Zigtebra, Joey Molinaro, Dead//Beat and Cauldron played ABC No Rio
March 20th, 2012 by chocko
(from top to bottom: Zigtebra, Joey Molinaro, Dead//Beat and Cauldron)
Last Saturday, Chocko bum rushed the lower east side to see what was going on at ABC No Rio, the “collectively run center for art and activism.” Most Saturday afternoons, they hold a hardcore matinee where you can check out a bunch of punk bands for $7. ABC’s been around since 1980 and not only do they have punk shows, but there’s a dark room, a print shop, computer lab and a ‘zine library in there too. The last couple of years, the collective’s been accepting donations which will go towards the demolition of the old building and construction of a new art space.
The first band Chocko checked out in the dark gallery was Zigtebra, a girl and boy duo from Chicago. They kept the sound to the basics: guitars and drums, and sang loud, quirky songs. Sometimes they made animal sounds and howled like in their song “We Dogs.” Next up, was NYC’s Joey Molinaro who played the violin like he was in a metal band…rocking riffs and solos. His foot stomps provided the percussion and it was pretty intense. I’m not sure how much of that I can listen to until I flip a table, but Joey kept his set nice and short. Brooklyn’s DEAD//BEAT brought the punk rock fury to the show. I was definitely feeling their set of short, old school punk songs and if I was a little younger, my carcass would’ve started a mosh pit up in there. DEAD//BEAT released a killer demo last year and an EP titled “Tremors.” Cauldron (not the Canadian heavy metal band) played last. The trio of punk dudes played so loud or the mix was all messed up…I couldn’t make out any of the vocals. I’ll have to check ’em out again next time along with the band I missed, Columba Fasciata. A bunch of folk punk bands are playing next Saturday including Ghost Mice (Indiana) and Absinthe Rose (Boston). See you in da pit!
Dead//Beat at ABC No Rio
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Tags: abc no rio, cauldron, dead//beat, joey molinaro, punk, zigtebra
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