Spektr

Those of you from the Cleveland area probably know of The Grog Shop, which is an excellent venue for all manner of music. Last night I went to see Out Hud with Hella and my friend's band Series opening up, and the show was completely fuckin great.

Series opened with their Guided By Voices-esque, swaggering indie rock. The music was good. The lead singer Sam sounded awesome, but their female vocalist was kind of a let-down. Very nervous girl, didn't really get into the music.

Next up was Hella, and these fuckin guys blew me away. They assaulted the audience with a raw blend of hardcore math rock and indie dance synths, and it was absolultely incredible. Think Dillinger Escape Plan with a synthesizer and a more minimalist vocalist. I highly recommend their music to anyone that digs noise rock and hardcore. Their musicianship was unrivaled, easily some of the best, most precise guitar and drum-playing I've experienced.

Finally, with my eardrums near bleeding, Out Hud came out and instantly got the crowd moving. The band was so into the music that not one person in the crowd could resist dancing. Out Hud is a hard band to categorize, with it's three of its five members trading guitar, keyboard (3 types), cello and percussion duties, two female vocalists and a bass player and a drum machine genius. I simply recommend that everyone check them out, particulary their first album S.T.R.E.E.T.D.A.D.