A Tunguska Weighs A Ton
Tunguska: A mysterious 1908 explosion in the Siberian wilderness that leveled trees over 830 sq. miles, or promising experimental band from South Carolina? Answer: Yes.
This new meaning of Tunguska was stumbled upon by TTSCC Representatives at the recent Charges show featuring Ruby Velle. It was but one highlight in a night of highlights, including (in no particular order):
- Ruby Velle: Soul singer takes a detour, with phenomenal results. Vamping it up w/Mick on the Murder City Devils’ “Boom Swagger Boom”, D-E-S-T-R-O-Y-I-N-G it on a full-tilt take of DC legends Nation of Ulysses’ “Look out! Soul is Back”, or lending a smoothness to Charges’ original “Coming Attractions”, she could do no wrong. Hers is a talent that knows no genre boundaries.
- Unsane Asylum reps making the trek once again from Chattanooga to ATL. Their punk enthusiasm and hilarious tales are always a blast.
- The breezy and beautiful vocal harmonies of The Vibe Dials…
- …followed by the deafening discovery of a new form of Tunguska.
Tunguska are labelled “experimental”, word and genre dear to our tiny TTSCC hearts, manifesting in a sonic shockwave that attempts to turn the audience into an echo of those felled trees, over a century hence. (Let’s not beat these Tunguska event/band comparisons into the tundra, ok? - Ed.)
It’s an indie and metallic-edged rock sound. Without vocals, the rhythm section-propelled songs are free to have plenty of jagged edges, angular, biting traded guitar work, and no damnable twinned guitar solos. Heavy with thought, not with hair metal cheese.
Listen to a some demos (which only provide a 33% accurate representation of Tunguska’s true intensity) here, then get to your nearest Southern town and see them. After you’ve peeled yourself from the back wall, you’ll be glad you witnessed this event. Let’s hope for more sound soon.
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