Whartscape 2007

Day 1:
We blew out a tire and almost died on the way to Whartscape. It was a 3 Hour delay on the side of I-95 60 miles outside Baltimore after which we got to deal with some goofy/sketch drugged up mechanic dudes. Arrived in Baltimore around 11 or so, just in time to catch all the main headliners (sans Growing):

Car Clutch


Ecstatic Sunshine
Ecstatic Sunshine - Perrier
Ecstatic Sunshine - Little Dipper Big Dipper


High Places

Cex

More stuff from day 2 on the way..

High Places @ Dead Herring 3/13/07

Went to a banger of a show at Dead Herring House on Friday. Really nice venue, very welcoming & friendly. About half as many people there than for Big A little a last month but still a decent amount. The line-up was as follows:

Video Hippos

Video Hippos - Kool Shades

stylistically speaking:

Japanther + Dan Deacon + Paper Rad = Video Hippos.
Sooo gooooooood.

Car Clutch

Car Clutch - Throwing Bricks
Car Clutch - We Just Passed the Truth
Car Clutch - Finally Perfect

Surprise act of the night. These guys were so G. Thumping azz beats and noisey synth licks. Ethan Swans rhythmic body jerking and Brendan Fowler's controlled lanky moves made it all the more intriguing.

Abe VigodaAbe Vigoda - Animal Ghosts
Abe Vigoda - Secret City

These inland empire natives elicited the most enthusiastic crowd response, or maybe it was cuz their music was the most rock-out-able. Either way they managed to get everybody siked on some up-tempo rawk while still managing to sound really creative and unique. It was also their first (definitely not last) time in the city.

High Places

What can I say about High Places other than that you have to go fucking see them right now. Watch out animal collective. High Places has their own brand of groovy squishy organic textured sound on lock. And its danceable. AND the girl is damn beautiful.


After the show it was off to the Silent Barn for a late night sweaty dance party hosted by my pals theserockspop. Great job guys! That shit was bumpn! Here are some pics: