13 Day Mission, Fight Amp, The Blood Vessels, Light Pupil Dilate @ Lennys Bar, Atlanta GA - 03-06-08
Friday, March 7, 2008
13 Day Mission
Fight Amp
The Blood Vessels
Light Pupil Dilate
Last night was a great evening full of live music at Lenny’s Bar in Atlanta. Four bands were on the schedule and every one of them had lots of talent in their own rights. We arrived at the venue right around 7:00pm and said hello to the members of Light Pupil Dilate who also showed up on time for load in. Soon after Fight Amputation pulled into the parking lot and we all chatted for a bit about Fight Amp’s tour beginning while trying to figure out the load in procedure. Last to arrive at the venue was Blood Vessels and it was time for the evening to begin. After everyone loaded in and sound check was complete it was almost time for the music to begin. First on the stage was 13DM.
It never fails that I get nervous prior to every show, although I chalk that up to excitement more so than stage fright. The set started off very smooth with everyone exerting large amounts of energy while letting the music permeate from our souls. There were a few technical difficulties; the guitar amps fading in and out due to a failed wire, and the kick drum moving away from my double kick pedal due to the fact I forgot to tighten the clamp (whoops), and the low end bass coming unplugged for a short time...as Chris stated "if we didn't have technical difficulties we wouldn't be a band". Overall we felt awesome about our performance, everything sounded great on stage and the reviews from the crowd say the same. Hopefully the crowd enjoyed our energy and fed off of it for the rest of the evening.
13 Day Mission - 001(most of it :) )
Next to take the stage was Fight Amputation. These guys, and girl, are a four piece from New Jersey that is making their rounds touring the southern US. Their music was very powerful and in your face for the entire set. Both guitarists and the bass player all took turns on the mic screaming intensely to match the level of the music. I could not hear the lyrics or the separation of the different instruments very well due to the acoustics of Lenny’s. The band still sounded great on stage, but with some tweaking and better acoustics the sound would have been that much more powerful. The band was really into their music and the crowd was jamming. I personally liked the sound theY was create and wish them luck on their future tour dates.
Fight Amp - The camera kept failing so not too much footage from these guys :(
Third in the line up to display their talent as musicians was Blood Vessels. From what I understand these guys have not been playing together very long and only had a limited amount of material to present to the crowd, but what was present was very well done for such a short time together as a band. I could tell there was some uncomfortable moments during their set due to the limited practice time they have had together, but they did a great job on stage. The sound for this band was a bit clearer, and you could hear the different instruments a lot more distinctly. This could be due to the nature of the music being a bit more laid back and less distorted than the other bands playing, or it could be that they are very good at leveling out their gear. The lead singer/guitarist did a decent job as lead man, interacting with the other band members during the jamming parts of the music. The only thing I could have used more of is drumming diversity. The drummer kept the beat well and was never off with his kick and snare hits, but as a drummer, I am always looking for something more than someone just doing their job of keeping time behind the rest of the band. Good set from these guys regardless.
The Blood Vessels - IQ of 71
Finally we have Light Pupil Dilate to take the stage and rip it apart. I had previously met these guys a few weeks ago when they came to see us play at the Star Bar, but this was my first time seeing them perform and I was far from disappointed. The bass guitarist informed us earlier in the evening that he had been sick for the past week or so, but in spite of illness he pushed forward and they all put on a great show. When I talk about more than just doing your job keeping time as a drummer, Light Pupil Dilate’s drummer is the essence of non-boredom. I was very entertained watching him roll all over the kit with well timed and clean fills throughout the set. The guitarist and bass player also sounded great individually as well as how it sounded all together. The band played a total of 7 songs and every single one of them was written to tear your face off. The execution of the ownage was very well done and the stage presence of each member was stellar.
Light Pupil Dilate - Twinkly
Overall the evening was filled with great music and good times with the crowd and other bands attending the show. I look forward to seeing where all of these bands go in the future and possibly playing another show with any of the bands that performed last evening.
- Steven "oriax" Mosley
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