Braveyoung

The Body & Braveyoung

North Carolinian post rock outfit Braveyoung are on tour with The Body throughout the US. They played a set of their own material then one song with The Body from their collaborative album "Nothing Passes."

Russian Circles

This show made me fall back in love with Russian Circles. I got into the band in 2006 (the only good thing pandora.com has ever done for me). They only had one album, a primitive website and a modest amount of friends on myspace. The band has since released two more albums, opened for Tool and Red Sparowes and now have a wider and more solidified fanbase.

I hadn't seen Russian Circles in over two years. I couldn't get in to their sold out show with Red Sparowes, and I was so let down by last year's Geneva album that I skipped their SF stop for that tour. Since then I've gotten over my disappointment, and the addition of Keelhaul was more than enough to see the band I once loved so dearly.

The band played a powerful and energetic set of epic, melodic, instrumental metal. They played with the confidence of bands twice their age. Mike Sullivan is a true master of the loop pedal, his timing is incredible. Not to mention ex-These Arms Are Snakes bassist Brian Cook playing keyboard and bass simultaneously, and Dave Turncrantz's expressive drumming.

An excerpt from the song 'Youngblood' to follow...

Bottom of the Hill 10/25/10

Red Sparowes

New Red Sparowes pictures look like old Red Sparowes pictures.

Dysrhythmia

Awesome mind-bending instrumental band featuring one of if not my favorite contemporary metal musicians; Colin Marston. I don't know how he does it. He must have a huge library of songs in his head to split time between 3+ active bands and as many instruments. He is also the engineering mastermind behind some amazing bands (Krallice, Castevet, Howling Wind etc.).

Room Of Vertigo video forthcoming...

Jakob

Jakob came all the way from New Zealand for Isis' last tour.