Live Review: Deerhunter, No Age, Fag Static (9/27/2007) Drunken Unicorn
I had no idea who Fag Static was before seeing them at this show, but apparently they are sort of supergroup of Atlanta bands, most notably Blame Game. They setup their equipment in front of the Drunken Unicorn stage on the ground and the crowd circled around them. If i were to look up the term “post-rock power trio” in a music dictionary, i imagine that this band would be the definition. They were very impressive and I would highly suggest checking these guys out when they return from the mini tour they are currently on.
No Age played next on the stage. The dynamic duo put down a good show, but i wasn’t super impressed. i’ve been having a bunch of issues with two-pieces this year, and i understand its cool to see so few people put together so much sound and all, but it still didn’t engage me enough. I do plan to look into these guys more though because i’ve really enjoyed the studio work I’ve heard from them and i would still recommend seeing them live.
After some hipster comedian told abortion jokes, Deerhunter took the stage as a five-piece, including former member Colin Mee. According to Pitchfork, Colin has atleast played a few shows with them after this but is not officially back in the band yet. Before playing, they got every light inside the venue turned off except the front cans doing some strobe action. This lighting effect was really cool becasue at times it was completely dark and it felt like you were in a cave or something. The set was a straight balls-to-the-wall noise blast that offered little of Bradford’s stage antics. I loved this set because it was so loud and powerful and very different then the previous times i have seen them. Unfortunetly technical difficulties have lost all of the pics I took of the night(and the Animal Collective show the night before >:( ) except a couple from my camera phone.
- Posted by Davy Minor on October 3, 2007 at 1:14 pm
