Excerpt from Evil Sponge: Tenth to the Moon - CD release show       Star Bar 08/08/2008

Anyway, Tenth to the Moon did, eventually, play. Tonight they were a 5-piece, the permanent band members (Mitch Foy on voice and Doug Hughes ..s) being joined by a brand new guitarist i had never seen before, and the rhythm section on loan from Envie which they have had the past few times i have seen them.

Tenth to the Moon, under anime.

The kicked off their set with a few minutes of just noise -- the guitar feeding back, Foy bellowing, and the keys droning loudly while the rhythm hammered away at it. And then they tore into a fun set of the songs off of their self-titled debut album. It was a great start, and they did not let up. Foy thrashed around on stage, at times beating on a gas tank taken out of some car, and the other band members simply played loud, fast, and hard.

Tenth to the moon in action.

I think the mix was really good for Tenth to the Moon. The sound was excellent, and Hughes' keyboards were clearly heard in their central place in each song. It's not often that actually happens in a live setting, so it was a welcome change.

Now that i know a few of their song titles, i can tell you that they played a rollicking version of House On Stilts, and had a female vocalist join Foy in screaming Nails and Females. They ended their set with a long section of noise and distortion as Foy beat the gas tank, rolled around on the floor, splitting the back of his shorts (never seen his ass before at any of the gigs, so that was new), and then carried the gas tank out onto Moreland Avenue, still beating it…

It's kind of creepy when Foy stares right into the camera like this...

What a way to end a night. What i love about Tenth to the Moon is that they do these wacky things, like beating on gas tanks in the middle of the street while half-naked, but do it all in the framework of a rhythm and keyboard driven tune that is, when you get down to it, kind of catchy. I know that they are not for everybody, but i do enjoy them, and this was a fine set.

Foy (only half naked at this point) and the gas tank.

So by the time i left The Star Bar, i was satisfied at having had an evening that, while mostly long and tedious, at least had the decency to end well.