Pebble Theory and More
Went to Bottom of the Hill tonight to catch Pebble Theory and was lucky to see Cast of Thousands, Company Car and Vin Rouge to boot.
All of the bands were really tight, though Pebble Theory had the cleanest sound. The have this one number that starts with the ending lick from “Stairway to Heaven” and then goes off in a different direction totally. It borrows just enough to make you think you’ve heard the song, but not enough to be obvious. The girls liked their sound a lot and the guys in the band are pretty nice. Nick said they’ve been playing together for four years - they’ve got two EPs released and they are pretty solid.
Vin Rouge had the best stage act and the most driving danceable music and people seemed to get into their stuff the most. It sort of seemed like their trick was pretty basic tribal beats driven relentlessly. The lights dont hurt either. We really need to figure out what makes these songs tick. Interestingly they replaced the click bass with a real bass player. Most of their songs don’t have too much fancy bass stuff. Just a straight-ahead driving beat.
Listening to the way these bands sounded and how strong their music was I’m thinking we have a *long* way to go before we get anywhere near headlining Bottom of the Hill.
Great venue.