On Friday night we rode bikes from Brooklyn to Manhattan to see Cold Cave at the Guggenheim as part of the museum's Divine Ricochet series. Everyone who was waiting in line outside was all fancy in their best black garb, while we were sweating balls and carrying helmets. We hoped our primal stench would prevent people from standing by us so we could pretend we were at our own private show, but that never really works.Apparently people were handing out limited edition Cold Cave 7" at the door, but nobody handed me one, and I'm pissed. What made me less pissed is that I cannot imagine anything dreamier than seeing a show in a museum, although I can bet money that Frank Lloyd Wright would not have wanted you or your lady date to smoke marijuana cigarettes inside of his creation, but you did, didn't you? (You know who you are.)Before the band came on stage, a VERY serious blonde security guard came over to where we were standing and let us know very clearly, and intensely, that the area we were standing in would need to be CLEAR when the band walked up so they could reach the stage smoothly. We nodded that we understood, and moved all our shit out of the way, and yet still, when it came time for them to walk through, the security guard lady pushed me about fifty-five feet using the force of her body while shouting something that I'm pretty sure was "clear!" Everything turned out okay.I had never seen Cold Cave perform live before and was wildly pleased to find that their synth/goth/music for cutters vibes transitioned well from their albums to a live setting. What I was not prepared for, but wildly pleased by, was the athletic dance moves unleashed upon us by Dominick Fernow. So much stomping and head-whipping and walking to the front of the stage wearing a facial expression that, if given words, would say: "I AM THINKING AGGRESSIVE THINGS ABOUT YOU!"Bonus points for the night: Security guard ladyPoints subtracted for: Having to stand in line to buy drink tickets, only to walk three steps over to stand in another line and hand said tickets to someone else for booze.Previously: We Saw This: Baby Alpaca, Field Mouse, Gauntlet Hair.@WolfieVibesPhotos by Eric Groom
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