Live Review: Cinemechanica, We Versus The Shark, So Many Dynamos (10/7/2007) Drunken Unicorn

So Many Dynamos

There’s nothing better than going to a show and being blown away by three bands you’ve never seen before. Sunday night’s show at the Drunken Unicorn was pretty amazing. First up I caught most of So Many Dynamos‘ set. This St. Louis, Missouri outfit kind of reminded me of a Q And Not U. They had so much energy and some really tasty melodies. I picked up a copy of their 2006 release, Flashlights, and have been really digging it. They are still on tour, so if you are at any of the following cities, catch them:

Oct 9 2007 8:00P	Two Art Chicks (w/ The Bronzed Chorus)	Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct 10 2007 8:00P	The Dog House (w/ Hurricane Pronto)	Blacksburg, Virginia
Oct 11 2007 8:00P	DAM! Fest @ DC9 (w/ Foreign Islands, Mahi Mahi)	Washington, Washington DC
Oct 12 2007 8:00P	Championship	Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
Oct 13 2007 8:00P	The Lilly Pad (house show) w/ Pattern is Movement	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 15 2007 6:00P	The Fire (w/ Pattern is Movement) 6 PM show!	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 17 2007 8:00P	Cake Shop - HELLO SIR RECORDS CMJ SHOWCASE (w/ We Versus the Shark, more)	New York, New York
Oct 19 2007 8:00P	Ground Zero Underground @ RPI	Troy, New York
Oct 20 2007 8:00P	Great Scott (w/ Octopus Project, Enon, Ho-Ag)	Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 21 2007 8:00P	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania
Oct 22 2007 8:00P	Howards Club H	Bowling Green, Ohio

So Many Dynamos : Flashlights : How High The Moon
So Many Dynamos : Flashlights : Inventing Gears

We Versus The Shark

Next up was Athen’s We Versus The Shark. I had heard about them forever but never caught them until now. They took the stage and sounded so powerful. The drummer was an animal. It’s hard for me to really describe the sound outside of ethereal terms like post-punk, post-hardcore, math-rock, etc. I wasn’t a big fan of the vocals, but the music was so massive and hard-edged that it fits perfectly. Overall I thought they were really good, but there were a few moments where i sort of lost interest , and then I’d get drawn in moments later. The last dissident psych-noise jam they did was pretty incredible. They are on an extensive tour you should check out:

Oct 10 2007 7:00P	Bottletree Cafe	Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 11 2007 8:00P	The Bluebird	St Louis, Missouri
Oct 12 2007 7:00P	The Icehouse	Lexington, Kentucky
Oct 13 2007 8:00P	The Belmont	Hamtramck, Michigan
Oct 14 2007 8:00P	Mactuary w/ Debate	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 15 2007 8:00P	Valentine’s w/ Debate	Albany, New York
Oct 16 2007 8:00P	HELP!	Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 17 2007 8:00P	HELLO SIR RECORDS CMJ SHOWCASE @ THE CAKE SHOP!	NYC, New York
Oct 18 2007 8:30P	P.A.’s Lounge w/ Debate	Somerville, Massachusetts
Oct 19 2007 2:00P	187 Sealab w/ Bomb the Music Industry	Brooklyn, New York
Oct 20 2007 6:00P	ROOFTOP PARTY w/ Debate	NYC, New York
Oct 21 2007 8:00P	HELP!	NJ/NY/PA, New York
Oct 22 2007 6:00P	The Ivy Mansion w/ Debate	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Oct 23 2007 8:00P	Galaxy Hut w/ Debate	Arlington, Virginia
Oct 24 2007 8:00P	Two Art Chicks w/ Hi Rollers	Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct 25 2007 8:00P	Sociology w/ Debate	Greenville, North Carolina
Oct 26 2007 8:00P	THE FEST SIX!	Gainesville, Florida
Oct 27 2007 8:00P	The Emerald w/ Debate	St Petersburg, Florida
Oct 29 2007 8:00P	The Beta Bar w/ Robbers on High Street	Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 30 2007 8:00P	The Soul Bar w/ Dead Confederate	Augusta, Georgia
Oct 31 2007 9:00P	Little King’s as the Violent Femmes	Athens, Georgia

Here’s a taste of them live:

Cinemechanica

Finally, Cinemechanica set up with the drummer front and center surrounded from behind by a wall of guitar driven sound. From the beginning to the end of their set it was blaring intensity and pure sonic bliss. I feel they sound like if Battles was into hardcore and dance-punk. I purchased a copy of their release from last year, The Martial Arts, and it is such a solidly badass album. I am on the Cinemechanica bandwagon and I highly recommend looking into these guys if you haven’t already. They are touring Europe right now, but here’s some tunes to listen:

Cinemechanica : The Martial Arts : Brain Tarp
Cinemechanica : The Martial Arts : Take Me to The Hospital

• Posted by Davy Minor on October 10, 2007 at 2:12 am
• Tags: Cinemechanica, So Many Dynamos, We Versus The Shark
  

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