Dredg / AxCx 04.18.2009

#17
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Dredg
Torche
Sonar Club Stage

I missed the first opener and got there minutes before Torche came on. I bought two of the other early Dredg cds from the cute mustachioed merch guy and found a spot in the back corner where I thought I could remain unmolested. Unfortunately I guess a lot of other people thought the same thing plus it was the only way to get to the bar so I think almost every person in the room ran into me at some point. Anyway, I liked Torche a little better than the first time I saw them, but think they're still not really my thing.
By this point, it was getting pretty steamy in the room and there was zero air circulation so by the time Dredg came on it was almost unbearable. Gavin said he likes the heat in the club though. They also mentioned that AxCx was playing next door, which was kinda funny. Dredg's new album hasn't actually come out yet, but they did play a handful of new songs which were all great. With about five songs remaining, I had to go out in the hall because I couldn't stand the heat anymore. So from there I got to hear my favorite which mentions the color of my car as well as a few other old favorites. Then I headed around the corner to the Talking Head (a/k/a the back room of Sonar).

#18
Anal Cunt
Strong Intention
Talking Head Club

The Talking Head is actually a way better space than the Club Stage, except for the in-room bathroom which makes everything smell like piss. Although it was cooler so it wasn't exactly like the NYC subway in the summer. I've seen Strong Intention's name on a lot of shows but I don't think I've ever seen them before. Apparently it's just some dudes I've seen at Jaxx - some as recently as last Sunday's Napalm Death show. I thought they were pretty good - all the songs were pretty much just as fast and loud as possible.
Finally, well after midnight Anal Cunt came on. Seth is looking rough - like Lemmy on a bad day. No sweatpants this time though. Gavin from Dredg and their cute merch guy did come over to watch, so that was cool. Not much to say about AC except they played a lot longer than the first time I saw them - almost an hour - which is pretty impressive. When I was leaving there was a huge crowd of people who must have been coming from that club down the street (the one in that really narrow building) and I have no idea what was going on but there was an ambulance, cops on horseback, cops with batons out yelling at people, paddy wagons, etc. Definitely time to go home.