One of the saving graces of the
mid-'00s for this writer was the Brooklyn-based Made Out of Babies.
And while I enjoyed the frantic vocal histrionics of frontwoman Julie
Christmas, it was actually the powerful, steadfast burl brought on by
guitarist Brendan Tobin, bassist Cooper and drummer Matthew Egan that
made the connection for me. I listened the shit out of their tunes.
Now, come to find that Christmas decided to go about her own
business, leaving the rest of the dudes to make a (now obvious) plea
for Seattle's own Megan Tweed (The Family Curse) to join up and
vocalize. After giving Bad Powers'
debut album a few dozen spins, it was clear why they had made the
choice: everything that I had loved about Made Out of Babies was
still there, if not improved upon, and this new vocalist was bringing
it all to the forefront and, at the same time, making it all her own. Now they are making their Seattle debut tonight at The Comet to
close out Choicefest II, and there is no lack of talent on this bill.
SRG
and yours truly have gushed time and time again over the beautiful
tones wrought by headliners Lozen.
Their most recent work, Para
Vida, was perhaps my
favorite local album released in the last year, and is still a
regular on the ol' turntable. And Tacos! are
quickly becoming one of our favorite local bands. Both of these duos
bring a sound many times larger and more impressive than many bands
with double their numbers.
Elk Rider make a return appearance to Choicefest to kick the whole thing off, only adding to one of the more solid bills we've seen in these parts this year. It's honestly hard to decide who we are most excited to see. Adam, damn it, you did it again.
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