The half full Ballroom did nothing to dampen the spirits as a set of duo's opened with Hilly Eye and Shellshag presenting their two person back and fourth wails. Hilly Eye played up a mid-nineties noise vibe while Shellshag is happy to roll around in fuzzy 80's rock even covering "The Promise" by When In Rome.
(From a show earlier this year)
Coming onto the stage with zero fanfare and little in the way of speakers or background Screaming Females proceeded to do what it simply does finest...rip a whole through its fans (and unsuspecting newcomers) chests with thunderous drums from Jarrett Dougherty, pogoing bass line runs from Mike Abbate, and six string arrows shot from Marissa Paternoster's axe. The opener "Sheep" from their most recent album Castle Talk started the completely energizing, engrossing set and the group didn't let up until the encore.
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"Bell" was chunky and professional a sign of the three Screaming Females being completely lock-step with each other from their constant touring, in fact the group was incredibly tight all night, so much so the show at times lacked that wild-abandon feel.
Then again there was an utter rawness to "Buried in the Nude" with it's slashing changes and "I Don't Mind It" excited the eardrums and got the crowd to start moshing away. Some new tunes were on display tonight, one had some sweet low end and a metal hook not unlike early Black Sabbath. Speaking briefly with Abbate pre-show he mentioned the band was about to enter the studio and start up a new album in November which is very exciting news.
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Extra links of Interest:
Hilly Eye EP can be found here!
Unique video from The Under Ground Railroad To Candyland here!
Shellshag info here!
And all of the Screaming Females catalog here!
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