Decided to mosey on up to Denton to catch this show. Mainly to support the folks in Cortége, but to also catch Darsombra, which I’ve wanted to do for a while.
King Turtle opened the show. I was not familiar with the band before this. Facebook says they are math rock for dummies, and that’s if I looked at the right page. I’m not sure I agree with the tagline, but maybe it is close. Their set was OK. I didn’t connect with the music, but they have some well crafted songs and tight playing. The last song was a banger, though.
Darsombra took a minute to set up, but it was well worth the wait. I was looking forward to their set, and I’m not sure why I waited this long to catch them. The whole set was a psychic trip, and the visuals were fantastic. The sound was a bit too bass heavy at first, but it evened out after a while.
My friends in Cortége rounded out the evening. It was awesome to hear their heavy spaghetti western style music in person. To me, it’s a mix of Earth, Ennio Morricone, and Angelo Badalamenti. Well-timed compositions with the perfect amount of negative space and a mild amount of twang. I may be tired from losing sleep to go, but it was worth it.
Maybe I can talk them into dragging Slow Draw out with them on a run of shows next time.
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