presentation.
--
nokomis were a pleasant, but generic, indie/post-rock thing. they were having fun. it wasn't bad, either. it was just entirely forgettable.
--
i didn't stay for much of the sax & violence set - the first fifteen minutes, or so. there was an electronic violin looking thing and a saxamophone of some variety. they took turns jamming aimlessly over some pre-programmed loops; they were really literally just fucking around. in theory, you could do something with that idea. but, see, you have to write some music first. by playing at the same time. i know. life is complicated.
here is the day's vlog:
http://dghjdfsghkrdghdgja.appspot.com/categories/shows/2016/05/23.html
"apparently, the drummer had to work."
"hey, it's a thing that happens."
(pause)
"he had to work?"
"yeah."
(pause)
ahahahahahaha....
ahahahahahahahaha....
--
i had already paid customs, so what would be the use of going home without getting drunk? the reviews will be terse, though.
--
this was the second time i've seen river spirit. last time, i suggested the rhythm section was kind of funky, but the singer wasn't really paying attention and the result was disjointed and discombobulated, but not in a good way. the suggestion was that maybe there's some divergence, there. on this night, however, the band was actually pretty tight. she often took a step back from the mic to just rock out on the bass, instead. i don't know what changed between november and now, but it's just a more coherent and unified presentation.
--
nokomis were a pleasant, but generic, indie/post-rock thing. they were having fun. it wasn't bad, either. it was just entirely forgettable.
--
i didn't stay for much of the sax & violence set - the first fifteen minutes, or so. there was an electronic violin looking thing and a saxamophone of some variety. they took turns jamming aimlessly over some pre-programmed loops; they were really literally just fucking around. in theory, you could do something with that idea. but, see, you have to write some music first. by playing at the same time. i know. life is complicated.
here is the day's vlog:
http://dghjdfsghkrdghdgja.appspot.com/categories/shows/2016/05/23.html
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