[DID NOT ATTEND: April 28 & 29 2023] Restorations / Space Cadet / Orbit
Restorations was scheduled to pay one Philly Date (hometown date) in 2020, which was cancelled. These two shows aren’t exactly rescheduled shows, but they kind of are.
And, I didn’t hear a single thing about them until long after they were sold out.
I saw them open for Band of Horses six years ago, and they were great. Like with many opening bands, I thought it would be great to see them headline (especially in a small place like Johnny Brenda’s).
I would have absolutely gone to one (or both) of these shows.
The first night was billed as New and Old Songs. The second night was billed as LP2
For the first night, they played songs from LP2, LP3, LP 5000 and Restorations as well as some new songs.
The second night they played all of LP2 and some other new songs.
They haven’t really done anything since 2019. I’m not sure if it was a hiatus or what, but it sure seems like they are back.
Space Cadet is from Massachusetts. It’s a little hard to find details about them. But this review from Geoff Wilbur Music is pretty succinct
The songs on Space Cadet‘s Lion on a Leash (available digitally and on vinyl) recall the jangly, energetic radio-friendly rock of Harvey Danger and Semisonic. Vocalist Matt Hock and guitarist David Walsh were two-fifths of punk rock outfit The Explosion, and a bit of that frantic punk energy can be found powering Space Cadet’s songs, as well.
They play catchy pop rock with an edge.
Orbits (not to be confused with about six other similarly named bands (they are not The Orbits, Orbit, Orbital or Atom & the Orbits) are from Philly and Cleveland. Clevescene says
With Orbits, Toby Reif (the Sidekicks) and Maxwell Stern (Signals Midwest, Timeshares, Meridian) expand upon the music they explored with their previous bands. And yet, Orbits’ densely layered vocals, down-tuned guitars, synthesizers, and odd timings position the record as “a unique vessel for exploring ideas well outside the realm of their past output,” as it’s put in a press release.
The guitars are loud and a little sloppy (not exactly sloppy, but noisy and unpolished). The vocals are too (with cool loud harmonies). The songs are short. It’s a fun record and probably a fun live show.
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