Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bear In Heaven, and Freelance Whales Play Atlanta’s The Earl
Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bear In Heaven, and Freelance Whales stopped by The Earl in Atlanta, Georgia to wrap up their final shows before attending SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Freelance Whales started the night off to a smaller crowd who didn’t seem too familiar with their arrangements, but also didn’t take long to get comfortable to the musical circus they were performing on stage. After the tunes of a harmonium, glockenspiel and pipe dream lyrics, Bear In Heaven changed the mood on stage to a slightly darker one, but still a very experimental one. Psychedelic and electronic sounds spilled from the stage as the crowd grew in size and the pretentious swaying (because actually dancing to the music is a bad thing, right Atlanta?!) started to come out of the woodwork.
It was undeniable that the crowd was anticipating Cymbals Eat Guitars, but they were still stiff as boards for the majority of the set. This music is made for thrashing and the crowd remembered that as Joseph Ferocious walked them through a sweaty rendition of it as the quartet wailed great energy to “And The Hazy Sea,” and also when Matthew Miller accidentally dismembered part of his drum kit, honestly reiterating the band’s name.
It’s comforting to see musicians not be affected by the lull of their audience and continue to pump the venue with endless amounts of passion and performance stamina. Everyone experiences music differently, but these bands showed them how New York experiences it, and how maybe next time we should all experience it.
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For more information on Cymbals Eat Guitars, visit cymbalseatguitars.com.
For more information on Bear In Heaven, visit bearinheaven.com.
For more information on Freelance Whales, visit freelancewhales.com.