Metalux, Child Abuse, and Sic Alps at True Vine

Last night, I went to True Vine again in Hampden for an interesting show with a diverse lineup. Up first was Metalux. They are a duo of ladies who play electronics, tapes, and some custon instruments made by a guy in Baltimore, no less. They played at opposite sides of the room, and were very good at playing off of each other. I enjoyed them a lot, and it's always interesting to see ladies at these kind of shows.


Second was Child Abuse, a threesome from NYC. They were more thrashy, and reminded me some of Ruins. Loud, fast and fun.










Last up, Sic Alps from SF. They were a duo on drums and guitar playing psychedelic rock. They did a great Soft Machine cover. All in all a good night of music. A weird thing is that two members from two of the bands thought they recognized me. I guess I look like the ubiquitous large Asian dude at the show.

Otto Hauser and Asa Irons at True Vine Records

Went to the True Vine Record Shop in Hampden last evening to see Otto Hauser (Espers) and Asa Irons (Feathers) play. Neat venue- a small record store with a cool selection- the concert took place in the back room surrounded by vinyl. About a dozen people were there- Tara Burke (Fursaxa) stopped in before her show at the Ottobar. Hauser played first- it was a single piece with him making ambient noise with his guitar and pedals. Mellow- very soft- nice. Afterwards, he mentioned he is playing with Devendra Banhart at Sonar in June.
He was followed by Asa Irons, a guy from New England. He started off playing percussion on large saw blades. They have a cool rich sound. Then he played and sang a few soft folky songs. All in all a nice show. I left then to go see Fursaxa.