This show started for me with a band called Crashing the Computer. They're probably from CT, but I have no clue who they are or that they even existed before tonight. And quite frankly, that's a good thing. They had maybe five guys in the band, complete with two guitarists and a keyboard. Their songs were long, drawn out and overall boring. They reminded me more of anything Radiohead, and not just because of the musical qualities but because the vocals were in that high pitched sort of "someone's standing on my ballsac" tone that Radiohead is perhaps best known for these days. The only good thing I can say is that they had some nice guitar parts and some of their sound fused nicely together, so with different vocals they could be contention for a decent indie rock band maybe five, ten years from now. Oh well, they looked young, they have time to perfect their craft. Or give it up and join the circus.
Prevent Falls would play next and open with a new song that I don't think is titled. Maybe it is though and I just don't know the name. Then they went into what would normally be their opening, with the start of their CD and "K Consumption". Despite Jeff Carter nearly choking to death at one point, they still went through songs like "Outward" and their new song that I'm in love with "Your Friend at Work" (I think that's what it is called) I can't wait until they put that song onto something I can listen to at home. And in typical Prevent Falls fashion, they closed with "As the Crowd Fades" into "How to Say This". The intracite little guitar notes and parts here and there, combined with the power chords and bass lines that stood out, not to mention the drumming that was very hard to ignore, you have to wonder just how Prevent Falls can rock so hard. A lot of the energy from their music is generated well through them and their performance, as you can more often than not see them flailing around the stage without care. This is something more bands should do, but I guess not rocking hard and standing completely still during your set is the in thing to do now.
Brandtson closed out the night and I'm not sure what I can say about them. They're a nice four piece band, and one of the guitarists (Myk) takes turns singing with their drummer. It's a nice change of pace, though sometimes when the drummer sings you have to look around like, "Who said that?". One of the things that particularly impresses me about Brandtson is how hard they rock live. Well, I mean, even if their music doesn't, even if it is a really slow song, they're still up there having fun, pretending it's the new punk trash trend. Not knowing any of their songs (and not really caring) puts me in a tough place though. They actually did play one new song close to the end of their set- or so they said- at it was probably one of the best songs I heard them play all night. Could this really be music for must than just the 19 year old girl studying photography at the local art/community college? Probably not.
-Nacho
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