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On Thursday, A Robot put together a show with the theme of co-ed bands at Flask Lounge. Rio Bravo, a NH band that reminded me of Be Your Own Pet (or you could say a cross between YYYs and Gossip, but something about their sound was a bit more punk than the artier rock of either of those), started the night out admirably, considering that most of the crowd probably weren’t familiar with them. The Rattlesnakes played in the middle and spread out across the floor (having 5 members requires more room than when the band was a trio!), raising the performance bar for the night with singer Tara making use of as much floor (and couch) space as she could reach with the microphone. Finally, Dementia 5 played last, complementing their heavy garage riffage with a swirling psychedelic video, and announcing that addition of a new member on keys (not for this gig, but presumably beginning with the next one). Read on for some photos!
In case you somehow missed one of the most fun local albums of the year, now is your chance to grab the Rattlesnakes’ Spread For The Wide Eagle for free. Not sure it’s worth the price (which can actually be whatever you want – and it’s certainly worth more than $0)? Give it a few spins before committing, all right here. Update: Just heard from Dup Crosson of Saint Solitude with the bad news that his tour started off with a good show but a bad end to the night: his car window was smashed and many personal items were stolen, including clothes, cd’s, and all of the merch that he had with him to sell on the road. Please visit his site and help out in any way you can. Saint Solitude is scheduled to play at Slainte here in Portland on Tuesday, April 28.
Tonight marks the debut of the “newly expanded” Rattlesnakes at Geno’s (with the best NJ-bred basement groove garage punks, Screaming Females, and the band I happen to play in, Marie Stella). I have a feeling the new top secret member could be just what they needed to push them over that line from great to amazing. Watch out. No listastic roundup this week, just a few things: The Phoenix tells us why they live here and they want to hear your stories too. The poster for this year’s Common Ground Fair (9/25-27) has been unveiled. Nice apples!
Record Store Day seemed to be a pretty big success all around. The only instore performances I caught were Lady Lamb The Beekeeper and Brenda at Newbury Comics, but plenty of people were out to see the bands and shop for records. Unfortunately I missed out on some of the limited edition 7″ records but the people who lined up at 8am to get them definitely deserve it. Feel free to share any great finds or performances you caught in the comments! |
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