Semi Social Calendar This Past Week

There were about a million great shows that I missed this week: Goatwhore at Europa (friend review: "One of the best bands I've seen this year"), Buzzov'en at Public Assembly (friend review: "pretty close to great"), The Vibrators at the Bell House, etc. However I did have the extreme pleasure of attending several shows. I got out to see Accept and Kings X at BB Kings on Monday. As expected, Kings X went on at 7:53 for an 8pm time slot. Vocalist Doug Pinnick (pictured right) requested the AC be shut off for the sake of his voice; the club complied and we all got sweaty! But in the mood of the set, they were upbeat and spot on. Kings X reminds me of a mellower, more heavily grooved Queens of the Stone Age, but originating years and years prior. They are a band that probably never made a ton of money, but are amazing players and always put their heart into their shows. Satisfaction level: 4/5, Surprise level 2/5. Next: Accept took the stage with new vocalist Mark Tornillo. This could have been wrong, jokelike, corny, cover band-ish--I mean it really had the potential to be terrible. I know Tornillo has been with them for more than a year now, and by the way, their new album Blood of the Nations is GREAT but a presence like Udo Dirkschneider's gotta be missed, no? Hell no! Purists, don't sell yourself short of a great time, expand your horizons and go see Accept- you'll have a blast!! Tornillo, who hails from NJ; has pulled this off perfectly! He had been the vocalist for TT Quick - a band that never really got it's due back in the day.

I always thought TT Quick were great- but may have ended up a casualty of the rabid rise of the thrash era (which they weren't a part of). If you're really an 80's metal fan and are unfamiliar, find yourself the track "Child of Sin" from their EP that was on Megaforce Records, you won't regret it! Regardless, Accept were extremely tight - that's them pictured at left, played a killer set and had the choreographed guitar square dance down pat. Satisfaction Level: 6/5 (yes...!), Surprise Level: 4/5- super! I was also fortunate enough to see Laurie Anderson  (photo credit: Leland Brewster) performing her piece Delusion at BAM on Thursday. It's a multi media presentation divided into about a dozen distinct pieces utilizing visuals, sound, spoken word, recorded and live music and effects. She covered such subjects as Time, Rain, Days, Sleeping Penguins and how to fake giving birth to a dog. Anderson's dry wit punctuates throughout, her stark observations of life and how humans are in it is revealing of her own world, and enticing enough to suck you into it. Her theory on who will own the moon is delicious. A thought provoking, well produced and broadly satisfying event! On Saturday night, Batillus, Kowloon Walled City and Liturgy performed at The Acheron, my favorite new venue. Batillus are local heroes, incredibly varied and textured for a self described doom band, and are gripping live - check them out the next time they're playing. Kowloon Walled City was nearly a continent away from their digs in San Francisco, but were right at home conquering the stage in Brooklyn. The show at the Acheron was the final show of their tour, and topping off the set was Liturgy. It was a good sized crowd, and an outstanding show on all counts, all the way down to the music in between bands, and ginger ale at the bar! Ginger ale is not in as high a demand as you would think!  If you'd like to check out Batillus or Kowloon Walled City somewhere other than the links above, they will both be performing "LIVE" on the Fun Machine on WFMU this week; to be exact, Tuesday, October 5th from Noon to 3 pm. As the fortune cookie says: A promise of happy time awaits! Photos: all right side= Batillus; left side = Kowloon Walled City.

Comments

[By-Tormann]

agree on TT Quick: was in the same gig-orbit as TTQ just as i was hanging up the curly guitar cord. got to see those lads - really good guitarist & presence, felt they could crack it big, haven't thought of them since, guess they're still at it - wunnerful, thanks

[sağlık]

Thanks for the constructive feedback :) regarding the Overworld limitations and linearity, I only felt it limited in the sense that you aren't truely able to 'explore' fully in the way that could in other Zelda games - remember the underground caverns you could once find? - and quite frankly I miss that and it is basically linear in the sense that your destination is already chosen, yes you are still exploring and in a wonderful new way but this Overworld 'Transport' also highlights the limitations of what Nintendo can do with a 3D Zelda game on the DS but what they 'have' achieved is still impressive and I do acknowledge that fully.