REVIEWS
The blast menagerie: Mount Eerie show explodes Laxalt Theater with destructive lyrics and beats
BY CLARISSA LEÓN—At last Sunday’s Mount Eerie show, it wasn’t surprising to discover Laxalt Theater was made for theater— not for music. No Kids frontman Nick Krugvich stopped his playing midway and identified this problem. “Can I just say something?” he said, as he looked up from his thick-rimmed glasses. “It is so weird playing in rooms like this. I can see all you guys.”
The Collective brings jazz to Se7en
BY ERIK STABILE—The Collective, a jazz ensemble featuring UNR’s own Jazz Studies Faculty, played at Se7en in the West Street Market last Friday. The group attracted a diverse crowd, filling Se7en’s 14 barstools and remaining tables. Those left standing tapped their toes through an exquisite jazz performance that experimented with Bulgarian modal techniques.
Chinese Gore and Starskate blast a hole through the earth and you
BY JESSICA PACHECO—The first sounds of Chinese Gore crept out of the house like the low growl of an ulcer. Inside, now a darkened cave, bystanders stood against the wall like prey while Chinese Gore’s creation unraveled before them.
Daniel Francis Doyle and Manacle play rock full of sharp turns at the River School
BY BRAD NELSON—On Thursday June 18 at the River School, Daniel Francis Doyle and local band Manacle performed music full of sharp angles as many experts of fire-tossing with poi decorated the oncoming night in fierce orange blazes.
CD REVIEW: Over Vert: Gagging + Swallowing
BY ERIK STABILE—Don’t have Over Vert’s new album, Gagging + Swallowing? Then here’s a substitute: take every violent occurrence since the big bang, stuff into massive cannon and point at face.
CD REVIEW: Praying for Greater Portland introduces Modernity
BY BRAD NELSON—Praying for Greater Portland plays emo, but not of those currently suffocating radio waves in melted eyeliner, ignorant of the genre’s extensive weight and history. Instead, they most recall the pre-millennium post-hardcore of bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and Cursive on their new EP Introduction to Modernity.
CD REVIEW: Top Notch by Jelly Bread is funk for everyone
BY ERIK STABILE, TRAVIS AXE—There must be something therapeutic about catchy bass lines and funky guitar riffs, because after listening to Top Notch by the funky/soul band Jelly Bread, everything seemed to flow in the right direction. That’s what this album does: it flows, but it’s not runny.
The broken blues of Josh Culpepper, The Stately Gentlemen and Magnolia Electric Co.
BY BRAD NELSON—Local songwriters and bands Josh Culpepper, The Stately Gentlemen and Buster Blue accompanied Ohio-based Magnolia Electric Co. on their dark-country descent into Tonic Lounge on Monday.
CD REVIEW: ‘On Top of the World’ explores Folk, Rock and Bach
BY ERIK STABILE—A diverse folk rock sampler, with touches of classical sounds that help Schoenberg explore the topic of emotion.
A Night with Joe Lally and My Flag is On Fire
BY ERIK STABILE—Music is good for the brain, said Joe Lally, former bassist of Fugazi, as he prepared the microphone. Lally sang somberly to the crowd, reminding us of the beauty and ugliness of America. It was as though our ship was heading for an iceberg. But the scenery was beautiful.
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