Rock Trifecta
This week, Columbus was lucky enough to host a veritable Rock Trifecta across 30 or so hours spanning Monday & Tuesday.
The Monday night show at Bourbon Street was super-fantastic. Cheap Dates, who were completely new to me, kicked it off right with some tight punky garage/surf-type rock with a sorta Halloween theme (it was a Halloween show, after all). Definitely psyched to see those guys again. The night ended locally as well, with The Feelers, whose amped-up jams suited the post-1 a.m. hour just right. Sandwiched between the two local acts were two (count 'em) bands from France: The Magnetix and Sonic Chicken 4. Magnetix battled through some equipment problems to deliver some solid, spastic rock. The duo (the ever-fashionable guitar and drums) has a few shows left in their North American tour, so if you get the chance to catch 'em, do it.
The revelation of Monday night was Sonic Chicken 4, and luckily whoever schedules these things was smart enough to have them stay over in Columbus for a set Tuesday evening in Used Kids, cause they're really great. They were solid Monday and Tuesday, kicking out their seemingly-perfect blend of rock, pop, guitar riffs, noise, and xylophone. Unfortunately, it looks like they've finished their U.S. tour, but they've got a new record coming out on the 12th via In The Red Records that promises to be a keeper.
Leg Three of the Rock Trifecta wound back to Bourbon Street Tuesday night for a bill headlined by the mighty Psychedelic Horseshit (whose praises I continue to sing to anyone who'll listen). The Blank Tapes (or, more correctly, Matt of the Blank Tapes) opened with a really chill set of acoustic tunes. P.H. really capped off the two days' worth of music properly, with what I guess you could call an "intimate" set that ruled from start to finish. Horseshit has just started out on a fairly extensive U.S. tour that will also feature what's apparently the final live shows of Pink Reason, so be sure to catch them when they come to your town.
