Recording: HUT

Artist: HUT

Songs: Groans + Old Lady

Recorded at Home Baking Co., July 27, 2017.

HUT - Groans

HUT - Old Lady

An amusing l'il reunion to add some joyful chaos to this night — geez, has it really been five years or so since HUT were a fixture at shows like this? Given that a certain about of sloppy velocity is hardwired into the band's DNA, this had the same spirit as those hazily-remembered shows of days gone by. In fact, there were even some signs of professionalism for those looking — Jonathan Pappo (of Whimm and Hooded Fang) was the ringer behind the kit (subbing for classic-era percussionist Daniel Moon King) and seemed eager to hold things together while frontman Daniel Lee reeled off the songs for the first time (at least in my memory) without having his trusty notepad at hand. Gaining strength and momentum as the set went along, this set felt like a random happy encounter with an old friend.

Recording: Deliluh

Artist: Deliluh

Song: No I.D. Denied

Recorded at The Silver Dollar Room, January 27, 2017.

Deliluh - No I.D. Denied

A question mark had been hanging over the Silver Dollar's future for months, but this was the night that officially marked the beginning of the end, with a firm closing date suddenly giving a sense of finality about things — and a jolt to a music community suddenly seeing an epidemic of venues closing. On stage, Deliluh were in Saturday Night rock'n'roll mode — augmented with James Burling (keyb) and Alex Low (guit) there was an Academy of Sciences fam-jam vibe to this different lineup to the last time I caught 'em. The steps made toward stripping back/quieting down are either on hold or being allowed to co-evolve with a newfound heavy abandon as the band focused on stretched-out Pavement jam/drones.

Recording: Alex Low/Daniel Moon King/Dan Lee

Artist: Alex Low/Daniel Moon King/Dan Lee

Song: Sabotage [Beastie Boys cover]

Recorded at Comfort Zone ("DEATH TO T.O. IV: A Halloween Covers Show"), October 30, 2014.

Alex Low/Daniel Moon King/Dan Lee - Sabotage

Once again Dan Burke and Elliott Jones celebrated Hallowe'en by turning the Silver Dollar and Comfort Zone into a giant, non-stop musical frenzy, with nearly twenty bands doing mini cover sets. The bands — several of which were constructed just for the occasion — all took the task seriously, putting a lot of work not only into the music but also costumes and all the little things to enhance their tributes. The only downside of the night was that with so many bands on the bill, it was impossible to stage-manage a consistently efficient staggering between the stages, so that it didn't take long for bands upstairs and downstairs to be playing simultaneously, forcing the crowd to make hard decisions on who to see and who to miss. Otherwise, it was a fabulously fun rock'n'roll marathon of a night.

In a night filled with intense crowd reactions, this might have had the most joyful thrum to erupt in front of the stage, with the audience bouncing up and down, singing along and ultimately moshing as the trio tackled Beasties' straight-up hip-hop tracks before strapping on their instruments for this rockin' finale.

Recording: Hut

Artist: Hut

Song: On the Way to Finch Station

Recorded at Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture (DAPS All-Ages 6), February 12, 2011.

Hut - On the Way to Finch Station

My notes for this set can be found here.

Recording: Hut

Artist: Hut

Song: On Parole

Recorded at The Garrison (Wavelength 512), December 26, 2010.

Hut - On Parole

My notes for this set can be found here.