This silly blog has led me to the most random show situations. I have been to some shows that are so clearly not my scene, for the sake of a review. Hardcore punk shows are definitely not my scene and this show wasn't terribly hardcore but it was very punk.
On January 30th, I attended a friend’s birthday show. The event was held in Korova's basement for the last of the Sunday Funday shows they were hosting. It was also the first time my friend's high school band had played in six years; they are called The Sinix. How can I describe this show with the most impact? About a week and a half after the show a man stopped all conversation by saying "Thanks for ruining my club" my friend replied with "My pleasure" then they proceeded to talk about paying for damages for broken amps that had given their lives during the show. To say the least this was a very intense punk show. When Sober Daze, from Austin, played I could tell they were pretty well known. They had weird hair and wore typical punk clothes and people were singing along and walking around in circles while pushing each other to the songs. So this is what I was expecting to happen during the Sinix performance and that is exactly what happened, amplified.
The show may have started out mic’ed, but somewhere in there the band lost all their microphones and were just shouting lyrics into the crowd. The crowd obviously knew all the words and shouted back. There were people jumping on the pipes of the Korova basement, pulling them down to the point that the band had to ask them to stop. Beer was spilled all over the linoleum flooring, to the point that people were slipping and falling on top of each other. There were more people from the audience crowding on stage than band members. What can I say about the music? I don’t know, every song sounded the same to me. But what would I know; I never heard the band before that day. There were a few dozen people there that did hear the difference and knew all the words to every song. Like I said, this four piece punk band had not played a show together in over six years. That means these songs were written seven or eight years ago and yet they had dedicated fans, as if they played a shows frequently. I would say for over half the show their microphones were not working. Eventually they were taken away; but ask anyone who was there and they would agree that the microphones were not needed anyway. The show was great without them. It was a perfect reunion/birthday show for the singer of The Sinix and everyone that participated. At the end of the show, as people were walking away I asked someone what they thought of the show and all he could say was, “it was beautiful, it felt beautiful”. punk kids.
