[ATTENDED: February 24, 2023] Gladie
Otoboke Beaver had a different local band open for each of their shows on this tour. After the show I spoke to Gladie and they were really psyched to have been chosen to open.
This was actually the fourth time I was supposed to see Gladie. Most of the shows they were opening for someone and the show as postponed due to COIVD. So I was glad this one actually came through.
They don’t quite fit musically, but they were an excellent warm up. Gladie are a Philly-based band that was created out of the ashes of other Philly-based band. Singer Augusta Koch was the singer of beloved band Cayetana, who I only really found out about as they were breaking up (and who actually only put out two albums!).
The band also has Matt Schimelfenig and some other people who may or may not have been on stage that night.
Augusta Koch is clearly in charge of things. She is a fun frontwoman and made some funny comments about the show. She was saying how much she loves Underground Arts and how much it reminds her of the club in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (that’s pretty accurate). (more…)