An incredible show by three equally talented projects. Jacob Bannon brings his solo project Wear Your Wounds to its first stop on the first official American tour with the help of Chrome Over Brass and Rob Noyes. Any fans of unique and talented music would enjoy every band on the lineup.
Rob Noyes
Genre: Acoustic/Bluegrass/Folk
Before this tour was announced, I had no idea who Rob Noyes was and expected a simple acoustic act. I could not be more wrong. Equipped with nothing but his guitar, Rob played riffs I could never begin to imagine hearing acoustic. You could definitely hear the Bluegrass but the way he played made it sound like there were two maybe even three guitars all being played at the same time. I tried really hard to follow both his hands as he played but both were just a blurr. Rob played a twelve string guitar and would both strum and finger pick and would even use techniques that would normally be used to play a banjo, but was so well coordinated that he could easily out riff some of the best. Don't believe me? Guess you'll have to see for yourself.
https://poonvillage.bandcamp.com/album/the-feudal-spirit
Chrome Over Brass
Genre: Experimental/Noise Rock/Punk/Fuzz/Rock n Roll FFO: Unsane, Buckethead
Now this was a performance I didn't want to miss. Chrome Over Brass is the solo project of Alex Garcia-Rivera (American Nightmare, Ascend/Descend, Saves the Day, etc.). Unlike most of the bands he's been part of, Chrome Over Brass is a much different sound that is very difficult to put a label on. On stage, Alex only had his see through drum kit and had the guitar parts sampled with lighting effects coming from directly below him. While seeing the lights flash through the drum kit was an amazing effect to his performance, I started thinking how hard it must be to perform the way he does. Of course the drumming has a lot of effort put into it and with the guitar parts being played as a sample, I couldn't help but wonder if he was keeping time by hearing the guitar and bass. I tried my best not to overthink too much but overall I can't say I've seen a performance like the one put on by Chrome Over Brass, more than happy to catch the set.
https://chromeoverbrass.bandcamp.com/
Wear Your Wounds
Genre: Experimental/Ambient/Atmospheric/Noise/Post-Rock/Metal FFO: Ulver, God is An Astronaut, Planning for Burial
Wear Your Wounds is a solo project started by Jacob Bannon of Converge and live he plays bass and sings, joining him on stage was an allstar lineup consisting of: Adam Mcgrath (Cave In, Zozobra) on guitar, Sean Martin (Twitching Tongues, ex-Hatebreed) on Guitar, Mike McKenzie (The Red Chord, Stomach Earth), and Chris Maggio (Trap Them, Sleigh Bells, ex-Coliseum) on drums. With a live lineup like this, you're in for a phenomenal performance. Wear Your Wounds is another project with a very unique sound that is difficult o describe and compare to. The sound quality was perfect and loud and left my ears ringing with the beautiful melody the next morning. during certain songs, Jake would put down his bass and begin using what I'll call a "sound box" because I don't know what its actually called but it would emit different noises with switches and dials, basically a mini soundboard. as Jake would sing, he would constantly raise his arms and look to the sky, taking on the presence of an angelic being amongst the ballroom. The rest of the band definitely showcased their talent as well. With three guitarist, I tried to pinpoint the musician that was playing different parts of the melodies which was very difficult but then I started to hear/watch two of them and forgot there was a heard third and I actually noticed a hidden third melody that I was not aware of. Jacob Bannon, being the mastermind behind Wear Your Wounds, is a man of many talents when it comes to art and definitely showcased it well in Somerville. WYW is high on my list for top albums of the year, a huge favorite of mine, especially considering how much I enjoy all of Bannon's work.
https://wearyourwounds.bandcamp.com/
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