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Make-Out Room March 10, 2003 Review by Jake Thomas There were a lot more people at The Make-Out Room than I was expecting. I guess the local lads in Thee More Shallows are garnering a much larger following than I had expected. Not that they don't deserve it, they put on a damn fine show and I find their album to be quite good. Every time I see them, they make me think of a different band, and tonight it was Seam. Those that know me know how I love me some Seam (and I really dig the local band Ee that Sooyoung Park, the main dude behind Seam, joined up with. If you liked Seam you won't be disappointed with these lads), so hearing a band that reminds me of them is a terrific thing. There were a couple of times during the show that this girl from the crowd came up on the stage and sang back-up on some of the songs; in particular, some of the songs that have female backing vocals from the album, so it was quite fitting. I'm not sure if she is the one responsible for the vocals on the album also, but she had a lovely voice and really added to the sound. The highlight of their set was this new song that I had never heard before; started out with just the singer and some electronic bleeps and bloops, and then it went into a full blown rock song. Hopefully they will be or already have recorded some new material and this is part of it, cause I really want to hear it again. The main band on the evening was The Potomac Accord, on tour from St. Louis. I had heard a couple of MP3 tracks and decided to stick around. They were a four piece: drums, bass, piano/vocals, and violin/keyboards. The music was very heavy on the piano, and the guy playing it was easily one of the best I've ever seen in this sort of indie-band setting. The music came out like a cross between Godspeed You! Black Emporor and Radiohead, with a little Cursive-style emo thrown in. The only part I wasn't crazy about was the vocals, but they were okay some of the time - a little too much like Tim Kasher of Cursive, and he's about the only person I can handle singing like that. But all in all, I really enjoyed their show, especially watching the singer pound on that piano; really made most of those people who tinkeraway on keyboards in bands look so amateurish and piss poor musicians. --- Previous Thee More Shallows review and photos: Review & Photos - November 8, 2002 @ Hemlock Tavern ©2003 playinginfog.com |