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Disappointed that I had just wasted time and money on the God-awful film, "Blindness," I checked my phone to see what time it was. There was a text message from a friend telling me that Verse was playing at AS220. I eventually made my way over there, missing Wasteland (whom I haven't heard) and St. Jude (a band I like) in the process.
The cool thing about AS220 is the re-entry policy. Empire Street is lively any time anything is going at AS220, and this night was no different. People didn't have to go in, which made for catching up with old friends in the process (there were tons of people I haven't seen in awhile). It also makes for great people watching.
I haven't liked what I've heard from Soul Control in the past, but I was impressed with their live set. They had a lot of energy onstage, which is expected from a hardcore band, but it was still good to see, especially since its been awhile since I've been to a show. For the first time, I was able to see the hype that was following this Burn loving post hardcore punk band, and the crowd was going nuts for them.
The Body was loud. The Body was bass heavy. The Body had cool looking, deep toms. The Body played some great doom metal that was not for those with sensative ear drums. The floor was vibrating during their entire set.
I noticed that a lot of people in the crowd were wearing plaid, as was Verse frontman Sean Murphy. I spent some time during their set wondering if this was going to be a new hardcore fashion, which was already a grunge fashion, which was already a lumberjack fashion.
Its been years since I had last seen Verse, and I was stoked to hear them play songs off of Aggression, which they did exclusively. There were some technical problems, but Murphy was able to keep the crowd from getting too restless with worthy sermons. When the band played, there was a hurricane of positive energy whipping around the room. The band was on stage doing their thing while the crowd went nuts, constantly trying to let their gang vocal be heard. It was a real fascinating set to watch, something I need to get out and do more often.
Written by: RF
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