Saturday Night Live

This weekend, I decided, would be spent at home with the family, to do family things and to relax. I did, however, make an exception for one event in Salem Saturday night. Rishloo was finishing up their tour in Salem and choose Symmetry/Symmetry to celebrate with at the IKE Box . So after little deliberation I drove over to catch Symmetry/Symmetry's set.

I walked into a coffee house filled with some of Salem's best dressed Hipsters and the occassional goth/metal kid, Symmetry/Symmetry had already taken the stage for sound check. There was very little preparation and then they started.
-The set began with an ambient intro accompanying Daniel Jones' long drawn, uniquely melodic vocals. It was a good precursor for the songs to follow. The show moved seamlessly from song to song.
-Andrew Quackenbush's drumming was careful and delicately placed. His technique was enjoyable and added a great dimension to the bands over all aesthetic.
-Keys and electronic rhythms were almost constantly present.
-Guitar work was meaningful, adding strong accents and punctuations to every song. Guitarist Joel Uram's vocals complemented, harmonized and occassionally lead various tunes throughout. There was lots of movement around the stage as Joel and Daniel swapped instruments for various songs.
-Mark Cleaver the newest member(but by no means, a rookie) brought light, simplistic bass lines that added well to Symmetry/Symmetry's already established sound.

All in all, the songs almost forces you to move your body, close your eyes and take it all in. Symmetry/Symmetry is a group of equally talented musicians blending their creative takes on all things current in indie. Reminescent of Menomena, it was a winning performance through and through.

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