[DID NOT ATTEND: June 8, 2024] TAGABOW / Hotline TNT / Fib / Menu
This was my third missed show at the Ukie Club in a month. Each one is a show I really wanted to go to. Although as it turns out, this one was probably the least most interesting one of the three. I was mostly interested in seeing Hotline TNT who I’ve really been enjoying over the last few months.
TAGABOW I hadn’t heard of until the Slide Away Festival in Aptil–their set was really good (having seen the video).
The other two bands I hadn’t heard of at all. They are new(ish) indie bands from Philly.
The night’s tickets went to Palestinian Relief, so I didn’t mind getting a ticket since the money went to a good cause.
On the night of I just decided I didn’t really want to go to a full night of bands, even if I would have liked it. And, watching the videos below, I think I would have.
TAGABOW (They Are Gutting a Body of Water) is a Philly-based shoegaze band that I’ve never heard of. They seem to be on the noisier side of shoegaze–heavier guitars, more wild distortion, extra noises. Wikipedia says that genres besides shoegaze that have influenced the band include drum and bass, breakcore, jungle, and reggaeton, which could certainly explain some of the noisier components.
Hotline TNT plays what I can only describe as classic shoegaze, which is definitely having a moment again. Unlike a lot of their contemporaries, they don’t really mess with the classic shoegaze vibe all that much–not adding elements at all. Their music warms my heart and I’d love to see them live.
Fib Philadelphia rock band. Logan, charlie, gage, and Damien. They play noisy, somewhat abrasive rock, with vocals!
I didn’t know Menu at all(they are rather hard to search for online as well). I enjoyed their set (from the video below) which is the kind of lurching, somewhat off-kilter indie rock that makes me happy. The first four songs are instrumental, but the fifth does have a few screamed words.
Rampaging post punk from Philadelphia, PA. Fast guitars like shooting laser blasters. Tracked at home. This most memorable Rock Band burns bright, quickly leaving you to wonder where it’s gone. We love T.V., just like we’re supposed to
And here’s videos of all four sets from Wallace, Watches!
TAGABOW full set from Wallace, Watches!
0:00 – Intro 0:32 – lude 1 2:24 – 63 skies 6:50 – lude 2 9:40 – texas instruments 11:40 – lude 3 13:49 – eightball 16:35 – lude 4 18:33 – violence I 22:15 – a wasp appears 24:15 – lude 5 27:00 – behind the waterfall 32:20 – closing
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