Last night, local rockhounds METZ played a free show down at Parts & Labour to a packed house. It was pretty funny to see the contrast between the upstairs being chock-full of people trying to out-hipster each other, and downstairs in the darkness with the loud punk bands. It's quite possible the hipsters had infiltrated the basement as well (well I know they did), but the darkness hid their aviator sunglasses and plaid shirts well enough for me to be content. I nearly lost hearing in my right ear because I was standing close to the monitor, which was blasting probably 150 decibels into my face as the singer kept begging for more volume. Fuck that. I took control of the situation that the inept sound guy couldn't handle, and turned the speaker 90 degrees so that the stage actually had a monitor facing it. What a bunch of idiots. There must have been close to 200 people in the audience, yet no one else with a clue about sound. Guess who didn't ask for any more volume after my fix? I actually enjoyed the first band a lot after fixing the situation. My reward? Paying $15 for two delicious beers.
Metz killed it with their signature squealing, punk kicks and screamypants' vocal wailings. Thanks guys for whispering a couple of sweet nothings in the bouncer's ear to let us in to the packed joint a little earlier. They had guitar amp trouble a couple of times, but the drummer stayed steady enough that most of the drunks didn't even notice the snafus. Good work. I bootlegged a couple of songs, and if they turn out, I'll post them online for your listening pleasure.
Large campfires are magical.
Clips:
Modest Mouse - Dramamine (live in the Netherlands, 2010)
METZ - Negative Space (music video)
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