Wire, the Police, Dr. Dre, Prince, Grime, The Clash, Radiohead, Psyence Fiction, Massive
Attack, Junior Mervin, Lee Scratch Perry, The Cars, Talking Heads, Television, Ace of Base, Motorcyles, Baby Ging, Swell Maps, Marvin Gaye, The Cure,Iggy, Bowie... you get the picture.
All of them clad in black and illuminated only by the dark, glowing crimson of the big “C” at the Comet Tavern a couple of years ago, Portland quartet Caves seemed the epitome of modern-rock cool, like the Northwest’s version of Interpol or something. Though there were elements of that band’s shivery, nocturnal post-punk in their own tunes, Caves also mixed in jumpy, angular guitar parts and dance-y rhythms a la Wire and Franz Ferdinand and the Killers that night, while front-dude Jacob Carey tapped into both his inner Joe Strummer and Billy Idol (not so much the angry snarl as that deep “I dried your tears of pain” warble) to deliver his gravelly, charismatic vocals. On their recently released Get On With It, Caves work plenty of dub and prog textures into their dramatic, sensual slink, so tonight could be even more of a hot fuss. With the Cops and the Girls. Chop Suey.
Channeling the best of ’80s pop (sans the whole retro vibe) and ’90s hook-heavy alt-rock (more Achtung-era U2 than, say, Seven Mary Three), the kids in Caves are at the forefront of a bombastic—and stylish—local rock scene. Toss in an exhilarating all-night DJ set from the one and only Ohmega Watts, and all of a sudden you have one of the best all-around bills of local talent in the early days of this new year. EAC w/Gejius, Da’rel Junior; Holocene.
great show last night! i went to add you to friends, but you were already in there. lol. i'm gonna pop that album in tonight and check it out. good luck on teh road
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great show saturday night! so stoked i could finally hear you guys play and at a great venue. i love the unmarked buildings, especially when they have pinball inside. can't wait for the next show! see ya after alaska!!
I saw them play once when I was in high school. The grunge kids booed them off the stage but they were a great dance band in the south in the '78 thru '82.
