Man, I'm bummed...
Can't afford this show....
Not much more to say except I hope my finances change soon...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Weedeater, Gates of Slumber and Black Tusk 4-1-10
...I have been very broke lately. Chris, the disabled gentleman I was paid to take care of and lived with our e not been the family for almost 7 years passed away in early March and my finances and leisure time have not been the same.
Being a bit down, I really needed to go to a cheap show. Weedeater, Gates of Slumber and Black Tusk was under $20, so, I could justify going.
The venue, the Larimer Lounge is a bit of a hipster dive bar; folks can come in and spin their own records on certain nights. The stage area is wide open and stickers and posters adorn every square inch of space on the walls.
...And in come the beards...
You know you are in for a stoner/doom show when the beards come out. Roadies with beards, band members with beards, fans with beards; a veritable beard-o-rama.
I looked at the merch table and only Black Tusk had any patches. I gave the merch woman behind Gates of Slumber shit in a joking manner about it and she said she's been begging them to get patches.
I had attended the show with my stepson who is much more into black metal than stoner/doom but was willing to give it a try. He was probably the youngest and most clean-shaven person there.
I met some dudes and we talked about Eyehategod and other sludgy acts. and then the place started to get packed.
I jockeyed to get closer to the front to see Black Tusk. The bassist's beard was so long he could have subbed for Dusty Hill in ZZ Top. They played a crazy, aggressive slugde/stoner rock that reminded me of a moshable Kyuss. The guitarist Andrew and bassist Athon charged at each other, grinning like madmen playing their swamp metal birthed from Savannah, Georgia. Song duties were shared equally as even the drummer James got into the act. probably the first time since the Eagles I have seen song duties shared with all members of the band. I told them I hope I can review their release for Invisible Oranges when it comes out in May.
In addition to beards, all the bands were power trios; tight blues-oriented metal with sludgy tones. Up next was the one band I actually knew the most about and bought their record months ago; Gates of Slumber lead singer Karl Simon came out with is Gibson and sleeveless 'Devil Baby' t -shirt and absolutely tore it apart. The drummer,Bob Fouts, (any relation to Dan Fouts I wonder?), bashed away like a demented Mr. French (from TVs 'Family Affair'). I perhaps judged the bassist, Jason McCash, harshly as he was wearing a Burzum shirt but after the set, I was joking with Karl, Bob and Jason who were super cool and offered me free band buttons and offered to mail me a patch! I declined the patch because that was waaaay too cool for them to do but took the buttons.
Weedeater was up next and Bassist lead singer 'Dixie' Dave Collins. Now, I love Buzzov*en and had heard the album "Good Speed and God Luck" and knew I was in for a sludgy time. Distortion and feedback was the rule as they trudged thru their set. Dave hopped like a crazy-eyed Poopdeck Pappy as the big, blond dreadlocked drummer Keko pounded away. I have to admit, Dave looked wasted on something; eyes rolling around and breathing heavy between songs...not that it affected the set one bit. Maybe it was the altitude. A great set with great thunderous riffing.
All the bands were good. The show was a late start but I believe that was due to the fact that Stuck by Lightning didn't play as their van went kablooey. Otherwise a solid 4 points to the star for this show...It was just what I needed to clear my money blues away.
Being a bit down, I really needed to go to a cheap show. Weedeater, Gates of Slumber and Black Tusk was under $20, so, I could justify going.
The venue, the Larimer Lounge is a bit of a hipster dive bar; folks can come in and spin their own records on certain nights. The stage area is wide open and stickers and posters adorn every square inch of space on the walls.
...And in come the beards...
You know you are in for a stoner/doom show when the beards come out. Roadies with beards, band members with beards, fans with beards; a veritable beard-o-rama.
I looked at the merch table and only Black Tusk had any patches. I gave the merch woman behind Gates of Slumber shit in a joking manner about it and she said she's been begging them to get patches.
I had attended the show with my stepson who is much more into black metal than stoner/doom but was willing to give it a try. He was probably the youngest and most clean-shaven person there.
I met some dudes and we talked about Eyehategod and other sludgy acts. and then the place started to get packed.
I jockeyed to get closer to the front to see Black Tusk. The bassist's beard was so long he could have subbed for Dusty Hill in ZZ Top. They played a crazy, aggressive slugde/stoner rock that reminded me of a moshable Kyuss. The guitarist Andrew and bassist Athon charged at each other, grinning like madmen playing their swamp metal birthed from Savannah, Georgia. Song duties were shared equally as even the drummer James got into the act. probably the first time since the Eagles I have seen song duties shared with all members of the band. I told them I hope I can review their release for Invisible Oranges when it comes out in May.
In addition to beards, all the bands were power trios; tight blues-oriented metal with sludgy tones. Up next was the one band I actually knew the most about and bought their record months ago; Gates of Slumber lead singer Karl Simon came out with is Gibson and sleeveless 'Devil Baby' t -shirt and absolutely tore it apart. The drummer,Bob Fouts, (any relation to Dan Fouts I wonder?), bashed away like a demented Mr. French (from TVs 'Family Affair'). I perhaps judged the bassist, Jason McCash, harshly as he was wearing a Burzum shirt but after the set, I was joking with Karl, Bob and Jason who were super cool and offered me free band buttons and offered to mail me a patch! I declined the patch because that was waaaay too cool for them to do but took the buttons.
Weedeater was up next and Bassist lead singer 'Dixie' Dave Collins. Now, I love Buzzov*en and had heard the album "Good Speed and God Luck" and knew I was in for a sludgy time. Distortion and feedback was the rule as they trudged thru their set. Dave hopped like a crazy-eyed Poopdeck Pappy as the big, blond dreadlocked drummer Keko pounded away. I have to admit, Dave looked wasted on something; eyes rolling around and breathing heavy between songs...not that it affected the set one bit. Maybe it was the altitude. A great set with great thunderous riffing.
All the bands were good. The show was a late start but I believe that was due to the fact that Stuck by Lightning didn't play as their van went kablooey. Otherwise a solid 4 points to the star for this show...It was just what I needed to clear my money blues away.
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