Vim calls and you respond at Silhouette Lounge on Monday, 4 December 2023.

Roaches All The Way Up, Garden Party, and DJ Mr 617 watch the Celtics get bounced from the in-season tournament in the opening slots of the four-stack bill.

Are you watching the in-season NBA tournament?

Probably not since the Celtics got bounced.

These types of competitions are par for the course in sports leagues around the world but it seems like the American sports watching culture can’t quite wrap its head around the concept.

For sure, though, if your team does well, you’ll watch. If not, you won’t.

As long as the Celtics keep gelling, stay competitive, and are in good shape for the playoffs, who cares?

And like John Karalis said on his podcast Locked On Celtics, even if the Celtics get bounced (they did), it just means a few more days of rest that will come in handy during a long season.

Plus, no weird Las Vegas “incidents” if the team doesn’t travel there for the in-season tournament finals. Can’t you picture Payton Pritchard or someone random like Neemias Queta staying up all night at the craps table?

You rock, John. Thanks for the pods!

Hump Nights

Dec 31

Bohemian Rhapsody Sing-Along

Jan 5

The 4th Wall: Pulsr, Grief Mop, Community College, Alexander

Jan 8

Fully Celebrated Orchestra and Guests

Jan 29

Born Innocent: the Redd Kross Story

Jan 30

1-800-ON-HER-OWN

Feb 1

ONCE Presents: The Womps and The Chops

Feb 6

The Fuzztones vs The World

Feb 21

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: An A/V Celebration

DJ Mr 617

There should be warm-up DJs more often at Silhouette Lounge shows. DJ Mr 617 laid down a nice vibe. Was this a scheduled appearance? The mixmaster was on the “whiteboard of record” but not necessarily advertised on the bill prior to the day of show. Was it a fill-in thing for Tiefling, who looked like a cancel?

Garden Party

Major riot grrrl energy with the two-person outfit Garden Party. The band flipped the switch after three songs in, shifting from guitar-led indie rawk to laptop-driven, shout-speak pop-hop. Shades of glitchcore Gay Against You meets digital post-hardcore.

Roaches, All The Way Up

Sounds like this was the first time (or nearly) that Roaches, All The Way Up played live?

The five-piece is working up a lot of new material. A lot of ideas bouncing around the spiritual rec room. Some smooth jazz/rock with the sax; electric guitar fills; post punk shout rock; plus, a little jammy here and there.

Extra points for twin humping the saxophone and electric guitar – this guy’s not sharing the load.

And it looks like this band is joining the hallowed halls of punctuated rock.

Welcome, to the club!

Vim

Vim performed as a two-piece electro-charisma outfit. No points deducted if you thought they weren’t playing – they weren’t on the whiteboard at the door. Strong call-and-response routine sucked the crowd in quickly for some post punk, keyboard-peppered hijinx.