Thanks to Consequence of Sound for the kind words. Outer Minds – Panache Booking Showcase at Hotel Vegas – 10:05 p.m. I hate to sound like the old man of South by Southwest, but it’s super hard not to when my feet hurt all the time and I’m always in need of a nap. Still, I have some validity on some complaints: so much of the festival comes down to presenting a certain aesthetic, a look that is either marketable or memorable in some way. Chicago’s Outer Minds do not have such a feature, instead looking like someone took five random members from five other bands, slapped instruments in their hands, and told them to create music. The result of that experiment is just as multi-faceted, a mushroom cloud of vintage psych rock ala Jefferson Airplane, multi-tier harmonies inspired by the Mamas and the Papas, and a dash or two here and there of bubblegum pop, metal, and Deep Purple hard rock. Outer Minds As their name might hint at, the sound is defintley a straight-shot to the ol’ cerebral cortex, equally parts crushing and pounding and pulsating as the band builds and builds into deep and lengthy grooves that’ll make you feel like you spent the last three days on an acid bender. I’d like to say the whole thing is in some way a counter to an aesthetic-drive culture, but I don’t think the folks of Outer Minds are even tuned to that wavelength. Instead, they’re five random people who came together, found a sense of joy and wonder in melting faces and exploring the void, and are more than happy to just leave it at that. All that works together to make for one less grumpy music journalist. –Chris Coplan
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:40:39 +0000
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