Spring Break
Grand Buffet serves up a diverse audio plate
The Punk Rock and Roll show also featured Disasterpeace and D.C.-area band The?Drugstore Cowboys.
by Dan Foreman
Music | 9/25/07
Posted online at 9:52 PM EST on 9/24/07
The Drugstore Cowboys, a hardcore/progressive rock band, opened the stage and proceeded to run amok around the stage and café. Their sound, which at times felt reminiscent of Rage Against The Machine, was too loose and chaotic. The drum beat was rarely entirely in sync with the screaming vocals and guitar, and the songs came off as an awkward fusion of clashing styles of rock. Sometimes songs veered to techno with their synthesized sounds, at which point the Cowboys ran wildly around and made inappropriate gestures at the audience.
Berklee student Rich Vreeland, the first to take the stage that night, played 45 minutes of electronica under the moniker Disasterpeace. He played a heavy, effects-laden electric guitar accompanied by other electric sounds courtesy of his Macbook. His ability to keep time and never lose track of the bizarre time signature of his songs was impressive, especially since it was his debut performance. The crowd seemed duly impressed with his guitar-playing skills,but the effects-drenched pieces made it unclear what and how much he was actually playing.
Berklee student Rich Vreeland, the first to take the stage that night, played 45 minutes of electronica under the moniker Disasterpeace. He played a heavy, effects-laden electric guitar accompanied by other electric sounds courtesy of his Macbook. His ability to keep time and never lose track of the bizarre time signature of his songs was impressive, especially since it was his debut performance. The crowd seemed duly impressed with his guitar-playing skills,but the effects-drenched pieces made it unclear what and how much he was actually playing.
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