Nov 20 : "About Money" - Wombo (Louisville)

WILD SYNTAX

It hits you directly right away: the overpowering drums, the abrasive stylings in the vocals, and the loud disjointed instrumentals. ... Then a few minutes later they'll be smooth and mellow.

This versatile band is Louisville band Wombo. I saw them do a show, opening up Underground Arts one evening a couple weeks ago. But then they'd just as quickly snap back to the loud staccato drums and the wild vocals. This was much more than what we hear on their Bandcamp page. On November 1 the drums ruled the show.

Wombo is Sydney Chadwick, Joel Taylor, and Cameron Lowe. Here is the second track from their 2017 album, "Staring at Trees". The song is titled "About Money", and it features some of the band's unsettling lyrics:

So Wombo is still on tour, and it doesn't look like they'll be heading back east soon. But here is the click to their Facebook page: Wombo on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

Nov 03 : "Chevrolet Van" - The Nude Party (Boone + Catskills)

NOT NEEDING A PLAN B

My second time actually seeing "The Nude Party". They did a great show in Philly last Friday at a packed Underground Arts. The Boone NC (originally from Boone, more recently in The Catskills) band is on tour right now hitting a bunch of major cities. I had seen them a couple years ago in Brooklyn doing a middle-of-the-night show at Baby's Alright. They were a seven-piece band this time around; pretty sure six-piece when I saw them before.

They played new work including one of their most recent songs, "Chevrolet Van" which was the climax that closed out their show. The song is about advice that they, as young musicians, receive from older, well-meaning people ::: that they've gotta have a "plan B" in life (a job), because they'll never be able to make it past 21 trying to live off their music. ::: So here's the video version of the song that includes their clever visual response to those nay-sayers :::

If you're interested in seeing them live, they'll be doing a show on Tuesday night at The Bowery Ballroom on November 5. Otherwise, you can check out their Facebook page where you can watch for their next tour and read their very unique bio. ::: The Nude Party on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

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p.s. ... Nov 10 ::: At the beginning of the post I mentioned that this was the second time I "actually" saw the band. There was another time in between where I actually showed up to hear them play; but I freaked out not liking the venue where they wound up (my first time there), and, after staying a little while, left before they started their show.