Bill Keough ‘The Slow Get Up’ review at The Noise
Drone-y and kinda minimal post-punk with an almost Krautrocky tidiness to the beat. It’s pretty audacious to open up with a song as repetitive as “I Know Where You’ve Been,” but Keough actually cracks the mold halfway through for a ripping guitar solo and some snotty, corrosive vox. And that’s the trick, here. You think it’s one thing, and then it’s something else entirely. “Self Doubt” has the ’80s indie-roar of Husker Du, “3:32 AM” is pure Pixies, “Back to Punk Rock” has the ragged beat and space-acid guitar of Chrome, etc. Something new around every corner, anchored by Keough’s mopey, Black Planet sensibility. “Deliver the Goods” is the killer of the bunch, though. It sounds like somebody hit Marc Bolan in the head with a frying pan seconds before T Rex hit the stage but he played the gig anyway, blood dripping through his corkscrew hair. I didn’t expect much, given the cover – it’s a dude’s hand, that’s it – but I got plenty. This dude knows what’s up.
Chris Evil & the Taints ‘Blackout’ review in The Noise
New Bedford’s Chris Evil & the Taints play a variety of hardcore punk that would have fit snuggly among the mid-’80s Taang! Records roster. They would not have been out of place on a bill with The F.U.s, The Freeze, and The Lemonheads. This reboot is a refreshing change of pace. While the Boston rock underground has been in the midst of a garage/psych revival and the alternative rock scene has been rediscovering the ’90s, this version of straight-ahead punked-up rock has been sadly neglected. Chris Evil & the Taints aim to fill that void. Though the range on these 11 tracks is fairly narrow, they hit on a whole variety of key touchstones. “Muscle of Love” brings to mind early Angry Samoans with a smidge less snottiness. “Baby Please Come Home” is pulled straight from Social Distortion’s Prison Bound-era catalog, with a dose of Alice Cooper mixed in for good measure.
Bill Keough at The Parlour
opening for Hutch and Kathy of The Thermals
The Parlour
North Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm
Allysen Callery at Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead
A Beatles Benefit For UCCM and Music In Our Schools
with Britt Connors, John Fuzek, Annabelle Lord-Patey, Kyle Morgan, Ethan Roberts, Scrambled Eggs, T Max and Bird Mancini
Universal Universalist Church of Marblehead
28 Mugford Street
Marblehead, MA
7:30pm
Baylies Band at Jimmy’s Saloon
with Jealous F*$k and Ioneye
Jimmy’s Saloon
Memorial Blvd.
Newport, RI
9pm
The McGunks and Deadlands at Jimmy’s Saloon
with Javier & Los Dishdogs and Hellbound
Jimmy’s Saloon
Memorial Blvd
Newport, RI
8:30pm
Bob Kendall and Allysen Callery at The Parlour
with Kris Hansen and Steve Delmonico
The Parlour
North Main Street
Providence, RI
8pm
Nate Laban at Seacoast Rep Theater
Seacoast Rep Theater
Portsmouth, NH
The McGunks at The Beachcomber
with Salacious Crumb, Art Thieves, The Disquiets and Riki Rocksteady
The Beachcomber
Quincy, MA.
Black Oil Incinerator at Firehouse 13
with Balam and Black Pussy
Firehouse 13
Central St
Providence, RI
9pm