Talk Talk

Kashka

After listening to Ana Egge, I headed down the street to The Garrison. There was an after-hours party Saturday night for a local TEDx conference. A number of locals bands were scheduled to play. Kashka was up first. This was the new project of singer Kat Burns (of now defunct Forest City Lovers). Previously, both her solo efforts and with FCL were often melancholic, introspective numbers. So it was a pleasant shock to hear pop and dance music from Kashka, complete with synth and drum machines. But she couldn't totally abandon her indie roots, as the songs' lyrics had greater depth than most pop tunes.

Kashka was the highlight of the night. Sandman Viper Command was next. Like other times, I couldn't get into their mix of indie pop with some funky bass and high singing. But the next band was a bit of a disaster. A new collaboration between DJ Menalon and singer Little Scream, they suffered from technical issues throughout their set. When their music could be heard, it was an atmospheric synthetic pop that wasn't too compelling. I thought about staying for the high energy retro-funk of The Magic but decided to join the small exodus leaving for the night.