Deerhunted

Just got back from the Deerhunter show at Garfield Artworks. Dallas, Bru and I showed up about an hour late in order to avoid some of the opening bands. Well our scheduling was a little off and we had to sit through some local act for a while. Seeking release, we took a tour of Friendship/Bloomfield in search of libations. Unfortunately, joke was on us, as it was Sunday night at 10 o'clock. But who would have thought?! Even the trusty dives of West Penn Tavern and Lou's Little Corner bar were closed for business.

After stopping back at my place for a beer, we eventually made it back to GarArt just in time for Deerhunter. I would rate the show as a 7 or 8 out of 10. I didn't even know much about Deerhunter; I've only heard a few songs online. But they had a very good presence: it was a very layered sound of guitars with a metronome-like bass and drum section, while the singer added layers of synth-harmony on top of the music, sometimes melodic, sometimes droning. The sound was very good for the venue, however the vocals tended to drown in the music. All in all, a good Sunday night, although GarArt was about 100 degrees inside and Bru noticed that I lost about 5 pounds. Here are some pics, and a sampling of deerhunter.