Saturday, May 20, 2017

Wreckmeister Harmonies w/ Thalia Zedek 5/17/17 Bar

Landed at Bar at the end of  hot day to a 20 minute version of Mungo Jerry's "In The Summertime" by New Haven troubadour and Kung Fu jam-master of ceremonies Tim Palmieri. The garage doors were open and it just felt like summer.
Thalia Zedek was reviewed recently in this blog when she came to Bar with her group E. Critically acclaimed punker from the eighties in bands like Come and some solo projects, Zedek has been honing her craft for decades. I had a funny interaction with her about playing at New Haven's famed Grotto back in the day. I noticed her guitar had one sticker FCK NZS, which probably meant Fuck Nazis that could have any number of significances. Zedek's mournful vocals and punchy solo guitar was a different animal than the ear-splitting Z. Jump stop closer was excellent.
The bio on Wreckmeister Harmonies was fascinating. Noise-drone collective whose members swell to 30, enjoys playing in unusual venues (tunnels, shipyards) that naturally amplify their noisy squall. On this evening there were two musicians. A young Asian female on keys, viola, and wordless vocals and a grizzled gray-bearded guitarist with laptop. The noise penetrated my 32 decibel rated earplug cocoon. The sound was almost acid new age probably because of the viola and vocals. Pre-show, the grizzly man passed by in a cloud of pot smoke which must have grounded him in the noisy fray. When he sang, he used words but the vocals low like Nick Cave, or the guy from Tindersticks. I had to laugh because the thought of a high, biker Santa mumbling at me while I was under twilight anesthesia was funny. There was nothing funny about WM's music, they were all business.

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