From: tll6551@zeus.tamu.edu (Scholar and Fool)
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Subject: Wigtop/Love Coma/Noise Priests Concert from Halloween
Date: 23 Nov 1992 12:14 CST
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icsip193@Msu.oscs.montana.edu writes...
>		Sad to see Streak Wheeler gone,

I never did post a note about the concert I went to over Halloween, but this
statement above reminded me about it. Why? Streak Wheeler is the Noise Priests.

Anyway, on to the concert......

I forgot the first guy that played...it was just one guy and a synth
as far as I could tell. It wasn't really my style so I stood around in the
foyer and talked with some people who were also out there.

Wigtop performed next. The music was cool, but of course I like Wigtop.
Unfortunately, the didn't have much anything going on onstage so it was 
kinda just like sitting there listening to a couple of people play the
CD. Part of this can be accounted for by the fact that Heather Stackhouse
is pregnant, so she didn't really plan on jumping around too much. :)
They played about 5 or 6 songs off of the Wigtop album, then did two Wigtop
versions of praise songs. (not on the album, btw)  For those who don't know,
Wigtop is a synth-based band, sorta dance/ambient industrial. The members are
Brent and Heather Stackhouse (Brent used to be half of Deitiphobia). The 
album is _Revelation 1921_ and is on Blonde Vinyl records.

Love Coma followed them up. Now, I know two of the guys in Love Coma pretty
well, so it's sorta hard for me to make an unbiased statement about them. But
I had several friends from A&M who went up and saw them, and they all thought
that Love Coma put on a really, really good set (they had never seen them be-
fore and didn't know any of the members of the band). There are four guys in the
band, and they just released a new demo cassette (on that day, actually). It's
called _Soul Rash_ and is an independent release. I don't really know how to
describe the style...sorta an alternative/folksy/rock. For anyone interested,
the cassette can be ordered at the following address: 13003 Skyline
San Antonio, TX  78217  or phone number (512) 656-5460.  It's really a good
quality recording, and a nice-looking j-card for it (the liner/cover) - it
looks professional, not a Certron cassette with writing scribbled on it. :)

While I'm at it, I guess I'll go ahead and sorta mention Flat Earth Artists.
FEA is the name for a collection of musicians/artists/poets etc. in Texas,
specifically San Antonio. Some of the members of it are: Situation Taboo,
Love Coma, shot heard round the bloc, Goodbye Groovy Tuesday, Sixpence None
the Richer, and Mercy Steele. It's not a label or anything like that...just
a way for the artists to band together. They put out a newsletter (which
last time I heard was free) called the Poor Man's Newsletter. For the news-
letter, or info on the above bands or whatever, use the above-mentioned
address/phone number for Love Coma.  Also - Sixpence None the Richer just
recently signed a deal with REX and should hopefully record the album over
Christmas. They have a demo cassette (4 songs) which can be ordered through
the above address. The demo is reviewed in the new Notebored which just came
out (I haven't seen it yet myself). The bands will probably also be mentioned
in the True Tunes catalog (they've been in the last ones). Also...Situation
Taboo should be releasing their new one soon. It's already been recorded and
I've seen the j-card for the cassette and heard it. Anyway, back to the 
concert....

The Noise Priests played last. They are composed of Stephen Wagers and Streak
Wheeler, along with two other guys who I didn't know. They were a totally 80's
punk band. I felt like I had been taken back in time and was at a punk club
in the 80's. They did basically all cover songs, including "Surfin' Bird" (or
whatever it's called...), Devo's "Freedom of Choice", Undercover's "God Rules",
and others. So far as I know, they don't have a demo or anything. They did
have shirts....

All in all, it was a good night, although I was dissappointed that I didn't
get to see Deitiphobia or X Propagation. 


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