Good times this Saturday at the ole 123 P. St. A four band cross-genre stack-up with
the Emergency,
Krueger's Circle Jerk,
Descension Rate, and
Thred. Good times. Not as packed as last year's show, but still a really great time with wall to wall great tunes. Each band showed up and did what they do best. The Emergency played early (for a change) and it had little effect on their set. The crowd wasn't quite as sizeable at that point as those guys may be used to, but they didn't let that stop them. The pulled out all the hits. You know, the best tunes on that album we haven't got to hear yet. Rob assured the crowd he credit card has been charged, so the wait should be minimal by now.
Krueger's was up next. I'd never seen or heard them before. Their band name didn't do much to entice me, but once I heard some of their tunes, I'm now a fan forever. Entertaining. Hiliarious. Fantastic. Inspiring. There's a lot of words to describe this band, but I still haven't found the right ones. All I know is that I bought their album "Power Dying" and it hasn't left my car CD player since. "Late Night Roger Daltery" and "Tellmewatchasee" are my two new favorite songs. Like of all time.
Descension Rate took the stage next, and if you've ever seen these guys before, you know what you're in for: a full on throttling at the hands of madmen. I mean that last sentance in the best way possible. Their music is delivered with precision and intensity. Anyone who has even an inkling of taste for metal or industrial music best take notice.
By the time Thred took the stage, it was ten 'til two, and the crowd had begun to thin. This did little to fave those guys and they tore through their staple tunes with a sense of urgency rarely found at Thred shows. This, of course, had much to do with the late hour but it led to the band sounding tighter than I had heard in awhile. Necessity (not Zappa, as Van Scoy will respond) is the mother of invention.
By the time Paul pulled the plug (after 2:30 had come and gone) I had been once again reminded of something I try and tell people all the time: this town rocks!
