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Friday night I took in what I'd like to call an experimental indie rock show in what I'd like to call the "crypt" of the First Unitarian Church (actually, it's just the basement). The evening began with a performance by a two-piece band called Ching Chong Song. We weren't even aware this group was on the bill, and so were pleasantly surprised in more ways than one. It's hard to describe exactly what they sound like; the only band that really comes to mind is Red Krayola - yes, they're that weird. Lead singer Julia LaMendola performed some fascinating vocal gymnastics - lilting, whispering, and growling out songs about death, the afterlife, and masturbaters - all while Daniel Gower accompanied her on keyboard and backing vocals. Oh, and did I mention LaMendola also played the saw? She even joked about doing a lengthy saw solo, although thankfully she did not make good on that threat; one can stand only just so much saw playing.

It's become cool to watch family slideshows, thanks to the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players. As we explained in our ticket giveaway post (congrats again to the winner, btw!), this band is a real family of three - which includes a talented twelve-year-old girl on drums - who add their own bouncy indie pop musical commentary to a live slideshow of real photos taken by other families and collected by the band at yard sales and the like. Sounds weird and fun to us, but if you're still confused about their style and their mission, just listen to the explanatory theme and various other songs playing on their ecard, check out their MySpace page, or read about them on the R5 Productions site. This seems like the kind of band you can't really enjoy to the fullest unless you see them live, so join us down at the First Unitarian Church tonight for their all ages show.

Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players ticket giveaway
8/16 through 8/17, midnight