Friday, February 27, 2009

Deluge

During a break in last night's intense thunderstorm, I made it over to Cobra Lounge to see an excellent set by my neighbor-cluster, Rabid Rabbit. Through a dense cloud of smoke-machine and crisscrossing lights, the band built a foundation of ultra-slow rumbling psychedelic doom that gave way to faster and more aggressive passages... the perfect sound for such a volatile night of weather extremes... which did not seem to dampen the crowd's size or enthusiasm...

Now, a deadline looms...