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If Marvel Comics has taught us anything, it's that for every crossroads of choice we encounter, there's a parallel universe where each different path was taken, and that there's a toga-wearing bald man with a huge head who will tell you all about it, especially if it involves killing off a popular character. Right now, I'm going to take you on a tour of some of these parallel universes where recently cancelled (or amended) concerts took place as scheduled. Strap in!
Lazarus @ the Gingerbread House, 7-27-09: By the time Lazarus went on, the air in the small backroom had taken on the consistency of warm milk and the tightly packed audience was soaked with sweat and spilled beer. Even in that kind of heat, there is something cooling about William Trevor Montgomery's deep, unsteady voice and the delicate rolling guitar of set-opener "Breathe." Each song carried a mournful beauty, combining just the right amount of guitar, keyboards, percussion, and bass, only occasionally turning up the heat with songs like "Sewest." A few tracks from Hawk Medicine were played before sequeing into material from his forthcoming album, tentatively titled "Heart of a Hustler," including the crowd-pleasing "My Peeps (feat. Junior P.)."
Lewis and Clarke @ Hemlock Tavern, 8-11-09: Lewis and Clarke would have done well sharing a set with Lazarus. Like Lazarus, Lewis and Clarke have their own unique take on indie/folk, though Lewis and Clarke has brought some elements of chamber music into their sound and Lou Rogai's voice isn't quite as distinctive. The set was mainly music from "Blasts of Holy Birth" with a few choice songs from the previous, and more sparse, "Bare Bones and Branches." The one sour note was when Lewis and Clarke closed their set with an ill-advised cover of "Unskinny Bop"
Magik Markers @ the Rickshaw Stop, 8-12-09: The Magik Markers play like a bluesy, destructive Sonic Youth. Pared down to a duo, they've let a more experimental side shine through, resulting in what they'll freely admit is a controversial album. In fact, the band had just started their set with the noisy, punkish "The Lighter Side of...Hippies" when irate former fans tried shouting them down, for some reason willing to pay a cover charge to do so. Unwilling to let detractors ruin the show, the band's defenders struck back and the ensuing mayhem spilled out into the streets while the band continued to play, finding a perfect analog in the chaos for their noisiest tracks. Three weeks of rioting and looting ensued.
And all that remained were Wolverine's adamantium bones.
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