W I T C H M O N D: December 2009

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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(01-16) Great Dads / Bear War / Rhythm Bandit / Red Satellites @ Costas Cave
So i've got another sick show at my house (Costas Cave). Great Dads is yet another project featuring Adam Smith of Invisible Hand Fame. This new project is very raminestant of Suicides first LP with a hint of noisy tendencies to boot. Bear War is one of better new additions to the cville music scene in 09. Synth driven rock that plays with the concept of pop music without ever turning corny. Rhythm Bandit is the sweet sick percussion driven work of Dylan Mulshine. He play a set in my house back in november and it was completely body fuck - really looking forward to what he has in store for this show. Red Satellites fill out the bill. glam rock revival that reminds me of the un-folk creations of Marc Bolan. Basically if you have any interest in attending this show just e-mail me at Chriskattan42@yahoo.com and ill deliver that address shit to you and what not

(01-19) Lonnie Walker / Zac Hryciak & The Jungle Beat @ The Triple
21+ Is Lame

(01-21) Cubscout & The Rhinocerous / Drunk Tigers / Young Adult Fiction @ The Camel
Young Adult Fiction I assume are first on the bill. Fun 90's style rock from some real chill kids from VCU. Should be totally worth showing up early to check out their set. Drunk Tigers are one of the better groups in Cville right now. Saw them when they opened for Islands back in september and definitely stole the show. Don't know much about Cubscout & The Rhinocerous but they seem to be another chill richmond popish punk band that seem to like the use on synthesizers, but I could be wrong about this being their overall sound.

(01-25) Marlo Eggplant / Leah Peah / Veelee / Gross ghost @ The Triple
21+ Is Lame

(01-29) DJ sets from Graham & Brian of Holy Fuck @ Rapture (R2) (((CVILLE)))) ((((18+))))))
I have absouletley no clue how a Holy Fuck DJ set is gonna work, but their studio material is rad electronic experiemntal infussed rock. So im just gonna make a gut decision and assume they have the possability of putting on a good DJ set.

(01-31) Drums Like Machine Guns / Nervous Sex / My Mind @ TBA n' SHIT
While I dont know where this show is taking place yet (it states tba on Nervous Sex's myspace) I can vouche that it will be worth attending (saw Drums Like Machine Guns & Nervous Sex back in October and they both put on sick noise brain fuck sets). My Mind I havent seen before but they seem to have a catchy pop punk sort of thing that could work out quite well live. Overall should be a fun way to spend your sunday night.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Tickley Feather / Nelly Kate @ Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar (12-15-09)

~~((((camera battery is m.i.a // here is a photo of puppies in till that battery is found))))~~

Luckly I got to the show right as Nelly Kate was starting her set. Discovered her music this summer while hanging out at a house show in Harrisonburg. Her set took place on the roof of my friends house, and her uplifting ambient loops fit so perfectly with the sitting summer sun that night, it was basically one of the most picture perfect moment of my summer. Just as I expected her set last night was no exception to her amazing concert last summer. Same loop creations being made with vocals - guitars and synths. Basically long story I highly recommend checking her out if she's ever playing in your city, one of the best acts in VA right now.

Tickley Feather was next to play. Saw her play a couple years back without any knowledge of her material but was taken back by her catchy popish songs being created by just the use of a synthesizer and vocals, their was something just so raw and imaginative about the whole thing. However the show at the tea house was set up quite differently. Tickley feather since the last time i saw her now has a backing band, something that you would think would add to the bands sound, but instead, at least at tonights show, actually made the songs sound more jumbled and disjointed which seemed to take away from the original energy of the songs. Also throughout the night their was a barrage of sound issues and band members equipment breaking down, which added a sluggish feel from song to song that killed any concept of flow during the set. However when band members got their sounds to mix together and the sound coming out of the sound system was working correctly, the music was quite enjoyable. Overall the set was kind of a confusing yet still amusing. I don't mean to come off as harsh because i really do like Tickely Feather's music, I just felt like a lot of forces out of anybodys control got in the way of the set really coming together.

Skipped out on the last set of the night (Birdlips) to go goth clubbing with my brother, the reason for me being convinced to join him on this journey are still unknwon to me, and the stories of that excursion shall be left till another time.