Photographs by AB1
Even though they are few and far between, every once in a while a band with lasting power comes out of nowhere. The Black Angels is certainly one of them. At this point, they have been around long enough to release three LPs while continuing to steadily grow in popularity, but they still seem like a recent discovery. The group was just here in November, but that didn’t stop fans from filling up the Showbox for their appearance. From the moment that they climbed aboard the stage on Tuesday evening, Austin’s best psychedelic entourage had the audience in a drugged out trance.
Amidst a black and white backdrop and heavy strobe lights, The Black Angels were captivating no matter what substances anybody was under the influence of. Their first record, the Velvet Underground meets Thirteenth Floor Elevators meets Spacemen 3 masterpiece, Passover, was well represented in the setlist. The filthy, droning “The Sniper at the Gates of Heaven” sounded as good as ever and the immortal dirge “Black Grease,” with its angry, loosely anti-war “kill kill kill kill” refrain was moving. Singer, Alex Maas, was pouring himself into this one, as always.
Free tickets, free signed poster, yo.
Latest comment by: Ethan: "Wait...what am i putting in for? :) I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of the little people who have made this moment possible. chirp, chirp Thank you."
Latest comment by: Chris Estey: "I always wondered why there wasn't a band named Velvet Jesus. It just seems kind of an obvious pick. "
Latest comment by: Joseph Riippi: "Nice review. Excellent, excellent record, as was _Passover_. Props to Light in the Attic Records for another triumph. Now just wait for the Saturday Knights full-length...rumor has it (and by rumor I mean me) that it's freaking awesome."
Noise for the Needy has announced the final lineup for their 2008 festival, which takes place June 11-15 at various venues around Seattle and raises funds for Urban Rest Stop.
This JUST in: local non-profit Noise for the Needy has just pre-announced some great show dates for their forthcoming 2008 musical festival.
Latest comment by: Noise for the Needy: "Feral children just added to the Matt&Kim show lineup!!"
Lineout is guessing that the Black Angels are the "secret special guest headliner" at Neumo's with Vietnam and Whalebones on Monday. Anyone else have any idea? Good guesses? Insider info? Irresponsible rumor-mongering?
Here's a video of the Black Angels' song "The First Vietnamese War" in keeping with the Vietnam and YouTube themes:
Latest comment by: ChrisB: "Oooooh, thanks!!!"
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Looks like they found themselves a great replacement: Austin's the Black Angels!
Latest comment by: james: "guess who's not going to this show then?"
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