Mascara deserves the power-trio handle - Cheap Thrills Boston, January 29, 2010
Posted on January 29, 2010FRI 1/29
9:30pm
Ho-Ag, Mascara, Super 400, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
at Middle East - Upstairs, 472 Mass Ave, Cambridge (Central Sq)
$10 / 18+
There is a serious amount of rock that could figuratively cut your head off. The Ho-Ag guys unleash wild, scuzzy angular rock with plenty of riffs to hook you in. Mascara* is all over the map in a progressive yet potent way deserves the power-trio handle. Even though many pints were involved, I think Super 400 were mainly responsible for blowing my mind at the Abbey Lounge one night; they're another power-trio that gets a little jammy in the best possible manner. The band size will probably increase as the night unfolds, because the arty, spy-punk duo of Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling should get the awesomeness rolling.
* If you think Chris Mascara isn't a charismatic performer, then you're wrong. It's that simple, because he was the model for the lead singers in the first two versions of the "Rock Band" video game. He's also the singer in Blue Man Group's "How To Be a Megastar" band. See?