----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 9:27 AM Subject: [313] Adult Trans Am Thoughts
> Hey all; > > Any thoughts or reviews of the ADULT/Trans AM show in Detroit last night? > > cheers > > P.V Chiming in a bit late on this one, but they just played DC last night, so there you have it. :) First off, the economy of shows is completely whack when I only had to pay $10 to see three great bands last night, and I usually have to pay that much to see local DJs. El Guapo were very tight. A good 3-piece, with everyone playing lots of different instruments, and a very healthy dose of electronics on-board. Both El Guapo and Trans Am used a Nord Lead 2, and seemed to have an awful lot of fun with the wooden pitch-bend knob. We only caught the last few songs of the first set, but I'd definitely go to see 'em again. ADULT was ADULT. Not too much to say. Lots of tight electroclash in their uniquely punkish way. It was a lot of fun to see them live, and hear some new material. Does anyone know what song has really fast vocals and every verse end with "Stop"? That was a really nice track, and I didn't recognize it. Their music really carries over well to a live performance, even if it's very laptop-driven, probably because they're both obviously still doing something. Trans Am really stole the show though. They opened up with 2 drummers and 2 keyboards, then pretty much everyone switched instruments throughout the show. The drumming was really energetic throughout, and the more-than-healthy dose of Nord was beautiful. It would have been interesting to see the same show in Detroit too, since the home towns are inverted for ADULT and Trans Am. I think maybe 30 people in the fairly large audience knew who ADULT were here. It was a very indie-rock crowd. Tristan ------------------- http://www.mp313.com <- Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
