Cringe Hosts Record Release
Some bands are ahead of their time. Spokane’s Cringe, which hosts a record release party tonight at the Big Dipper, falls into that category.
Cringe is both a concept and a band.
The trio utilizes a typical array of instruments (guitar, bass, drums). However, it’s how the band manipulates its instruments that makes it unique.
Enter Cringe brainchild John Salvo.
Like a mad scientist, Salvo, who owns Jello Tree Studio, tinkers with Cringe’s sound by layering feedback, distortion, sound bites and samples onto the songs’ structures.
The resulting sound can be heard on the band’s debut seven-inch vinyl, “Cringe.”
On the recording, song structure is difficult to hear at first. The three-piece shreds genres of hard core, punk, post-punk and noise-rock into a pile of shards. It then melts the scraps and shapes them into a particular style that best suits Cringe.
Sound like a tough listen?
Not really.
Yes, dissonance plays an essential role in the music. But buried beneath the discordance lie crafty hooks that surface frequently during the songs.
What’s more, the band can execute this sound live. It’s even noisier on stage.
Portland’s Forehead and Pullman’s Loaded open.
Showtime’s at 9:30 p.m. The cover is $4.
Before the gig, hang out with the eccentric members of Cringe at Cafe Rasputin (S212 Wall) from 6-9 p.m. There’ll be door prizes, T-shirts and a record toss. Elsewhere in the Night
Boston’s Heavy Metal Horns plays the Blue Dolphin on Wednesday.
Heavy Metal Horns, a play on words, unites several styles of music, including funk, reggae, R&B and jazz.
The nine-piece unit has backed many rock bands including Extreme.
Last year, Extreme wanted to add more color to its stage show, adding Heavy Metal Horns to its American and European concert dates.
On its own, the band is a hot live act.
Its self-titled debut album appeared on the prominent Boston independent label Square Records in 1992.
Heavy Metal Horns will soon follow up that effort with a new recording titled “Horns in the House,” slated for a late summer release.
Show’s at 9 p.m. The cover is $3.