Last night Thomas, his roommate Chris and I went to see the Cursive show at Alley Katz. Doors for the show were at 9:30 and the first band (there were 3 scheduled) were supposed to take the stage at 10:30. At 10:00 this band sets up and starts to play. It turns out that Alley Katz added a fourth band to the bill. The first band were from Richmond. I forget their name but they sounded like a cross between Buzzoven, Eyehategod and Coalesce. They were mediocre at best. Up next was Sorry About Dresden on Saddle Creek records. They were boring as hell. Mediocre emo crap. The vocals and the lyrics were terrible and the bass player jumped around like a jackass. I hate to say it but style and appearance do matter, and these guys had no sense of style and all looked like they had just rolled out of bed or something. It was 11:30 by the time they get off the stage.
At almost 12 AM, the White Octave took the stage. The singer used to be in Cursive but left the band when he decided to study law at UNC Chapel Hill. These guys were great. Tight as hell. The vocals were melodic and the music was somewhat catchy while extremely powerful. Their stage presence was excellent all around. The singer/guitar player and the bass player had awesome custom guitars. It sucks that the first decent band all night didn’t go on until this late.
Cursive finally went on at 12:40 AM. These guys sounded great musically from the get go. They are all excellent musicians. The Cellist is an excellent addition to the band. Her talents are surprisingly well utilized by a band who exist in a genre where a cello is far from a standard instrument. As the evening progressed and the principal singer (T.K.) got drunker, the intensity of the performance grew accordingly. They played about 11 or 12 songs total leaving the stage at 1:35 AM. These guys completely control a room. The entire crowd, myself included-even though I am not particularly a fan, was completely enthralled. Two songs from the end, T.K. requested that someone please go to the bar and get him a beer on the Cursive tab. When he was brought 2 beers he then took off his guitar, pulled up his shirt and then astounded everyone with his ability to instantly make himself appear to be 8 months pregnant. A fat guy from the audience jumped up on stage and showed off his gut. T.K. conceded defeat but pointed out that the guy was larger than he was to begin with and then gave him a hug. This display was followed up with the phrase : “I’m T.K. and I need a dude to fuck me in the ass tonight. No wait I mean I’m T.K. for the ladies”. Musically these guys are top notch, kind of like watching Fugazi play older songs. Great dual complimentary vocals interwoven with complex guitar lines. I recommend checking these guys out if you are given the chance.
In other music news. The Hey Mercedes show on 11/2 is still happening, though it will not be at Alley Katz. They will be playing at a Gymnasium on the University of Richmond campus. UR is mostly attended by Dave Mathews' fans so it should be an odd combo. Burning Airlines and Death Cab for Cutie are also on the bill. That is going to be one heck of a show.
Tonight is cocktails with some of Kim's co-workers. Should be fun. Kim might change her mind about going though--either way. Tommorrow is Busch Gardens. Chris gave me the name of a really good temp agency last night. I think I will check it out next week.
At almost 12 AM, the White Octave took the stage. The singer used to be in Cursive but left the band when he decided to study law at UNC Chapel Hill. These guys were great. Tight as hell. The vocals were melodic and the music was somewhat catchy while extremely powerful. Their stage presence was excellent all around. The singer/guitar player and the bass player had awesome custom guitars. It sucks that the first decent band all night didn’t go on until this late.
Cursive finally went on at 12:40 AM. These guys sounded great musically from the get go. They are all excellent musicians. The Cellist is an excellent addition to the band. Her talents are surprisingly well utilized by a band who exist in a genre where a cello is far from a standard instrument. As the evening progressed and the principal singer (T.K.) got drunker, the intensity of the performance grew accordingly. They played about 11 or 12 songs total leaving the stage at 1:35 AM. These guys completely control a room. The entire crowd, myself included-even though I am not particularly a fan, was completely enthralled. Two songs from the end, T.K. requested that someone please go to the bar and get him a beer on the Cursive tab. When he was brought 2 beers he then took off his guitar, pulled up his shirt and then astounded everyone with his ability to instantly make himself appear to be 8 months pregnant. A fat guy from the audience jumped up on stage and showed off his gut. T.K. conceded defeat but pointed out that the guy was larger than he was to begin with and then gave him a hug. This display was followed up with the phrase : “I’m T.K. and I need a dude to fuck me in the ass tonight. No wait I mean I’m T.K. for the ladies”. Musically these guys are top notch, kind of like watching Fugazi play older songs. Great dual complimentary vocals interwoven with complex guitar lines. I recommend checking these guys out if you are given the chance.
In other music news. The Hey Mercedes show on 11/2 is still happening, though it will not be at Alley Katz. They will be playing at a Gymnasium on the University of Richmond campus. UR is mostly attended by Dave Mathews' fans so it should be an odd combo. Burning Airlines and Death Cab for Cutie are also on the bill. That is going to be one heck of a show.
Tonight is cocktails with some of Kim's co-workers. Should be fun. Kim might change her mind about going though--either way. Tommorrow is Busch Gardens. Chris gave me the name of a really good temp agency last night. I think I will check it out next week.
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