[DID NOT ATTEND: April 30, 2022] Typhoon / Carm / The Ophelias
I saw Typhoon back in 2018 and the show was amazing. They were so good live, that I knew I’d want to see them again. Although actually, playing Underground Arts seemed like too small of a stage for their show (I saw them at Union Transfer last time).
Their brand of orchestral rock is really powerful and moving. It’s interesting how much singer Kyle Morton sounds like Andy Shauf–that same kind of almost marble mouthed delivery that IU don’t quite understand but kind of makes you lean in to hear.
I was pretty excited to see them again, but then I found out that Born Ruffians, a Canadian band that I really like was playing Johnny Brenda’s the same night. So I opted to see the band that I’d never seen rather than the one I’d seen before.
I hadn’t heard of Carm.
Carm turns out to be CJ Camerieri, the horn-playing co-founder of chamber ensemble yMusic, who I have seen.
Carm has played with just about everybody (from Yo La Tengo to Sufjan Steven to Bon Iver). Carm doesn’t sing–most of his songs are instrumental–but he does have guest vocalists on the record. Does that mean he would only play instrumnetals or would he bring along someone else to sing?
I guess I won’t know.
The Ophelias are an interesting band
I love the origin story that Wikipedia gives for The Ophelias
The Ophelias are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The group first met at a time when each were independently serving as the “token girl” in various male-fronted bands from their hometown. “Coming from varied musical backgrounds (ranging from garage-rock, to surf, to opera), the distinct talents and influences of each member collided in unexpected ways at the band’s first rehearsal. It was here the band discovered that their chemistry wasn’t rooted in a shared musical reference point, but in the creative relief from the expected censorship of being a side person.”
Although a more recent review notes
Initial press claimed the band was made up of former “token girls” in their Ohio bands. Now, the Ophelias return as two women, one newly-joined non-binary bassist, and one trans male drummer.
Their music is a kind of orchestral folk. I’m not sure how they would play all the extra instruments live. They’d probably be interesting to see.
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