Alright Class

On Tuesday, I saw B*O*A*T (myspace), Pope of Yes! and Alright Class (myspace) at the Knockout.

I heard a new Boat tune about baseball cards on Monday that I liked. I had liked their Songs You Might Not Like and played it on my radio show last year but the band had sort of fallen off my radar. After I heard the new catchyness, I went to check out their webpage to see if they were on tour–sure, enough, they were going to be at the Knockout the next day.

Arriving at the club at 10:30pm, the second of four bands was still setting up. They had also changed the order from what was published so that Boat was last. I had questions whether I’d make it through to see the band I came to see.

Alright Class is not a particularly flashy band, but I liked their music. They had a pretty interesting way of using melody, drone and rhythm. In those ways, I was reminded at times of American Analog Set, though you wouldn’t mistake the two.

There was a significant change-over period before Pope of Yes! came on. Their music was loopy and experimental and filled with many different instruments. On the whole, I found the music pretty intriguing. On the other hand, the set was also peppered with some heavy handed politics–probably not a surprise from a band whose name references the pontiff–that I didn’t care for.

Boat

With a thinned crowd and one o’clock rapidly approaching, Boat went on stage. Obviously a couple drinks, in the band launched into their brand of catchy garage pop. It was a fun set that was enjoyed by the remaining patrons. The night ended a few minutes shy of two with a clap-along with everyone from the floor on the stage with the band.

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