Hello hello hello,
I want to start this post off by giving a little warning first. I am going to make some personal injections which is not very professional, but hey it’s my blog and I can do what I want right?
A Couple days ago I got a call from a friend of mine inviting me to a house party in Seattle. This particular house was notorious for having cool bands play and rocking the DIY scene in central Seattle. For you younger folks out there, this is not a house party like the high school or early college sense of the word. There was no flip cup or beer pong and there certainly was no keg stands. This was a house party where fellow music lovers get together to enjoy some good tunes. There was drinking and some drug use, but there was no drama that immaturity can bring. There were no minors there trying to score some easy booze. 99% of the people were there to enjoy a good show and have a good time. I recently went to a high school type house party and all the drama that high school produced was there. After 45 min someone was already trying to fight me because they felt threatened for whatever reason. So to attended a party like I did the other night was a relief.
First on the set list was a female two piece called Lozen. They played an awesome set with one of the band members switching between drums, guitar and bass every other song or so. The best part about Lozen is the way they maximize their sound with just two members. The vocal styles blend perfectly with the driving guitar (or bass depending on the song). I could understand if on an album they sounded good because of the mixing and studio tricks, but this was a live set. Very punchy and just spot on rock. It’s too bad they were the opening band because honestly they deserved to be the headliner after the show was said and done.
Second up was Brothers of the Sonic Cloth. A nice three piece with very grind-core, metal driven songs. I would say the highlight of this band is the drummer. His use of the crash symbol and slow rhythm drum pounding really came to the forefront while I was listening. The drumming really took the lead as the bass and guitar players fed off of that. Their set was very loud and very in your face, just the way I like it!!!
Next Time I’ll talk about the other two bands and why this party is/was important to the scene.
