Last night I went to see one of my buddy-bands in town, Attention System, play a gig at 529, and it was easily one of my favorite local shows all-around I've seen in awhile. Their first opener was The Drownout, another local band that I'm starting to build connections with and had seen once before, and they were solid...definitely digging the synthier dance-rock direction they're heading in. Attention System was good too, probably the best I've seen them live thus far...their sound was pretty well-mixed at the show, and as such their dance vibe was particularly noticeable with comparison to other live mixes I've heard for them.
Anyway, the band in between these two groups was called Sugar & Gold, and although they weren't everyone there's cup-of-tea, I thought they were AWESOME. First off, Sugar & Gold is a five-piece nearly-psychadelic disco group (although the female singer wasn't on tour with them) from San Francisco who uses a whole bunch of electronics yet has a really live feel to them. In addition, the frontman is not only a great guitarist (reminded me a little of Prince) but super flamboyant live, which is certainly perfect for this genre.
Well, with all this in place, I danced my ass off. It's been since the first Today the Moon show that I've danced anywhere near this much with a rock band, and that's saying something, considering I generally try to see as much dance-rock as possible. Anyway, great show all-around! Looking forward to the next one I make it out to!
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