Wood Bot

Thursday night at the Drake Underground, Lovely Killbots celebrated their 5th year anniversary with Triple Gangers opening and DJ Mix Chopin closing out the night with some French disco. The venue was still sparse when the synth-pop trio Triple Gangers took to the stage. I first saw them at a Maylee Todd fundraiser. They got people dancing to their quirky 80s-inspired songs.

It was harder tonight with the thin crowd. As such, although they tried gamely, there was a relatively tepid set with a good half of audience sitting around drinking. But I still enjoyed their frothy songs such as the "plant sex" number "Flowerbed".

When Lovely Killbots took to the stage, the crowd was filling up. They had upgraded their visuals from preset videos played on DVD to random clips and effects, triggered by the music. For "Hello My Dear", they showed the entire accompanying video on the back screen. Playing some new tunes, ones from their current LP, and some older songs from way back when, the synth-and-drum sound got the crowd into a more zoned out space than wild dancing. The drums were mic-ed particularly well tonight, letting all the syncopated beats and rhythms drive the songs.

Lovely Killbots

Triple Gangers