just came back from the philly show.
holy fuck tore the place up. their lo-fi junk-yard eletro had the place jumping. i strongly recommend that people get to the club in time to catch their set. azaghal, you won't be disappointed. bring your dancing boots.
we didn't get the fiery furnaces in philly, although it meant that we probably got a little more HF (they played for just under an hour - did i mention how enjoyable and danceable they were?)
SFA were very good, solid... but not mind-blowing. whereas HF hit you upside the head with a sonic sledgehammer, SFA won the crowd over with subtlety. pretty psychedelic pop that pleased, but after HF the crowd was pumped and it was quite a change of energy. i'm not sure this bill was a good pairing, if SFA had a calmer opener i would have left very very happy with their set. but instead i was glad i heard SFA, and really looking forward to hearing HF again (they mentioned that they'll be back in philly at johnny brendas in march, didn't ask about DC). to the person who complained about short sets: they played for about 1:40.
as always, YMMV. except for the holy fuck part - if you don't enjoy that, you have no soul.
