BigYawn

There were few DC bands I really tried to fit in to this 333 marathon, but Screen Vinyl Image(324) was always on the list.

I’m not really sure what I expected, but when I saw they were playing to four people including us, I dropped my expectations about 50%. While the duo was interesting, they were obviously unenthused. I don’t blame that for that, I would have been blah given the situation. Hell, I was pretty blah and I made up 25% of the audience. Lots of noise mostly. I mean, interesting noise, but noise nonetheless. I wasn’t dissapointed, but I’m also guessing it wasn’t their best set ever.

Nightmare Air(325) were similar in some ways, but had a bit more a song structure. A lot less noise doesn’t mean they weren’t as loud, however. They were, quite. And while you could hear the vocals, that isn’t necessarily a good thing. Swaan Miller, the female vocalist, had a great voice, and I wish she sang more. David Ivan Dupuis’ singing, on the other hand, was not something I wanted to hear more of. There is definitely some potential here, but they need to tone down on the screaming. And yes David, I’m looking at you.