Saturday night I checked out the Warhorse/Khanate/Thrones/Sigh show in Boston, and it was pretty fuckin' great. The highlight of the night was definitely Khanate, who were sick as fuck. Upstairs at the Middle East is such a small venue it almost always makes for a stellar show.
Warhorse was decent, but a little slow (boring-slow, not speed-slow) for my tastes...meh, it's good stoner doom
. The Thrones were good and sound like they'd be really, <i>really</i> good on album. Sigh was Sigh, very professional, sounded neat, but unfortunately my ride didn't think so and we bounced before their last song.
In terms of the Boston scene, well, I saw members of Shadow's Fall, Long Winter's Stare, and Maudlin of the Well present, and I'm sure there were others I didn't see or speak with. I highly recommend Khanate, even if you have to put up with fans screaming along to "Pieces of Quiet" and covering up the singer's unbelievable vox because it's the only song with real tempo.
Warhorse was decent, but a little slow (boring-slow, not speed-slow) for my tastes...meh, it's good stoner doom
. The Thrones were good and sound like they'd be really, <i>really</i> good on album. Sigh was Sigh, very professional, sounded neat, but unfortunately my ride didn't think so and we bounced before their last song.In terms of the Boston scene, well, I saw members of Shadow's Fall, Long Winter's Stare, and Maudlin of the Well present, and I'm sure there were others I didn't see or speak with. I highly recommend Khanate, even if you have to put up with fans screaming along to "Pieces of Quiet" and covering up the singer's unbelievable vox because it's the only song with real tempo.
