May 28, 2013 • Café Bourbon St., Columbus, Ohio
Yep, two concerts in one night. An unprecedented affair, but I couldn't say no to this one even though I'd already bought my Melvins ticket. I was invited by my cousin Chris of This Moment in Black History fame, who has been playing with Family Curse in Brooklyn lately. Café Bourbon St. itself is a tiny hole-in-the-wall place like Carabar or Kobo, grimy but with just the right amount of punk charm to it. Unfortunately I arrived too late to hear the first band, Goners, but was in plenty of time to catch the remaining three bands. (Sorry Goners; I'm sure you were great.)
Fake Surfers
This band was a real nice surprise. Hardcore punk with a very minimal setup—just drums and guitar—but it turns out you can do a lot with that. Though they aren't a terribly unique band, their show was still very impressive. Special props to the fantastic drumming; fast, raw, and a bit technical.
• Second-Longest Hair Award
Family Curse
Really awesome stuff, not that I expected any less. Family Curse does a garage punk thing that's actually pretty similar to This Moment in Black History, but with a bit more of a New York sound, obviously. Less screams, but the same knack for intensity and melody. Very awesome rhythm section, especially; they definitely ripped it up over their whole set. It helped that the audience was obviously there to see them specifically and really got into the set, too.
• Best Spontaneous Drumkit-Smashing Award
Weird Science
The low point of the show for me, though they weren't terrible. They seemed to start off as melodic punk like Hüsker Dü or Sun God, but they also had a bit of a hard rock (almost metal) edge to their stuff, going so far as to cover a Steppenwolf song (ugh). It might have been a better show if more people stuck around, but that's what happens, I guess.
• Most Unnecessary Amount of Guitars Award
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