Thurs, 20 Nov


Heard at Tribes Gallery, a DIY venue in alphabet city:
  Intricate rhythmic play and jazz harmonies between guitar, upright bass and drums; a guitar solo works the piece to peak energy, and a rock flavored riff follows. 
   Pensive guitar solo builds into fuller sound, metric shifting and resonant rolls on a snare with snares thrown off. 
   Aleatoric beginnings, with underwater sounds from the drummer as he strikes a small cymbal, placed upside down, resting on top of his tom.  The piece builds to fiercer chaos, momentarily taking the shape of a “song,” before breaking into chaos again, ending with moans from the tom as the drummer rubs his fingertip across the head and frantic strumming from the bassist dies in a gradual fadeout. 
  “This Year” sets in with an ebullient guitar groove, only to unexpectedly dissipate into a calmer, much different sounding mood, initiated by more tom-moans.  The mood reigns until the guitar groove abruptly returns after a brief pause, only to dissipate once more into a quiet guitar and bass duo and atmospheric brush work from the drummer.
  “Bass, Sweet” begins with a rhythmically infectious and visually stimulating bass ostinato.  The whole song comprised of equally infectious and tightly interlocking patterns from all three musicians, evoking shades of minimalism.  The three instrument texture is cleared up, to great effect, as the drummer forgoes further use of his cymbals at the end of the piece.
  The stage name, The Financial Crisis, was decided upon by Dustin at the end of the seven song set.