From: RVA Shows You Must See This Week: 4/29-5/5
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Posted by: Necci – Apr 29, 2015
FEATURE SHOW
Saturday, May 2, 3 PM
RVA Noise Fest IV, feat. Mutwawa, Coteries, Predation, SB & C, Scant + IGM, Flesh Control, Yohimbe, Subklinik, Cristal, Daggering, Richard Ripper, Golden Retriever, Broadcastatic, Brown Piss, Crack Bytch, Floodbeast, Dyrt, Fake Object, Creeping, Yoga Demon, ENE, Ting Ting Jahe, Cecelia, Toner War, The New Loft, Negative Space, Thieves Of Shiloh, 10-56, War Anus, SARS, Lacanthrope, Blue Nine, Le Bron, France Gall Entity, Alpha Decay, BSK @ Strange Matter - Free!
It's time for your fourth annual dose of total noise overload, as this
Saturday RVA Noise Fest IV takes over Strange Matter for nearly 12
hours. While previous versions of this festival have been bigger and
featured more touring acts, this year's one-day edition is worthwhile in
its conciseness, offering a crash course in exactly what's going on in
the noise scene that has quickly grown into one of the most active and
happening "music" scenes here in RVA. An unbelievable 36 acts, all of
which come from this local community, will assault your senses with
15-minute bursts of feedback, ambience, and all sorts of other sonic
experimentation over the course of one day--and afterwards, you'll be
able to say you're just as up on the state of RVA Noise as anyone who
spends most of their weekends in the mysterious basement venue known as
Auxiliary.
I'm sure a lot of OG noise heads are scoffing at that last line, and
fair enough--but can you really argue with this lineup? Obviously
Mutwawa are the headliners; this duo consisting of longtime noise
veterans Jason Hodges and Gary Stevens have forged their piles of
effects pedals, keyboards, and sequencers into an experimental mutant
disco orchestra of unstoppable talent. Sometimes noise is just a wall of
harsh distortion, but Mutwawa uses their sonic manipulations to make
you dance! Their headlining set will be the perfect way to close out an
afternoon and evening of absolute chaos.
But there are 35 more acts on the bill--and I've only got one
paragraph to tell you about them! Here's a quick rundown of some
highlights: Coteries is an up-and-coming solo performer of terrifying
soundscapes, sometimes armed with spotlights. Flesh Control is whatever
Leo Heinzel feels like assaulting your ears with, but it's always
riveting. Cristal is another veteran act, bringing together members of
LaBradford, Breadwinner, and Askance to explore the world of ambient
space. Daggering combines the talents of J. Russell (Caves
Caverns/Floodbeast) and Matt Boettke (Scant), both of whom will also be
performing solo at other points in the evening. In fact, this is another
common theme--solo performances by musicians who also appear as part of
groups elsewhere on the bill. The RVA noise scene is a wellspring of
creativity these days, and you have the opportunity to engage in
detailed exploration of it this Saturday. Best of all, it's free--so
even poverty should not keep you away! Bring your earplugs and get ready
for some serious aural damage.
