Three excellent bands graced Rickshaw Stop's stage last Saturday night. Two bands from our friendly neighbours to the north, Controller.Controller and You Say Party! We Say Die!, and local favourites Scissors for Lefty, kept everyone in attendance dancing, drinking and just having a plain rip roarin' good time.
YSP! came on first. Becky (voice), Bruce (drums), Krista (keys), Derek (guitar) and Stephen (bass) were very enthusiastic to play their first, and hopefully not last, gig in San Francisco. They started off their set with "Cold Hands! Hot Bodies!", the second track of their debut release, Hit the Floor. Becky was in top form, pounding her tambourine and yelling the song's chorus, while Bruce maniacally banged on the drums as if he were possessed by the ghost of Ian Curtis. The crowd was into the song from the get-go, with some noticeable persons dancing and hopping around like bunnies on crack. Although every single member of the band was entertaining in his or her own right, Bruce was clearly the most entertaining of them all. His superb drumming and accompanying histrionics were just a pleasure to watch. He looked crazy, almost scary at times, but his fantastic drumming kept me and other audience members mesmerized. Overall, YSP!'s short set was very, very entertaining.
Scissors for Lefty came on next. This local electro rock outfit of relatives consists of Bryan Garza (voice, guitar), Robby Garza (bass, guitar), Peter Krimmel (keys, guitar) and James Krimmel (drums, bass). Like YSP!, they also entertained the crowd, which was slightly larger now as they went on stage, from the first song to the last. "Ghetto Ways" was the song that stood out from their set. When they played this song, the crowd in the front went crazy for it.
Headliners Controller.Controller came on and at this point, the place was packed. Hence, my lack of photos for this band Touring in support of their great debut album, X-Amounts, they played their entire set from songs off that album. Definite highlight was "Magnetic Strip," which the band played last. This song is infectious with its lyrics and instrumentation. So much so that even the hardcore hipster types had to shake their shoulders and shuffle their arms every now and then. The entire band, especially lead singer Nirmala Basnayake, were very active on stage, thus creating a show that is exciting to watch and listen to.
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