[ATTENDED: September 25, 2019] Derek Ted
I had never heard of Derek Ted when it was announced that he was opening for Pinegrove (along with Boyscott).
I arrived plenty early to get to Pinegrove because the show started at 7:30 and a lot of people didn’t show up until 8. So I was right up font when Derek Ted started. He came out and it was just him and his guitar.
He played the first song and it was fine. I didn’t love his voice but I thought the melody and lyrics were really nice.
After that first song, the rest of the band came out–another guitar, drums and bass. I can’t find any band member names online, but they added some amazing components to the music as you can hear in “Waves on the Lake.”
The drums were minimal and yet relatively complex–unexpected time changes and a bunch of song that ended abruptly with a smacking snare drum. (more…)
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