First up was Relationships who played an exceptionally good set, sounding a lot harder and cool than ever previously. Their slower song with the lyrics "I'm not yr friend, and I never wanted to be" is maybe their best and it ruled here. Early on they played really fast and tough with lots of noise and kept it up later to some extent, tough they did get "twinkly" or whatever. The vocals were cool throughout, rough and not completely nailed to the melody. Relationships was really good and standing like inches away from them due to the cramped quarters of the Roup basement made it even better.
Triangle & Rhino played second. Jake Lexso had hurt his hand falling from a ladder when roofing and couldn't play guitar though, so this was a set of synths and drums only and the only set like this that they would ever play live. Despite the lack of guitar the stuff they played sounded a lot like their normal set only slower and all electronics. The vocals were muffled and Jake sounded like a psychopath singing through a ballgag. The sound was maybe too compressed or something, but it was pretty great.
When Triangle & Rhino was finishing up a guy from Forget the Times was at the door. The cops had come and asked us to shut down the show due to noise complaints; it was a weeknight. Unfortunately the other two bands, Forget the Times and Skinless Boneless never got to play. It made sense for Skinless Boneless, who always seem to get shut down by authority figures, but Forget the Times was on tour and I never got to see them. Hopefully they'll come back and maybe not play the Shop.
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