Colour Revolt & Snowden @ Walter's On Washington

Friday, May 30 found the Houston BOT crew at Walter's On Washington for performances by Colour Revolt and Snowden. Houston's own The Riff Tiffs provided support.

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We arrived at Walter's during the second-to-last song in The Riff Tiffs' set, so I didn't really get a chance to adequately absorb this four-piece's sound. I did, however, have enough time to admire Chris Rehm's 'fro in all its scrumptious, fluffy glory. I'm, like, totally jelly - I'd grow one if I could, but instead I have to settle for the 'fro's ugly stepsister: frizz.

Eggs and I have been reading great things about Atlanta-based quartet Snowden, so anticipation hung in the air as we awaited their set. And I don't mean that in the same way that cheap perfume hangs in the air - more like the fragrance of honeysuckle in the summer. (Okay, okay, that was a bit of a stretch. But honeysuckle rocks, and I've been aching to work in a mention somehow.) Vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Jordan Jeffares, bassist/vocalist/keyboardist Corinne Lee, guitarist David Payne, and drummer/vocalist Chandler Rentz served up a rousing collection of moody experindie songs topped with contemplative, brooding lyrics (e.g. "What do you think I am, or do you think at all?" from "Between the Rent and Me").

For some reason, I've been especially enchanted by female musicians lately, and Lee quickly joined their ranks. She was impeccably dressed and moved with the swagger of a girl who never takes shit from anyone. And she was no slouch as far as all that music stuff goes, either.

Oxford, Mississippi-based five-piece Colour Revolt took the stage next to close out the night. Vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Jesse Coppenbarger, bassist Patrick Addison, guitarist Jimmy Cajoleas, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Sean Kirkpatrick, and drummer/vocalist Len Clark delivered a dark, heavy-ish set that featured Coppenbarger screaming rather frequently. Their use of three guitarists results in an intriguing, complex interplay that persists throughout their songs.

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Carpe ientaculum.

--Cereal