Holy fuck last night was a blistering rock & roll show. I almost have the urge to break this post out of my lil' live appreesh thread ghetto because I think that the seeds were sown for something you guys will be hearing about. Maybe I'll wait until I pick up the record. Anyway, Vampire Hands headlined a ridiculous lineup of Minneapolis' finest noise/punk/whatever bands in a tiny tiny venue to kick off their impending tour and celebrate the release of their new full-length Virgin Dust, American Lips. At least three of the bands on the bill could've filled up a larger venue than the 200's-pushing-it Big V's Saloon on St. Paul's Midway. Daughters of the Sun were the relative newcomers and played first. Very cool, trance-y, acid-damaged vibe along the lines of Acid Mothers Temple or bands of that ilk. Gay Beast filled the second slot and basically destroyed-- they've now incorporated tenor sax into their live show, and the sax/guitar interplay really snapped some necks. STNNNG played third and were also absolutely devastating. They closed their set with a new cover of a Signal to Trust song that blew me away. Vampire Hands were the dark orchestraters of the evening and ruled supreme over pretty much everyone. After three incredible opening sets, they raised the bar even further. You guys will know them (by their trail of... you'll know them). Psychedelic drugs are back in the midwest and this is their soundtrack. Awesome.

Spaces: Vampire Hands STNNNG Gay Beast DotS oh man.