PROVIDENCE RIPS MY FACE OFF. LITERALLY.

okay! it's that time once again! i'm back from a super sick amazing awesome incredible show & i'm here to tell you about it!

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the lineup was as follows
RAINBRO
NARWHALZ [of sound]
DJ DOG DICK
JUICEBOXXX
ADVENTURE
FUTURE ISLANDS


Rainbro's set was probably the most chillout noise thing i've ever heard. i dont know exactly how to describe it, it looked like he was using an old computer keyboard or something to make the music he was playing. his set started early so not many people got to witness it, either way, he was a pretty neat dude. i really liked when he started glitching windchimes & other powerful wall of sound noises together.

after Rainbro, Narwhalz went on. i can only describe them by asking you to do me one favor. picture this: noisecore made with gameboys. yes, i am serious. this was one of the cooler things i've seen all year. i've always been fascinated with how people make music/noise with gameboys. it all started a long ass time ago when i discovered nullsleep. this is not anything like nullsleep. this is almost as if venetian snares & stuntrock had a kid but he came out as a yellow gameboy color. when Narwhalz dropped the beat the dancing just came through. it was a really great time. at the end of his set he started talking & joking, eventually saying that he smoked too much weed. since i appreciate that i pumped my fist in the air & he started to just insult me until he stopped talking. so obviously after his set i had to walk up & shake his hand. it was lovely, we all laughed & lost hearing in our ears & danced a little when he stopped giving a fuck & dropped the fucking beat.

from Narwhalz to DJ DOG DICK i was hanging out in the back & eventually Michael [see my last post about a future islands show at narwhal arms] & his buddies were sparking a blunt to some biggie, so i popped down on a couch next to the bass player from future islands & blazed up with those dudes. "gotta love a good rotation" seriously, it was like a figure threven. so DJ DOG DICK comes on & one of the dudes i was smoking with was like JOHN CUSACK! which was hysterical because at a glance he did look very similar to him.

i guess DJ DOG DICK did some noisy stuff, but at the same time he started to rap & sing & dance a little bit. over all it was pretty cool & i would see him again given the chance.

next up we had JUICEBOXXX who'd already drank 4 pre mixed kaluha white russians so he was self admitted sick to his stomach & we were all going to be disappointed as fuck. after warming himself up to Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen he kicked the show into full fucking effect & jammed the night away. running & rapping & dancing through the crowd you could just tell he was having an absolute blast, not to mention he was obviously wasted. the wasted definitely came into play at the very end of his set when he decided it'd be a great idea to remove both my hat & my glasses in a spiralling motion from my face.

Adventure was up next & boy oh boy was it neat. he played a bunch of songs with a keyboard & a mac & it was very dancy & fun & i had a great time. i'm pretty sure he finished his set with a cover of the neverending story theme song which basically just made me flip my shit. prior to his set he actually came out to the hallway where i'd walked to get a little air & have a smoke & apologized for Juice's behavior, which made me laugh only because i didnt really care as it entertained me & everyone else was also having a good time & the vibes were amazing.

finally Future Islands played. before the set i smoked a blunt & a clear joint with some new friends named mark & manny, two brothers from mass who brought out a ton of people & had just seen Future Islands the night before. sammy of future islands is also really damn good at rolling cigarettes cause i didnt even see him roll one right before they went on. they played beach foam followed by old friend which was great. they played pinnochio & told a story about 3 years ago in providence with dan deacon & 10 to 15 unenthusiastic kids who danced for dan. everything was positive & fun & wonderful & we were all dancing & having a wonderful time. they played nu autobahn & i was excited to hear that providence should be considered for the nu autobahn that connects all the great party cities. finally they played little dreamer to slow the set down to a stop. it's a song that obviously connects to most people, obviously myself. we all have someone we dream about & thats what the song is all about. oh yeah, heart grows old was in there somewhere as well, another great song about that one person who you love but you hate & can not stand. they might of played another song, but you know all that fun dance adrenaline, pot, & booze & well, you've got a short term memory issue.

over all it was a really great show & a lot of really great stuff happened. hopefully some pictures will surface. either way, a wonderfully memorable event with many mental pictures & notes that i will remember for a long time.