Tag: matter room

Great things happen when you’re motivated to support and be of service to your fellow wo/man. When Julian and Luis of Penniback Records asked that I come to The Hi Hat to check out their new band, Matter Room this past Sunday, I felt the need to move the obstacles which stood in the way of my attendance to their show.  God damn was I rewarded for that.  I was rewarded by seeing two bands I had yet to see live- Girl Pusher and Model/Actriz.   I had no idea what to expect from any of these bands and I LOVE that.  Kind of like seeing a movie and never having seen the trailer.  My brain is on some kind of default because I seem to always assume that new bands are part of the never ending psych/garage rock revival that seems to be happening in every city in the world right now.  It’s not that I’m sick of the psych- it’s that I’m less interested in things that are predictable and formulaic.  So many people create or consume art based on what’s popular or common and I’m always looking for the uncommon.   Example: Meatbodies first album = unpredictable