First off, Artopia rules. Everyone support and respect this venue. Let's make it last.
Raptor City/Junction City/Ogden City's One Clean Life opened the show. This band is quickly finding its sound and its a good one: mid-tempoed tunes with catchy sing-a-longs and good humored lyrics (who can't appreciate a song like "No One Likes A Tweaker"?)
Seattle's This Time Tomorrow played next. Solid grind/crust/animal rights influenced hardcore. First shows in Salt Lake are always rough for bands lacking gratuitous breakdowns but after a less-than-ideal tour, TTT were more than happy to play to a receptive crowd of more than 4.
Grudge City supergroup, Collapse, played third. Featuring members of Cherem, Aftermath, City to City and Cool Your Jets expectations were high and at least for this guy, they were met with flying colors. Crowbar intro? Check. Gloomy integrity-ish riffs with blistering solos? Check. Tight, Cherem-esque breakdowns? Check. Trevor's glaring 90s rock influences shining through? Check. Collapse is the real deal.
Victims played last. I play in Victims and I'm not some jerk so I'm not going to write about myself. Here's Trevor...
After a false start (my fault, by the way. I needed to get the video camera up and running), Victims launched into their first live set in nearly a year. The lone new song (with the exception of the intro) was a great preview of things to come, and everyone in attendance was thrilled to hear the old Aftermath songs that had been pulled from the vault, especially 'Talk Shit, Get Hit'. Let's hope the 'only once a year' promise that Brook made a few weeks back was all talk, because Victims sound ready to be back in full effect.
Oh, and it was Brook's 28th Birthday and Ten Year Edge-iversary...Raptor City/Junction City/Ogden City's One Clean Life opened the show. This band is quickly finding its sound and its a good one: mid-tempoed tunes with catchy sing-a-longs and good humored lyrics (who can't appreciate a song like "No One Likes A Tweaker"?)
Seattle's This Time Tomorrow played next. Solid grind/crust/animal rights influenced hardcore. First shows in Salt Lake are always rough for bands lacking gratuitous breakdowns but after a less-than-ideal tour, TTT were more than happy to play to a receptive crowd of more than 4.
Grudge City supergroup, Collapse, played third. Featuring members of Cherem, Aftermath, City to City and Cool Your Jets expectations were high and at least for this guy, they were met with flying colors. Crowbar intro? Check. Gloomy integrity-ish riffs with blistering solos? Check. Tight, Cherem-esque breakdowns? Check. Trevor's glaring 90s rock influences shining through? Check. Collapse is the real deal.
Victims played last. I play in Victims and I'm not some jerk so I'm not going to write about myself. Here's Trevor...
After a false start (my fault, by the way. I needed to get the video camera up and running), Victims launched into their first live set in nearly a year. The lone new song (with the exception of the intro) was a great preview of things to come, and everyone in attendance was thrilled to hear the old Aftermath songs that had been pulled from the vault, especially 'Talk Shit, Get Hit'. Let's hope the 'only once a year' promise that Brook made a few weeks back was all talk, because Victims sound ready to be back in full effect.
Man of the Hour from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
And Nathan doesn't understand the nuances of manipulating guitar sounds...
Subtle Nuances from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
And the Grudge City hardcore scene lost a valuable member, Sias' porch table.
RIP Table from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
