side point to genre-raids by more recent stuff, it does put you at weird listener perspective, rating or even liking styles of shit that are... not usually for you then or now at all. For example, for me: tennis
I find this dislocation fascinating. It helps me overcome some of my own hang-ups about music, like a door that can be opened to an alternate childhood, since I was a kid in the early-80s. Ultimately it gets me to like more music, which is always a good thing.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 8 April 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
I just saw them live and it was amaaaaaaazing, so much fun
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 1 May 2019 05:21 (four years ago) link
Funny, it's such expressive music, in a historically "raw" two-guitar rock milieu, but they gave it very little expressive interpretation last night. Note-for-note precision renderings of the studio tracks, band mostly standing quite still. Still a good crowd good show but I would have loved to see an unrehearsed moment, a few bars of improvisation from T-money, maybe a cover song?
― mick signals, Friday, 10 May 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
Oh, you were there too! I mean, they pull out the guitar crossing move a lot- there were also some leg kicks and power stances and Mary was bouncing around a bit. Musically pretty straightforward but it's not quite as stiff as you made it sound imo. I had a ton of fun! The stiffest thing about the experience was the shy, lame crowd.
― Evan, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:32 (four years ago) link
I counted one solid leg kick, a healthy modicum of side-to-side swaying at the mic, Timony has a way of doing a half-Townshend arm windmill that looks (to the jaded) like she's thinking to herself "OK, on the 4th beat I raise the right arm 72°," and yes a lot of good facing each other and guitar crossing. If they were a string quartet and they pulled those moves it'd be a wild gig; it just felt unexpectedly staid compared to I dunno, a Cheap Trick show.
Agreed about the tame indie weeknight audience but at least it was a diversish array of folks; I've been going to a lot of shows attended by all dudes.
― mick signals, Friday, 10 May 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
Hey hey hey I distinctly remember 1.5-2 leg kicks total thank you very much.
But that's fair I suppose, though I wonder if it's a chicken or egg thing... like if the crowd was more loose / energetic would they be and vice versa?
― Evan, Friday, 10 May 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
I thought they were fun last night, though I agree the crowd seemed a little rigid. I wanted to boogie.
Also, one non-album moment was the spacey part where they segued from Cosmic Cave into Everywhere.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Friday, 10 May 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
Look at that. We were all there!
― Evan, Friday, 10 May 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
sounds like the Austin crowd mighta been more fired up. I like how the bass player was rocking a Dire Straits Walk of Life video outfit
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 10 May 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I blame the too-cool-to-dance brooklyn audience.
― mick signals, Friday, 10 May 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
They’re gonna become a 4 piece . Michelle Mae who played bass in the Makeup and Weird War and other groups, is joining on bass and Betsy Wright is switching to guitar. Betsy plays guitar in Bat Fangs too
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:47 (four years ago) link
joining the band or joining them to play bass on the upcoming tour?
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:56 (four years ago) link
It's Real sounded great at the pool yesterday
can't wait to see them on this tour
― Brad C., Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:57 (four years ago) link
They were a four piece on tour with a guy on bass
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 4 July 2019 15:59 (four years ago) link
Ex Hex Instagram says Michelle is “joining the group “ . Her first gig with them will be Jul 11 in Charlottesville, Va
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 July 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
They are so good live, real foot-on-the-monitor stuff.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 4 July 2019 16:11 (four years ago) link
that's a v promising sounding addition, worth sacrificing the ~numeric efficiency~ of the power trio for even
I missed seeing them six weeks ago because I was too hungover. clownshoes
― wot's the tea mum? (not beef again) (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 4 July 2019 16:13 (four years ago) link
Really enjoyed this interview:https://www.thetrapset.net/210-mary-timony-ex-hex-helium-autoclave-wild-flag/
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 4 July 2019 16:57 (four years ago) link
First spin of It's Real for the Spring. My wife is working so I can't really crank it up, but I do think the production or something is lacking in that I always want to crank it up. It needs to hit a little harder.
― keto keto bonito v industry plant-based diet (PBKR), Monday, 10 May 2021 23:15 (two years ago) link
Fucking great band. About time for a new album.
― Mule, Sunday, 9 January 2022 13:59 (two years ago) link
Not sure if Betsy’s band Bat Fangs has been mentioned here but I like them as well.
― Chris L, Sunday, 9 January 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link