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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Crypts Recap: Blood Tetrahedrons. Tonight at Chop Suey

Posted by on Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 4:20 PM

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  • Radjaw
Crypts have returned from tour mobility and have a show tonight at Chop Suey with Ononos, Haunted Horses, and Battle Stations. Crypts’ tour manager Radjaw dispatched the following notes from the road.

San Diego: We smoked DMT and smeared blood onto ourselves. A big Mexican guy kept screaming at Steve the whole set and calling him a faggot. It got heated and slightly physical. Steve gave him the mic and started throwing saliva at him. He swung the mic at Steve. I grabbed him around his head and security threw him out. He bitched and moaned at us the whole time we loaded out. When he asked Omar Rodriguez Lopez for a signature, Omar signed his name then scribbled it out while saying very evil things in Spanish.

Did the DMT make u feel like you were on a tropical beach?

Yes. Nick entered into a geometric world of shapes. 3D hexagons and tetrahedron spheres.

Describe the beach. Was Steve nude?

There was no beach. Steve didn't do it. He watched.

Sacramento: Palm trees and too many BP gas stations. Weird futuristic bar with dining tables and red swirly walls. It tried, yet lacked of Clockwork Orange nostalgia. Nick came out with his modular thing. I had to wake up the sound engineer to let him know the show was starting. I asked him to cut the house music and kill the lights. It took him a good five minutes into Nick’s set to understand what was going on. We went back and forth about the lights -

Me: "Can we have it all dark the whole time? We will make our own lights."

Sound Man: "You got it, no problem."

Me: "Why do you keeping putting lights on when I asked you not to?"

Sound Man: "Cause it looks bad ass!"

The fire alarms went off because of all the smoke, right when song 4 was over. Sound broke down too, to peace, quiet, and confusion. People weren't sure if it was part of the act or a legitimate problem. Weed smoke filled the air and people seemed anxious for more music. Now Crypts could do no wrong and the crowd was hyped. Yet they only seemed to buy Omar Rodriguez Lopez merch.

Santa Ana: Macklemore played upstairs and we played downstairs. 1200 kids lined up outside and every single one ran past our soundcheck in pure jubilation. Disregarding the neo goth sounds of Crypts.

Los Angeles: We got four free joints. Chelsea Wolfe and Ben gave us a 20 sack. Security guard gave us his joint.

 

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bunnypuncher 1
Edgy.
Posted by bunnypuncher http://twitter.com/princess_wolfie on October 31, 2012 at 4:51 PM
2
Bunnypuncher - you must be awesome.
Posted by i want to exhale vomit into your buttonhole on October 31, 2012 at 5:20 PM
Trent Moorman 3
Everyone's entitled to their opinion here. That's what commenting is for.

And I'm not trying to disagree with Mr. BunnyPuncher. But if I may say, when there's "a big Mexican guy" screaming "faggot" at someone, and that someone hands him the microphone and throws saliva at him. Then "big Mexican guy" swings the mic in what was probably an attempt to use the mic as some sort of weaponry, and is then grabbed around the head and thrown out of the club, well, that seems like it could be edgy to me.

Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, as can happen in these here comment sections. But I'm assuming your "edgy" means that you don't think it's really edgy.

Posted by Trent Moorman on October 31, 2012 at 5:57 PM
bunnypuncher 4
@2 - Pretty boring, actually. I'm ok with it.

@3 - Nah, just all the talk about drugs and stuff. Seems like this band tries really hard to sound like "they don't give a fuck" or whatever. Seems like a real hard pose, IMHO.
Posted by bunnypuncher http://twitter.com/princess_wolfie on November 1, 2012 at 7:57 PM
bunnypuncher 5
I also say all of this as a really big fan of Kill Sadie and TAAS, but this band seems more gimmick than songs, more bark than bite, etc.
Posted by bunnypuncher http://twitter.com/princess_wolfie on November 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Proud Faggot 6
Fuck bunnypuncher! Crypts kill!

(Side note: They are also a really great group of dudes.)
Posted by Proud Faggot on November 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM
bunnypuncher 7
@6 - Fuck me for not liking a band that's unanimously jocked around here? Wouldn't be the first time...

While I don't know them personally, Steve's long been a favourite bartender of mine, and an absolute pleasure to talk to the numerous times I've seen his bands over the past decade+.
Posted by bunnypuncher http://twitter.com/princess_wolfie on November 2, 2012 at 10:56 PM
8
No, bunnypuncher, fuck you because you're a loser asshole. haha
Posted by bunnysucker on November 3, 2012 at 3:39 PM
bunnypuncher 9
@8 - Ooooh anon hate, I've finally made it!
Posted by bunnypuncher http://twitter.com/princess_wolfie on November 3, 2012 at 7:59 PM

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