Akron Family 4/22/13 The Spaceland Ballroom

First time at the new Space-node. The Spaceland Ballroom is the largest "Space" yet. It is connected to the Outer-Space by a hallway. The Akron Family create sheets of sound with some droney vocals. Two guitars (sometimes bass), keys (sometimes drum machine), and drums. Song structure was loose, and many of the songs were deemed "new". Good crowd for a Monday night. Final song, "I Get Tired Standing on Something I Can't See" was killer.

Holy Ghost Tent Revival 4/16/13 Cafe Nine

How can you resist  a show with a name like HGTR? Young tour warriors from North Carolina. Southern rock with kind of a psycho trombone player out front. Good song structure: "One Step Outside Your Door", "Sway Like the Old Days" had a nice acapella ending. Trombone, guitar/vocalsx2, bass/vocals, and drums. Sparse crowd for a Tuesday.

David Wax Museum, Kingsley Flood, Plume Giant 4/14/13 Cafe Nine

Caught the last song of Yalie trio Plume Giant. Transplanted to Brooklyn and a complete recording under their belt, this two-guitar, fiddle, and harmony vocal trio are great. Wished i got to the club earlier to hear more. Kingsley Flood I noticed was on this year's uber-hip Newport Folkfest lineup. This band will fit nicely. A savory blend of Avett Bros., Wilco, and punk, this band could rock. Guy and girl singers made for great frenzied interplay. Girl played fiddle and sax too. Songs like "Set in Stone", and "i Don't Wanna Go Home" seriously rocked. Chatting with lead singer Yassim who said they were only on Newport's bill for summer festivals. Headliner David Wax Museum has been in this blog before. I like their sound of guy-girl vocals and latin influences. Unfortunately, the girl was sick and unable to play. DWM soldiered on as a trio. They put on a good show despite missing a key component. The girl sings, plays fiddle, and percussion (banging on cow skulls and such) so she was sorely missed. No letdown because this was truly a great triple bill. I would recommend seeing any of these bands.