Archive for the ‘Trance’ Category

February 10, 2008: Dead Meadow, Emo’s, Austin TX

Posted by Dara on 10th February 2008 in Blues, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Trance

the reason we actually came and they too were a top-notch band, more straightforward 70s rock with a healthy dose of blues, pleasing undertone of riff that suited them to the drone theme of the night, reminded me of my favorites The Black Keys, very unassuming attitudes

February 10, 2008: Black Mountain, Emo’s, Austin TX

Posted by Dara on 10th February 2008 in Alt-Country, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Trance

fantastic, a head-bobbing repetitive drone in keeping with the theme of the night, drone overlaid by alt-country and then could expand into wailing psychedelia, female lead singer in calico sack dress without a bit of makeup (all shiny health) had a marvelous little spooky voice that could comfort and disturb, the shaggy guitarist would add fantastic quirky vocal accompaniment that was strikingly similar to The Pink Mountaintops because come to find out he is their leader!, dark stoner music that is kindred to me and made me want to be a stoner

February 10, 2008: Strange Attractors, Emo’s, Austin TX

Posted by Dara on 10th February 2008 in Britpop, Hard Rock, Trance

shoegaze with Sabbath riffs, Kyuss and the Beta Band, as good as I remembered and so young, Asian girl on bass is too cool, found out later that on the Chronicle\”s top local bands list, black boy in the audience paid tribute by falling to the ground and spasming at the end of the show