Broad daylight in the middle of a city park did not seem the ideal setting for a performance by The Death Set. Their blend of metal, punk and hip-hop, combined with their rowdy live antics seemed like a perfect match for a dark, crowded club, an abandoned Baltimore warehouse or a friend’s basement. But the sun-filled raised main stage at Mess With Texas 3? It turns out that it doesn’t matter where they play - The Death Set puts on a great show wherever they plug in their instruments. Lead vocalist Johnny Siera wasn’t able to crowd surf on the cieling, but he did scale the stage scaffolding during their fast and furious performance.
It also helps that they have passionate fans. Everyone around me shouted along to song after song, with the entire crowd surging back and forth throughout the set. Personally, I couldn’t distinguish many lyrics, other than the Salt-N-Peppa intro, and “motherfucking Death Set!” during the appropriately titled “MFDS.” The lyrics didn’t matter though, because the energy and enthusiasm of The Death Set’s show more than sold me.
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lil wayne has a fukken song for everythingg(((: in lovee, high competition, everythingg.
**and i be with my dawg like im mutha fukken hunting
by a.d.kinchhh(: on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 02.48 pm from the entry: Lil Wayne's No Ceilings Mixtape
it’s beyonce’s sister.
by colin on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 12.36 pm from the entry: Solange takes on Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet"
Am I supposed to know SOlange?
by max on Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 11.51 am from the entry: Solange takes on Bjork's "It's Oh So Quiet"
this may be your best review yet, colin. and that includes the pixies and modest mouse pieces. nice work! i’m also digging these photos.
by josh on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 04.54 pm from the entry: Girls + Dominant Legs - Doug Fir (Portland, OR; Nov. 18, 2009)
GREAT review!!! Love that 2nd picture up there as well.
by Siri on Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 02.45 pm from the entry: Girls + Dominant Legs - Doug Fir (Portland, OR; Nov. 18, 2009)
Yeah, perfect lineup, except for the whole Spoon thing.
by Ari on Sun Nov 22, 2009 at 11.40 am from the entry: Spoon Tour Dates
I’ve read the book ‘Dream Boogie’ the life and time of Sam Cooke’ If the movie is as good as the book, Sam Cooke will get the respect that he has been deserving of for many years.
by jed on Sat Nov 21, 2009 at 10.39 pm from the entry: Sam Cooke to get a movie
