Musically Ambushed by Dirty Ghosts and K-Holes
The K-Holes rock too hard for photos.
You know when a show is so loud and powerful you walk out of the club feeling like your skull is full of slush and your eardrums are melting out of your head? I experienced such sensory overload on Tuesday, courtesy of SF favorites Dirty Ghosts and NYC-based garage rock headliners The K-Holes. The setting: Brick & Mortar Music Hall, the tone: explosive. Dirty Ghosts and The K-Holes’ sets were short, but they were anything but sweet. Both were a noisy fix of reverb and raw aggression that left me a little disoriented. Just the way I like it.
Dirty Ghosts
Dirty Ghosts proved their moniker to be apt; frontlady Allyson Baker’s throaty vocals and the dim lighting at Brick & Mortar definitely worked in their ghostlike favor. I found their loosely packaged, yet danceable tunes to be a little more rough around the edges and confrontational than your everyday alt-rock getup. Definitely appreciated – and living proof that San Francisco breeds ‘em well!
The K-Holes
Also appreciated: K-Holes’ use of maracas and saxophone. When was the last time you heard such layered cacophony of garage rock goodness peppered with the rustling of a maraca and melty sax? It was straight-up party time. The blow-your-face-off noise, bass string-busting enthusiasm (yeah, that happened), and growly verse were persistent, but some surreal songs had a droney, sultry echo that contrasted nicely with the more confrontational of the bunch. All in all, the band was in their element and the audience was into it.
Missed the jam sesh? Don't fret! Dirty Ghosts will be back in their stomping ground with Saint Motel at Rickshaw Stop on July 12th, and again at Bottom of the Hill on July 27th.
Categories: The Mission, Music
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