SOUNDTRACK: CHERRY GLAZERR-NonCOMM (May 15, 2019).
A couple of years ago I had a pass to NonComm, but ultimately I decided not to go. I had never been to World Cafe Live and, while it sounded like a fun time, it was just so many mid-week nights and lots of leaving early, that it sounded more exhausting than fun.
I have now been to World Cafe Live and I can imagine that the (less divaish) bands are hanging around talking to people (and radio personalities) which is probably pretty cool.
I loved the idea of these sorta personal concerts, too. But I have since come to see that they are 20-45 minutes tops. Hardly worth driving 90 minutes for.
But now that the sets are available to stream after the show, there’s no need to go.
The year I was going to go there were a bunch of artists I was excited to see. This year there weren’t as many.
Although Cherry Glazerr is a band I’d like to check out.
Cherry Glazerr is a Los Angeles trio who formed in high school. The blurb notes:
They’ve been known to keep a social and political message at the forefront of their songs, confronting the misogyny that’s too prevalent in their scene — and in our culture. At one point, frontwoman Clementine Creevy turned her back to the microphone, leaned back limbo-style, jumped up and down — and didn’t miss a beat. That’s what frustrated feminist punk looks like in 2019 according to Cherry Glazerr.
They totally rock as well, cramming six songs into 20 minutes.
They open with feedback and drums that settles into “Ohio” –a distorted lumbering catchy song with Creevy’s vocals riding along the top. I love the unusual riff that accompanies the song after the verses. The solo is simple but very cool.
“Self-Explained” is slower with a cool vocal line in the verses. It has a tempo that demands a big build up. And the guitar solo fills that in really well. “Wasted Nun” has some more great buzzing guitars and thumping drums over a simple but satisfying punk riff.
“Daddi” changes the dynamic of things with whispered creepy-sounding lyrics and a quiet guitar melody for the verses. The big pounding chorus changes things up dramatically.
Those three songs come from their new album, while the final two come from their previous album, Apocalipstick. “Apocalipstick” has a big powerful riff and turns out to be a rocking instrumental–it’s as good as the title of the song.
They end with “Told You I’d Be With The Boys,” a song with a cool riff and some nifty guitar licks as well. I also like the vocal tricks that Creevy uses on this track. And the way it ends is a total blast.
It’s a great set and makes me want to see them next time they’re playing more than 20 minutes!
[READ: May 27, 2019] “Ross Perot and China”
The title of this story was just so evocative. I couldn’t imagine where Lerner would go with this.
And so as I started reading it, I had to wonder, is the main character Ross Perot? Is that a young Ross Perot on a boat, drinking Southern Comfort in a man-made lake? It sure could be. Or maybe the young lady he’s with is Ross Perot’s daughter?
So that when the young lady slips off the boat unnoticed and he can’t find her, I wondered–where is this going?
Well, soon enough it is revealed that Ross Perot is not a character in the story, he is more of an abstract idea. (more…)
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After Ex Pilots and the obnoxious guy who was talking about how much he didn’t like Cherry Glazerr, a new guy behind me popped up who was a truly crazy fan. He said he was going to start crying as soon as singer Clementine Creevy came out. He also shouted her name and said “I love you” about six times. It wasn’t scary stalker territory but I could see how she could have been unnerved by him. He sang/screamed too loudly for a bunch of songs and then I think people got him to calm down (it’s a small venue after all).
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