Naci รณn De Humo/ Sav e Bandi t / Ant i phony / Senz a/ Mar r ows t one @ Real Ar t Tacoma by hugh s chmi dt Al r i ght so somet hi ng y?al l shoul d know about me i s t hat I have a r eal i nabi l i t y t o ef f ect i vel y use publ i c t r anspor t at i on. Somet hi ng goes wr ong ever y t i me: I get on t he wr ong bus, I mi ss t he bus, t he bus i s l at e, et c. Due t o al l 3 of t hose t hi ngs happeni ng, I was l at e and onl y caught a f ew mi nut es of Naci รณn de Humo?s set , a sound col l age/ noi se ar t i st . Ever yone was si t t i ng on t he f l oor when I came i n, and some had t hei r eyes cl osed, i mmer sed i n t he set . I t was def i ni t el y not l i ke anyt hi ng I ?d hear d bef or e; t he onl y noi se set s I ?ve exper i enced back east have been var i ant s of har sh noi se so t hi s was def i ni t el y a change. They l ayer ed some r eal l y pr et t y t ext ur es on t op of each ot her , r esul t i ng i n an at mospher i c but dense sound. Save Bandi t was next , a Seat t l e t r i o who pl ay mat hy and spast i c emo r emi ni scent of bands l i ke Snowi ng or Fox Wound. They wer e super f un t o wat ch and ar e def i ni t el y r eal l y ener get i c per f or mer s. They ended t hei r set wi t h a deat hdeal er . cover whi ch was super cool and r emi nded me of home. Ant i phony and Senza wer e up next , suppor t i ng a br and new spl i t t al ked about el sewher e i n t hi s zi ne. Ant i phony ar e a f r ant i c post har dcor e band f r om Nor t her n Cal i f or ni a, wi t h a sound t hat I don?t hear a l ot of bands r unni ng wi t h t hat of t en. They sound ki nda l i ke ear l y Fal l of Tr oy or At The Dr i ve I n, but wi t h mor e mel odi c sect i ons t han ei t her of t hose bands. Wi t h shi f t i ng t i me si gnat ur es and dynami cs, t hey?r e a band t hat keeps you on your t oes l i ve. Eugene, Or egon?s Senza i s a chaot i c, di ssonant emovi ol ence band t hat oper at es at a br eakneck speed. Whi l e t hey per f or m wi t hout vocal mi cr ophones, al l t hr ee member s of t he gr oup pr ovi de pi er ci ng hi gh pi t ched scr eams i n uni son wi t h each ot her t hat cut t hr ough t he i nst r ument at i on maki ng t hem audi bl e. The dr um and gui t ar i nt er pl ay on songs l i ke ?Pr ovar e? made t hei r set seem even mor e mani c and f ast paced, whi ch t hey bl azed t hr ough wi t h mer e seconds bet ween songs. Thei r set ended wi t h r eal l y power f ul yet vul ner abl e scr eami ng, as t he i nst r ument at i on dr opped out and t he dr umki t was knocked over ont o t he f l oor . They put on a gr eat f ucki ng l i ve show. Tacoma l ocal s Mar r owst one cl osed out t he show wi t h t hei r br and of mel odi c emo/ post har dcor e i n t he vei n of Ci t i zen or ear l y Ti t l e Fi ght . Bot h t he scr eamed and cl ean vocal s ar e pai ned and f ul l of emot i on, wi t h t he gui t ar sound al t er nat i ng bet ween spacey pi cked chor ds and chunky di st or t i on. Thei r f r ont man has gr eat st age pr esence, and despi t e endi ng t hei r set ear l y due t o possi bl e dr ummer i nj ur y, l ef t r eal l y gr eat vi bes i n t hei r wake. Over al l , i t was a r eal l y t i ght show and I ?m st oked t o be mor e i nvol ved i n what seems l i ke an act i ve emo scene i n Tacoma/ Seat t l e.
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