And when the party's over...

Posted about 5 years ago
...all the boys go home alone.These lyrics from "The Boys Go Home" by Oxford Collapse is an apt description of this night's proceedings at Little Brothers. About 35 people braved the cold to come out to see Oxford Collapse play a short but energetic set, and then the audience, mostly male, did indeed go home alone.I think I like Oxford Collapse so much because they remind me of the post-punk bands I cut my teeth on in the early to mid '80s. Their angular, Mission of Burma / Gang of Four elbows poke way out on their earlier Kanine records releases, Some Wilderness and A Good Ground. I even hear a bit of Husker Du's Bob Mould in guitarist/vocalist Michael Pace's phrasing. Whether these guys grew up listening to these bands or if it seeped into their consciousness some other way, I don't know. What I do know is they come into their own stylistically on their latest Sub Pop debut entitled Remember the Night Parties. Two of my favorite Night Parties tracks came early in the set: "Lady Lawyers" ( which I'll upload tomorrow....Stay tuned) and "Loser City", and they cranked through a tight version of "In Your Volcano" for their final tune. They left us wanting more, which is a good thing. And they deserve a better turn-out and some warmer temperatures on their next trip through Columbus.Set list:1. Molasses2. Lady Lawyers3. Loser City4. Arc (a new song, I think)5. Forgot To Write6. Please Visit Your National Parks7. Cumberland Gap8. The Boys Go Home9. In Your VolcanoPictures:Thanks to Kay at Kanine Records for permission to upload "The Boys". You can purchase the track by doing any one of the following:A Good Ground

Download "The Boys Go Home" (mp3)
from "A Good Ground"
by Oxford Collapse
Kanine Records


Finally, Detroit's Thunderbirds Are Now warmed up for Oxford Collapse. I'm not mad about their latest record, which is a bit to slick for me, but I think they sounded much better live. Here's a pic:I came late and missed the Houseguests from Akron, Ohio. Is that something I will regret for the rest of my days? Anyone familiar with 'em?

Comments (1)

  1. SatisfiedMind614 says no no no...trust me, you didn't miss much...the houseguests were quite average....i assure you
    Permalink posted 01/30/2007

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