woensdag 29 januari 2020

Snake Mountain Revival, Sibyl and Mister Earthbound - Live at Fuzzy Cactus, Richmond


Snake Mountain Revival, Sibyl, and Mister Earthbound - Live at Fuzzy Cactus, Richmond, VA Jan 18 2020

One of the most prolific hubs of the U.S. East Coast's heavy music scene, Richmond, VA served up a heavy psych show packed to the gills with talent at the beloved Fuzzy Cactus earlier this January. Joined by openers Snake Mountain Revival from nearby Virginia Beach, local favorites Sibyl and Mister Earthbound celebrated their new split "Hypnotic Rhythm" in style, with groove and riffs to spare. Perfectly setting the packed house's mood was a DIY lighting setup straight out of the 60's: a bowl of multicolored liquid balanced on an old projector, coating the stage in a trippy primordial soup. As the lone master of lighting stirred and swirled his freak juice, Snake Mountain Revival started things off with their signature eerie, entrancing sound, luring the audience into a trap of winding guitar leads and otherwordly atmospherics. Tight as can be, the set was a shining example of well-honed psychedelia. Building off the opener's hints of danger, co-stars of the night Sibyl took to the stage, and made it known to all this was a night of HEAVY psych. Smoothly moving from low and slow doom to rocking uptempo crunch, the Richmond crew were in command of both groove and crush. All this was topped off by the show-stealing vocals, the deep and haunting wails a powerful complement to the instrumentation's thundering stomp. To cap off the night, fellow Richmonders Mister Earthbound brought attitude and bluesy bounce to bear, getting the crammed Cactus moving with high energy retro vibes and piercing, classy solos. Fierce vocals added an edge to the toe-tapping riffs, combining with more laidback psych passages to close out the night on an exhilarating high note. To cheers and applause, the three bands proved beyond a doubt the deep well of young talent in Richmond and larger Virginia's heavy underground, and left the crowd eagerly awaiting more riffs and shows to come.

(Written by Kyle / Shastabeast)



Mister Earthbound

Sibyl





Snake Mountain Revival

 

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