» Live: Dappled Cities, Cave Singers, & Minus The Bear @ Emo’s 10.19 Sonic Itch Music

Live: Dappled Cities, Cave Singers, & Minus The Bear @ Emo’s 10.19

What promised to be a night loaded with great bands and great performances, last Friday @ Emo’s, turned out to be just that but sprinkled with a bit of frustration on my part. Sometimes things can be too good to be true. Scheduling conflicts prevented me from catching a full set from 2 of the bands that were of a high priority for the evening, Dappled Cities and Cave Singers. Separated by a few hundred feet and a couple of walls, both bands started at the 11 o’clock hour and as I found myself being drawn in by the quirky indie-pop styling of Dappled Cities, shaking myself loose to catch the last portion of the Cave Singers mesmerizing set proved to be a conflicting effort. Happy to see both in fractions, but craving the full meal deal soon enough. The Cave Singers in-store set early in the day @ End Of An Ear only awakened my senses to the hypnotic simple beat set punctuated with the sweet folk vocal sounds of Pete Quirk, and can’t wait to catch them again at Fun Fun Fun Fest.

Cave Singers

photo : valerie@fremin.net

Unfortunately for Tiny Vipers the venue and crowd were not suited for the patient subtle sounds that the band produces. Maybe another time in a different place I hope, as I really do like the recorded material.

Minus The Bear, was tight, on, and rocked. The show was a sold out as I expected and oddly enough there were folks outside of the venue who seemed surprised by the sellout? Have you heard Planet Of Ice? These guys are extremely polished and should be graduating to the next level if is someone is managing their talent as it deserves to be managed. I do have to admit, that I stepped away from the Minus the Bear set for awhile to check out Black Mountain. Another sampling of something I need a full portion of in the near future.

Pics from the day:

Dappled Cities