Dirty Beaches

While Cold Cave delighted fans downstairs the sonically disparate but similarly moody Dirty Beaches and SISU played to a sold out crowd in the more intimate upstairs area of the Echo.

Translating much of the material off of his later releases, Hungtai was accompanied by a second multi-instrumentalist onstage to create a feverish performance that was at once both chaotic and meticulously rehearsed. Transitions from track to track were seamless and even though the two musicians onstage weren

Elements of their performance proved intriguing, namely the seemingly telepathic relationship between the two band members, exchanging thoughts through the twiddling of knobs and output of screeches.

Bush Hall, London on October 10, 2011

Opening the night’s festivities was Oxnard’s Catwalk, fresh off a series of supporting dates with indie rockers the Pains of Being Pure at Heart.

Waldorf Hotel, Vancouver, Canada

The evening was a bleak and uncomfortable affair and it was clear from the crowd response that more than a few folks found the grim vibes off-putting.