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| Atlanta Live Q1 2016
I'm trying to see more live shows this year, so I thought I would take the opportunity to share my thoughts. There were a couple shows that I missed (like Scott Kelly and Pallbearer) because I was doing a lot of traveling for work, but hopefully I'll get to see more in Q2. Here are the performances I saw from January to March, ranked: | | 7 |  | Junglepussy
Pregnant With Success
Opener - Masquerade 3/27. While the quality of the music varied wildly (for every cool beat there was one of those annoying sirens that have become so popular in hip hop), Junglepussy herself clearly made it her mission to ensure that the crowd had a good time, projecting a cool demeanor and an effortless energy that made her a joy to watch and groove to. She also displayed a considerable degree of talent as a rapper, with a natural flow that can shift from mellow to frantic and back without missing a beat. 3.5/5 | | 6 |  | Scale the Summit
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Opener - Masquerade 3/24. With the exception of a surprisingly simplistic opener ("Blue Sun"), Scale the Summit mostly delivered the impressively intricate multi-guitar compositions they've come to be known for. The level of focus that the music required meant that the band didn't have much extra attention to spend engaging with the audience, which they tried to make up for by projecting a hit-and-miss selection of visuals behind them. Ultimately, Scale the Summit's impressively cohesive performance offered a consistently neat listen and the occasional interesting sight, but not much more. 3.5/5 | | 5 |  | Day Old Man
Prolapsed Brainus
Opener - Masquerade 1/15. The first of two bass-heavy doom metal bands I saw this quarter, Day Old Man follows in the tradition of stoner doom bands like Om and YOB, achieving a similar heaviness through a two-piece bass-and-drums setup. But Day Old Man manages to stand out by shifting frequently between different modes and riffs, making for quite the interesting listen. Also, they were dressed in long kimono-like robes and spandex tights, so that was kinda fun. 3.8/5 | | 4 |  | North
Light the Way
Opener - Masquerade 3/24. The second bass-heavy doom metal band of the quarter, North offers a more post-metal sound that takes cues from bands like Thou and Rosetta. Despite having only three members, they were able to achieve a remarkably full sound. Bassist Evan Leek deserves a lot of credit for creating such a solid foundation upon which guitarist Matthew Mutterperl can rest his twinkly, celestial guitar tones. North wasn't particularly exciting to watch, but when a band delivers such an engaging listen, that can be forgiven. 3.8/5 | | 3 |  | Le1f
Riot Boi
Headliner - Masquerade 3/27. Like opener Junglepussy, Le1f's performance had it's fair share of musical misses. But if Junglepussy's performance overall was fun, then Le1f's was a blast, and his high points were much higher. He can shift from spitting a coolly detached verse, to singing a bubbly melody, to belting out a primal scream, to voguing and shaking his ass, all while coming off like a total boss. He was in the zone from opener to encore, maintaining a controlled chaos that just begged the crowd to lose themselves in the performance. 4/5 | | 2 |  | Torche
Meanderthal
Headliner - Masquerade 1/15. This was the fourth time I've seen Torche live, and pretty definitively the worst of the four (albeit through no fault of their own). The mix was off throughout the entire set, drowning out Steve's vocals and everything Andrew was doing. But it was still a Torche show, meaning it was still loads of fun. The brand of poppy sludge that they play is near impossible not to headbang to, and they always have a lot of fun with their performance, bouncing around and sticking their tongues out, creating an infectiously gleeful mood. 4.2/5 | | 1 |  | Intronaut
The Direction of Last Things
Headliner - Masquerade 3/24. More than any other performer on this list, Intronaut put on a fuckin' show. The band displayed remarkably tight musicianship from start to finish. Given the complexity of their music, that kind of cohesion requires a lot of focus, so while they were clearly grooving and having fun, what made them really great to watch were the trappings they added to the show. Moving lights, lasers, and trippy visuals projected behind the band served as the perfect complement to Intronaut's music, and made for one of the more memorable shows I've seen. 4.7/5 | |
hesperus
03.28.16 | Two openers I saw that didn't make it onto the list because they're not in the database: Harvester, who opened for Intronaut/Scale the Summit/North and played mediocre, by-the-numbers metalcore; and Jeff Carey, who opened for Torche and played literal pure noise. Neither performance was really worth a damn. | Hep Kat
03.29.16 | let me get this straight...
u live in the fucking trap game Mecca...the fucking trap NIRVANA...
and u have seen 0% trap shows this year. wtf kinda nancyboy bitchfuck shit is this | Hep Kat
03.29.16 | also why the fuck did you copypasta pixiesfanyo's 5s from 2006 for your own...? | hesperus
03.29.16 | Lol wow |
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