Deer Tick, Emily Jane White, and Dawes at the Crepe Place
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Mi Ami
Honestly I wanted to go to a different show that night in San Francisco. It was Mi Ami and Double Daggers at The Knockout. It would have been so awesome. I saw Double Daggers play the night before at the Crepe Place and they are yet another fantastic post-punk band that seem to be popping up out of nowhere lately, which pleases me immensely. Hailing from Baltimore, this brutally loud three piece put on one hell of a show that had me running to my car to get ear plugs as soon as the first chord was struck. The lack of guitar worked surprisingly well leaving bass, drums and vocals to deliver a sound that had me nodding my head in glee. The singer was all over the place, tangling innocent audience members in mic cables and almost tripping me on several occasions. A fellow VitaminC4 writer was forced into a sort of slow dance with lead vocalist Nolan Strals much to everyones amusement (but certainly not hers). I picked up their latest release “More” out on Thrill Jockey and I must say I was far from disappointed, needless to say I highly recommend it for those who like that high energy, heavy post-punk sort of thing.
Mi Ami on the other hand is my new favorite band. Their live show I had the good fortune of seeing a few times is nothing short of amazing. Another three piece band now out of San Francisco features ex-members of the D.C. super group Black Eyes and embodies everything you liked about them too. With bass and drums holding down a tight rhythm you can dance to, it allows the third member to lay down spastic guitar and high pitched vocals over it. Their album “Watersports” out now on Quarter Stick is by far the best thing I’ve heard in a long time. If ever you have a chance to see either of these bands live you better do it, no excuses. None.
Deer Tick was good too. And so was Emily Jane White. I didn’t watch Dawes.
-Hiram Coffee