Humanoid, Lamb Bombs, Entrance, Simple Pleasures at Bar and Alchemy

Humanoid, Lamb Bombs, Entrance, Simple Pleasures at Bar and Alchemy - 10/4/06

I've seen Humanoid in a variety of different settings now and I don't think the openness of the back room at Bar suits them. I think they need to be right on top of their audience to be most effective. I guess it was alright, if you just want to sit back and have the music wash over, but in a smaller place you'll be pummelled and that's better for them.
I don't know why I don't like the Lamb Bombs more than I do. They seem like the kind of thing I'd be into. They have a don't-give-a-shit attitude that I like. But, maybe they really don't give a shit. Boy, how terrible would that be. A band that doesn't care about being a band. They just do it for something to do. I don't know. I don't have enough evidence to say that's the case with the Lamb Bombs, just that they don't quite grab me by the balls.
The leader of Entrance stands in a pose I call the hippie hunch. It's a carefully measured posture designed to elicit a sense of vulnerability and introspection; he's scared of the world and oh so sensitive. That, combined with his precisely arranged, off-the shoulder sweatshirt made me hate him. Well, that and the fact that they were from L.A. The music, certainly, didn't help.
The Simple Pleasures did a minimalist two-person set. It was a really rough night for them. Neither Chad nor Tamara could step away from their keyboard for very long to engage with the audience, as is their wont. They just didn't seem to muster the momentum they usually have. And the sound at Alchemy seems to be worse every time I go; it sounds okay if you're standing right next to the sound guy, but anywhere else sounds like crap.

Covin was playing at Alchemy when I was watching Entrance at Bar. I watched more of Entrance than I would have been inclined to because I was trying to avoid them. I can only come to one conclusion regarding Covin: Covin hates music.

Pictures:
http://flickr.com/photos/oldangelmidnight/sets/72157594323304046/

etc.
http://www.myspace.com/humanoidsapiens
http://www.myspace.com/lambbombs
http://www.myspace.com/chadrainesandthesimplepleasures
http://www.myspace.com/covin