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The Vipers - The Ballistics Rat Skate Stage, Houston House of Creeps, Houston TX - November 10, 2012
[Houston, TX?] this band was the only one I saw that fit the
general feel of the event – not only their sound, but also the skater ramp
exactly behind the audience, putting audience members at risk of injury from
flying skateboards - the ‘event’ was held in a decrepit neighborhood of
warehouses – when I first arrived, there were some punkers milling about and
what looked to be a rap video was being filmed on the corner (even down to two fly
girls and a guy with fancy gold brass knuckles) –it was all very deserted and
suspicious but then the crowd filled in and was pretty mixed, and the streets ended
up being well lit and trafficked with walkers – nonetheless, I was still excited
and felt like I had found a secret treasure trove of music – purportedly, the
warehouse rooms slash stages also served as homes for some lucky/unlucky young
souls – they did a good job of organizing things, advertising, making it happen
– this show, in particular, seduced me to come in from outside with powerful
female lead vocals (very Slits-like) – they were straightforward street punk,
even down to the 1:30 songs – unfortunately, her vocals weren’t as prominent in
the rest of the songs – my MusicSoulDoppleganger pointed out that the guy was
relying on a very small set of power chords – the Latina drummer entranced me
with her totally-nonhipster fuck-you intensity – again, online evidence doesn’t
seem to match up so I may have the wrong band name (Houston!). (Photo courtesy of https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/houston-house-of-creeps-houston?select=59bMX4Lx3yGPUWLobiLPsg)
[Houston, TX?] this band was the only one I saw that fit the
general feel of the event – not only their sound, but also the skater ramp
exactly behind the audience, putting audience members at risk of injury from
flying skateboards - the ‘event’ was held in a decrepit neighborhood of
warehouses – when I first arrived, there were some punkers milling about and
what looked to be a rap video was being filmed on the corner (even down to two fly
girls and a guy with fancy gold brass knuckles) –it was all very deserted and
suspicious but then the crowd filled in and was pretty mixed, and the streets ended
up being well lit and trafficked with walkers – nonetheless, I was still excited
and felt like I had found a secret treasure trove of music – purportedly, the
warehouse rooms slash stages also served as homes for some lucky/unlucky young
souls – they did a good job of organizing things, advertising, making it happen
– this show, in particular, seduced me to come in from outside with powerful
female lead vocals (very Slits-like) – they were straightforward street punk,
even down to the 1:30 songs – unfortunately, her vocals weren’t as prominent in
the rest of the songs – my MusicSoulDoppleganger pointed out that the guy was
relying on a very small set of power chords – the Latina drummer entranced me
with her totally-nonhipster fuck-you intensity – again, online evidence doesn’t
seem to match up so I may have the wrong band name (Houston!). (Photo courtesy of https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/houston-house-of-creeps-houston?select=59bMX4Lx3yGPUWLobiLPsg)
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