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May 22, 2006
The Free Evil: Argumentix @ Food Hole 5/20
I don’t know if it’s kosher to review a show that your own band played, but here goes. Argumentix. This past Saturday. Food Hole. KILLED. James proved he is indeed the “boss of goth” with a wailing, ranting mini set backed by some nasty harsh beats and industrialish screamscapes. It was just him and a table of electronics on stage, and the man went wild, jumping into the crowd, flashing out his own light show, and laying down some serious NOIZE and disturbing half-sung, half-shouted vocal madness.
With a sound this discordant and evil, I realize Argumentix isn’t for everybody, but it works for me and I’m gonna preach it: check it out here, here, and here. Also, next time James plays go to the merch table and buy the collaboration CD he did with Dragging an Ox Through Water, which is like free jazz and free folk made even freer with James’ kill-the-world-with-kindnoise production, and weird, animalistic brass/horn asides. Argumentix’ next show is this coming Wednesday (May 24) at the Food Hole. Go support the local weird.
Posted by Adam Gnade at May 22, 2006 12:55 PM
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oh man. i tried to make it to that show, was over when i got there though. it is always fun craming two good shows in one night. next time.
Posted by: daniel at May 22, 2006 1:26 PM
did you go to the house party?
Posted by: Adam at May 22, 2006 1:35 PM
no, that's funny bennet asked me the same question, i went to see jay, jay and joe rock the sit out of that one fake venue.
Posted by: daniel at May 22, 2006 1:40 PM
by sit i meant "shit" and by fake venue i meant "doug fur".
Posted by: daniel at May 22, 2006 1:45 PM
And by "shit" you meant "doug f..." er... never mind.
Daniel, you should come photograph James on Wednesday. It's going to be a tight show!
Posted by: Bennett at May 22, 2006 5:00 PM
i know! the people who work at that place are such ass clowns(the event staff, the restaurant staff are great- i love ordering cheeseburgers from them, and even the hotel staff are nice- once i was a photo assistant for a fashion shoot there and they treated us well)
BUT those other dudes are on some bizarro in your face macho trip... they talk to you like you are a 13year old with down syndrome carrying a weapon.
Posted by: daniel at May 22, 2006 5:35 PM
what's wrong w/ being a 13-year-old w/ down syndrome carrying a weapon? It's always worked well for me.
Posted by: adamgnade at May 22, 2006 5:40 PM
