What’s better than a concert? A concert for a good cause, of course! March 17th was a fundraising show for the residents of Crab Park Tent City, with all proceeds going towards greatly needed supplies, such as clothing, sleeping bags, and toiletries — all organized by Guile.Freak Dream was up first. They manage a really eclectic blend of genres, at one moment industrial techno-punk, and funky noise-rock the next. Their stated influences include Nine Inch Nails, Grimes, and Prince. I recognized a bit of The Prodigy in there, Rage Against the Machine in the vocal performances of a few songs, and even some Geddy Lee-like high notes. They played with silence and minimalism the most out of the four acts; they would drop out all sound besides a few gentle beats, then slam back at full force, bringing the energy of the mosh pit falling and rising with them. They got in, they shredded, and they got the mosh pit bouncing like they were trying to stomp a hole through the floor.&n
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MODERN CLASSIC PROG ROCK: The Vintage Caravan is an anomaly in that the trio from Álftanes, Iceland is one of the more conventional sounding bands to emerge from the land that prizes oddball individuality that the rest of the world happens to latch onto.
Monuments sees the trio five albums in and taking their classic rock (Led Zeppelin, Rush, Deep Purple, Cream, Black Sabbath) and seismic metal influences (High on Fire, Mastodon, The Sword) and ratcheting up the mix with improved hooks, anthemic choruses, and other conventional tools that result in a record that possesses more infectious qualities, more for the listener to hang their hat on, more for listeners to come back to, and, most importantly, more to draw the listener back in.