Future Perfect : the best of local releases 05 on FP
97.3 Richmond Indie Radio
*vega/ monarchy
silver jews/ animal shapes
*rah brahs/ arty o the irst art
pink razors/ fine food
*nancy and the knockers/ meow/ snake oil studios
single spies/ wide awake/ ambiguous city
strike anywhere/ two fuses
*attackula/ the drugs they give us
*silent type/ aaabbbbccc/ lime kiln
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Style Weekly
You Shoulda Been There
The Best Concerts of 2005:
December 28, 2005
Alyssa Holtgrewe, XL102 Radio
Vega brought a solid set every time I saw the band in 2005. My first Vega show was in July at its Alley Katz CD release party. It was almost like the band had come onto the Richmond scene with no notice, but found a way to garner new fans at every performance. I saw that as crowds grew at each show be it at Lucky Lounge, at Vegas downtown rehearsal space for Halloween or during the most amazing set opening for Lake Trout in early December. No matter the venue or the date, Vega brought the best Richmond shows of the year. Alyssa Holtgrewe
Style Weekly
Vega and Lake Trout Put the Rock Back in Post-Rock
December 14, 2005
Jeff Sadler, Freelance Writer, Style Weekly
On Saturday, Dec. 3, at Alley Katz, local band Vega joined Baltimore natives Lake Trout for a three-hour run of winding, chiming guitars, distortion pedals and driving progressive rock that thrilled the approximately 175 fans in the audience. Theres a buzz in town about Vega, and the band members earnestly worked to live up to their burgeoning reputation. During the pre-show tuneup, one player was heard saying, Turn up the bass a bit more. And he wasnt kidding. The bass line throughout Vegas show was deep, heavy, hard and loud enough to reset your pacemaker. Vegas self-confessed Radiohead idolatry is evident in every song. However, Vega eschews much of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorkes meandering and sticks more to the song. As the warm-up for Lake Trout, Vega held the audiences attention almost completely during their hour-long set.
Lake Trout opened with two songs from their 2005 release, Not You Them, the least engaging of their three studio CDs. The crowd was less than enthusiastic about the newer stuff and waited patiently for the band to revisit its more electronic roots. With a few fits and starts, the band members finally hit their stride with a rocking, almost unrecognizable update of the Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man. At this, the crowd got with it and the fun really started. Guys shut up and the girls twirled. The songs got louder, longer and more frenetic as the band kicked into its second hour and the crowd showed its avid appreciation.