Seriously, these supergroups are going to need supergroup-villains to combat soon enough. And if he’s got a part in all of them, does that make Jered Gummere a superman? The mythological Übermensch?
The Bottle filled up quite a bit for the free Monday night unveiling of Bare Mutants, headed by the now in-too-many-bands-to-pick-just-one Mr. Gummere, backed with members from the 1900s, Mannequin Men and one of Derek Nelson’s musicians. All these bands have their specific sounds, none of them akin to what the Mutants created. No post-punk or affecting indie-pop swoons here. Rather, think of the hazy, repetitive, percussive driven groove of early Velvet Underground (but with less cacophony) with the pop sensibilities of the later Velvet Underground / early Lou Reed. Guitar and vocals were heavy on the reverb; the 1900s’ Jeanine O'Toole shared singing duties along with keeping pace with a shimmering tambourine. It was easy to get lost in the semi-psychedelic trance of it all, aided visually by excessive fog. “I can honestly say this is the best show we’ve ever played,” quipped Jered. Let’s hope it’s not the last.
The Bottle filled up quite a bit for the free Monday night unveiling of Bare Mutants, headed by the now in-too-many-bands-to-pick-just-one Mr. Gummere, backed with members from the 1900s, Mannequin Men and one of Derek Nelson’s musicians. All these bands have their specific sounds, none of them akin to what the Mutants created. No post-punk or affecting indie-pop swoons here. Rather, think of the hazy, repetitive, percussive driven groove of early Velvet Underground (but with less cacophony) with the pop sensibilities of the later Velvet Underground / early Lou Reed. Guitar and vocals were heavy on the reverb; the 1900s’ Jeanine O'Toole shared singing duties along with keeping pace with a shimmering tambourine. It was easy to get lost in the semi-psychedelic trance of it all, aided visually by excessive fog. “I can honestly say this is the best show we’ve ever played,” quipped Jered. Let’s hope it’s not the last.
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