Khruangbin, The Mattson 2 — April 3, 2018 at Terminal West
April 3, 2018
Terminal West in Atlanta
The Mattson 2 - layered guitars and lots of drums. They won the crowd over for sure. Khruangbin - hailing from Texas these guys sound like psychedelic surf rock meets the JB’s from another planet. if Quentin Tarantino hits them up for soundtrack work I will not be surprised. The hip hop sample medley toward the end of the set had everyone on their feet & losing their minds. I got 5 on it…. Wednesday April 4 2018 40watt, Athens GA Japanese Breakfast w/Snail Mail, Art School Jocks Art School Jocks - it’s been about a year. 2 new members. Big show opening for JB. They were timid between songs. Debra admitted mid show that they are still getting to know one another. They played a cover which I did not recognize. Turns out it was something off Green Day’s Dookie lp.. wow didn’t expect that. It was good to see them. Snail Mail - this was a big surprise. This reminded me somewhat of the Blake babies. The biggest difference is you have Lindsey Jordan who plays guitar. It definitely reminded me of mid 90’s indi rock. I’m struggling to find the right description. I was won over by the end of their set. Friday April 6 2018 529, Atlanta GA The Messthetics w/Motherfucker, Purkinje Shift, Dead Now 1st show in the newly expanded 529. Dead now - sounded great. 1st band to play on the new stage. Motherfucker - the band seemed to loud for the new system. There were a couple of moments where the PA went out. Did a great job chatting up the crowd while Danny was trying to get things sorted. Purkinje Shift - absolutely crushed it. Saw this band a lot in 90’s. Here they are like they never stopped playing. The messthetics -