Boats
They have a weird kind of out there energy, especially their lead.. Uh, singer.. Who seems to not care about much judging by his caveman look. The young band around him brings exuberance to the music as it was more a communal vocal effort for the most part, with a bunch of repetition, shouting and call and response. It was fun even with the break in the flow due to a bass amp blowing up mid set.
Les Jupes
As a showcase night it was interesting to see the band play a short set of strictly new songs. They swapped instruments from time to time, maybe just to prevent the bass player from headbutting everyone. It was a quick progression of intensity as it stepped up before they closed with awfully titled Interview with a Contract Killer. The synths nicely offset the gruff singing voice of the lead man.
Federal Lights
I was intrigued to see Rusty (Imaginary Cities) as a part of this five-piece, including a female on xylophone and keys, electric and acoustic guitar, bass and drums with the vocals coming primarily from the male lead but backed up all around. They had pop sensibility, including throwing their single in second for a little recognition for an up-and-coming band. Again a short set, cut even shorter by pre-show sound issue that cut a song from the end and had them push up the finale tune that sees the lone female (and singer's wife) take on a larger vocal role with decent results.
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