Sonic
mayhem was in
the air on a recent
Saturday night
at AS220, when
local brother-and-sister
duo Vulgarrity
delivered a scorching
set of material
from their release
If You Sing it,
They Will Hum
(Dog Hill Records).
The band is comprised
of Shawn Garrity
on guitar, bass,
drums, and vocals;
and Tracy Garrity
on bass, drums,
and vocals. They
shared this awesome
bill with Infinite
Children, Arma,
and Glowkid.
AS220 is an unjuried
visual art/performance
space in downtown
Providence. The
place is set up
with a bar and
grill type of
area on one side
with the main
performance space
adjoining. The
crowd that night
was plenty and
varied, with rock
and roll lovers
of all ages in
attendance.
There was a bird
there, too. But
not a real bird,
it was a wooden
statue or figurine
thing on the merchandise
table, and somehow
it made its way
to the stage accompanied
by another statue
of what I can
only describe
as the dismembered
upper torso and
head of a Freddy
Krueger like zombie
or ghoul or something.
The band’s
apparent fondness
for this Halloweeny
type of kitsch
was underscored
with performances
of songs like
the Iggyish “Boogeyman”,
and “Killer
in the Back Seat”,
a tune which is
becoming one of
my favorite vulgarity
tracks.
The duo alternated
their instrumental
duties throughout
their set, showcasing
their versatility
and demonstrating
that it is possible
to have an accomplished
band with just
two members. Effects
pedal technology
enabled Shawn
to lay down his
guitar over his
drumming on a
few tracks.
The fans loved
it, with much
dancing and banter
throughout the
set. Many of the
fans seemed to
know the lyrics
to the songs,
people were throwing
poor “Freddy”
around, and, as
Tracy dryly remarked,
there was some
apparent sexual
tension between
the bird and the
ghoul statues.
I’ll just
leave it at that.
There was a totally
good vibe during
the set, and many
digital cameras
were deployed
in the air for
visual posterity.
Towards the end
of the set, the
duo busted out
a blistering instrumental
that would put
most prog rock
bands to shame.
A good time, as
they say, was
had by all. Bravo,
Vulgarrity!
I implore you
to check this
band out. - website
-
James Corcoran
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!!!! Posted by eric v. on January 4th, 2009 so good.