[DID NOT ATTEND: May 13, 2022] The Menzingers / oso oso / Sincere Engineer
I have seen The Menzingers twice. The first time I missed most of their set. The second time I was in a terrible location and the sound was dismal. I told myself that I really wanted to see one good set with them.
They play Philly all the time, but I think I might just be over seeing them. I feel like I’ve been shut out of seeing them enough (and I’ve got a bad taste in my mouth from the crowd last time), that maybe I don’t need to see this mythical third show anymore
Especially if Oso Oso is the support band.
I saw them open for The Front Bottoms and said
I’m not sure if I was annoyed by the crowd (SO CROWDED) or what but I found oso oso to be one the most meh band I’ve seen on a long time. I really felt nothing for them. …
Their music was fine–occasionally catchy but not really memorable and I found that I really didn’t like the lead singer’s voice. It wasn’t bad or awful, it just didn’t seem to fit the music and I found myself enjoying their instrumental sections a ton more.
Someone near me said that they thought he was so stoned he couldn’t sing right. He did seem like he was a little off, including his weird between song banter and chants. But maybe he’s just a weird guy.
I haven’t heard of Sincere Engineer, but listening to her now I’m blown away. I love her/their stuff. The band is from Chicago and the blurb says
Deanna Belos has been a fixture in the Chicago punk scene since she was in Junior High, attending shows, singing along, and raising hell in general. But she was more than just a face in the crowd, Deanna was a radiant friend to all, and at some point she picked up a guitar and made a different contribution to the Chicago underground scene: her own music under the name Sincere Engineer. Over the last couple years we’ve encouraged her to keep writing songs and she surprised us all by assembling a great band and recording an impressive album. Her debut, “Rhombithian”, was produced by Matt Jordan (You Blew It!, Dowsing, etc.) and pairs the sounds of Chicago punk and the youthful Midwest “emo revival” movement. No one is more excited about music than Sincere Engineer, and Deanna plans to play a lot of shows and bring her infectious energy to the rest of the planet in support of “Rhombithian”.
She plays grungey emo pop punk stuff. With a heavy grungey guitar. But what sets Sincere Engineer apart is Deanna’s voice–a snarl that doesn’t detract from her natural melody. It’s the perfect voice for these songs. Plus she has a song called “Corn Dog Sonnet No.7”
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