It seems like nearly every time
BODYKIT
has played lately, I've been out of town or already had tickets to
something
else - and that was going to hold true again for their
upcoming Hopscotch performance as well. Luckily, this last-
minute
benefit show for Charlottesville popped up...well, not lucky that the
events of Charlottesville happened, or that
Nazis still exist, but lucky
for my eyes and ears. As always, the two of them (Rich and Josh) had
set up their table full
of electronics on the floor, away from
bothersome intrusions like lights and sightlines. Much to my delight
and their
chagrin though, there was still enough light coming from the
stage that I managed to get a couple of decent photos of
the band for
the first time ever. Take that, band who doesn't want their photo taken
and I should totally respect that
instead of being an asshole! They
still sound a lot like Liars to me (Liars of the past few years
specifically, but less so
their newest record "TFCF"), but as I've noted
before this is not a genre of music I know a ton about and my
compar-
ison game is pretty limited. They're heavy, they're distorted,
they're electronic, there are samples, Rich sings and/or
yells, and it
makes me think of my early high school years listening to Ministry. I
may not be able to describe it, but I
like it, and I'm excited they have
a full-length record coming out soon.
