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| Tenement at Kings Barcade |
Usually it
would take a little longer to warm up the crowd and get them past their first
PBR of the night cloud when everyone’s feet seem to be glued to the ground.
Tenement was able to break that right away. They had fast-paced rock and half
stacks almost as tall as the members. Bouncing all around stage, the guitarist
showed off his vertical jump skills with a ton of mid-air kicks amplified by
windmill-style strumming. The energy was
contagious.
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| Waxahatchee |
Waxahatchee
followed, toning the liveliness down a bit. Guitarist and singer Katie
Crutchfield was accompanied by a bassist and a drummer on stage. They didn’t
interact with each other much. Katie seemed to drift away into her lyrics, with
emotive singing while keeping her eyes heavy. She had an effortless air and
softness to her voice that sounded great over the distorted guitars.
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| Screaming Females |
Screaming
Females came out and rocked it. Marissa Paternoster’s spastic leaps across
stage between pick slides and finger taps were impressive. She wore a Slinger Hip instead of the traditional
over-the-shoulder guitar strap. It seemed that it made it easier to roll around
on stage not having the extra stability based on the shoulder. From backbends
to deep lunges and propped-up poses, she ran back and forth between facing the
crowd and going ballistic with drummer Jarret Dougherty and bassist King Mike.
Screams and powerhouse vocal were raw – it was loud and awesome.
The bill as a
whole flowed together and made for a good mid-week mental break.
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| Screaming Females |
