First show of 2008! Wooooo! Friends Gates of Heaven lit some incense and fired up a solid night at Monkeytown, playing their classic brand of sample fueled electro-psych behind the moving and award-winning dvd BLACK. Ever prolific, they sparked a few new ones last night which sounded killer brah! Definitely look for them to crash the Pitchfork "All Tomorrows Parties" Festival in England later this year...
Overlord, which is decidedly not a metal band, despite the dark and my guess is ironic name, played a boisterous set of happy pop tunes in synch with a series of custom edited black-and-white home movies. My favorite video would have to be the Diaper Derby, where newborns race, or should i say crawl and fall down on top of each other, to see who can reach their cheering parents first. Why isn't this on ESPN?
Closer, Bell is a charming young Alaskan lady who plays lush, atmospheric keys over emotive vocals in front of a solid jazz-influenced rhythm section. They had some fine moments, but I feel like they might be better on record. Should be interesting to hear their upcoming EP...
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