DIET CIG
GREAT GRANDPA
SPOOK SCHOOL
LODGE ROOM, HIGHLAND PARK, CA
16 FEBRUARY, 2018
First show of the new year kicked things off in a grand way, taking it down to LA to check out the Lodge Room. For a small space, it had an inviting openness and Glasgow's Spook School wasted no time in pushing the sonic limits, kicking off with a full throttle "Still Alive" from their latest LP.
Great Grandpa (Seattle) came up next, dialing up the material from their debut EP and last year's full length to staggering dimensions. The one shot represented here reflects on camera difficulties, not the band, and the beauty of the night, presented by Sid The Cat, is that all of these bands are worth catching on their own.
Diet Cig, (New Paltz, NY), expanded beyond core duo Alex and Noah to include a keyboardist and Spook School's bassist, reinforcing the family feeling of the tour. From my vantage point up front, despite the colossal energy release, the show met Alex's professed desire for a safe space, and hopefully benchmarks a standard for all gigs, from DIY on up the food chain.
DIET CIG
GREAT GRANDPA
SPOOK SCHOOL
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