July 27th, 2022
Doors Pub & Taco Joint
Hamilton, ON
Holy crap-o-la, it's finally show review time! The next three days will have posts from the three shows I was able to attend before testing positive for covid on Saturday morning (boooooo) but since I really haven't felt too bad, just sad and isolated with a full garbage bin of mucus-filled tissues (mmmmmmm).
Enough about me. This show was absolute ace. A few key points to note before heading into the band-by-band review w/videos.
1) This Doors Pub set was the second-hottest show in the band's 9-year existence...and they're from fucking Australia!!!
2) I walked Julian, Ben, and Luke around Hamilton and showed them a few places and uhhhhhh Hamilton-esque things.
3) I took Ben to the Peach Rings where he had a two-hour nap on the picnic table, followed by arm-wrestling and planking.
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This ambient/noise duo used a plethora of instruments and pedals to create one of the most unique experiences I've had so far. I loved the guitar/bow/pedal combo and how they used a cassette player on top of said guitar. Super eerie. Super fucking cool.
BASQUE
FFO: Honeywell, Innards, Karloff
Led by the No Funeral Records house of Nate, Ali, and Jake (and Jackson rules <3) with local friend Niko on bass, this new, ex-Karloff band did an incredible job of jumping back and forth between calm, serene, noise moments and absolute shrieky chaos. There's a second video of their best track below, but you can also catch that jam from the upcoming New Friends Fest 2022 Day 1 post that is upcoming.
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BLIND GIRLS
FFO: Nuvolascura, Mahria
"Disassociating While Driving + Memorial"
How long have I been waiting to see Australia's BLIND GIRLS? Let's take a look, shall we? Oh, here we go. Linked here is my first discography review almost 7.5 years ago when they only had two releases (a full three years before 'Residue' dropped). I was lucky enough to travel to the Gold Coast in 2017 when I met and hung out with a few members of the band, so seeing half the band again and meeting the other half was a bucket list box for me. And then...the set. Good fucking lord. This band fucking owns live. Lotta movement, vocalists, chaos, noise - but it's all held together super tight. The PA wasn't the best, but I did my best to boost Sharni's vocals during the set as it progressed.
Bandcamp
*"What Happens In Your Sleep"*
*"Bright Sadness"*
*"My Pain Is Not Your Convenience"*
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STAY DOWN
FFO: Pretty Mouth, Wolves
Closing at STAY DOWN was another local Hamilton band that I was not aware of, and my good friend Luther was the vocalist! You might remember them from sick bands reviewed in the past Sketchbooks and Wimp City, and they were the subject of OMSB Podcast #18 which I've linked here. This band is much more noise rock driven with heaving hardcore and post-punk vibes. The instrumentals swing through a myriad of genres including blues, punk, metal, and metallic hardcore while the vocals are generally drowning in echo/reverb.
Bandcamp
*video the 2nd*
*video the 3rd*
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