#7

Rapture Cabaret (final show, at least using that name)
Man Will Destroy Himself
Pavlichenko
Wall


RC were thrown on at the last minute, due to their drummer and singer deciding to quit the band. A bummer, but I can't say I was that surprised. I'm curious as to who they'll hire to replace them.


I think this was Wall's first show at a bigger venue, if not their first show overall. Three piece grind/powerviolence with some ex-members of Jangoh, who I never saw, but heard plenty about. It was noisy, ugly, and pretty damn cool. Kind of sounded a little like Magrudergrind at times. I could have sworn their singer was only 12 or 13 years old. They could have been a little more animated, but thats a minor complaint.

Pavlichenko were pretty damn good too. Three piece thrash. I've known their guitarist for a little while now and I'm happy to see him do something that fits his music taste perfectly. One of their songs even had a Neurosis riff or two in there. Vocals could have been a little higher though.

I missed a little bit of MWDH due to talking with friends. Then I realized I actually wanted to see this band and got up to go to the front again. I think only the crusties there seemed to really be into em, but I dug the heck out of em. Good ol' fashion hardcore/crust. Their singer bashed himself in the head with the mic a few times, which made me wonder how the sound guy felt about that. I'll try to catch em again at Reggie's in a few weeks. They were also selling vol. 1 of "This Comp Kills Fascists" on vinyl, which I would have snagged had a lady there not beat me to the punch. Dang it.

Rapture was on next, and like I expected, all the crusties/hardcore kids left. Hey, it happens every time. Honestly, it was good job. But it should have been more, I dunno, spectacular? I think Brandon was tired and a little bummed that all the kids left and it was basically just friends and acquaintances left watching. The sound guy didn't give it his all either. Honestly, the whole gig performance-wise was good, but sound-wise, it was below average. They also only played 5 songs, which was rather short for a "final" gig. But hey, R.I.P. Rapture Cabaret. Ya had a good life. Now just put out the damn album!

Went to Waffle House afterwards, where a huge argument opened up about whether it was cheaper to buy your own taco material and survive for several weeks, or just do dollar taco days instead. The food almost made that worth it though. Probably one of the best times I've been there as far as their food goes.