Snake Rattle Rattle Snake Follow-up an Earthquake

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Last night, I was woken up from a nap by the most eerie sensation. It felt like waves of energy were flowing through my body. Even after moving from North Dakota to San Francisco, I had never felt a feeling even similar to this one. I definitely didn’t like the feeling of an earthquake as much as I thought I would. At least I had a concert from Denver’s gothy dance rockers Snake Rattle Rattle Snake to close out the already weird night.

When I arrived at the Milk Bar in the Upper Haight neighborhood, local punk noise rockers Symbolik Jews were already getting weird on and off stage. The first thing you see after entering the Milk Bar is the giant Shepard Fairey piece that features a child soldier with a machine gun resting on his/her soldier. As disturbing as this is, it quickly became an afterthought as the bass player was stripped down to his boxers and encouraging his band mates to do the same.

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Just as they were about to finish, the group told the audience that their last song is about drugs; their actions confirmed this to be true. The shirtless guitarist flailed in the crowd on the ground and rubbed up on members of the audience while their bassist, Christopher “Burd” Quines, handed off his instrument to crowd members. Before finishing up the already strange song, the bassist sprayed some fake blood on the guitarist as he hung out on the ground. Following the blood-spraying incident, Quines threw on a white suit coat and stared at the crowd with a sinister look on his face while the rest of the band closed out the set.

I was ready for Snake Rattle Rattle Snake to take the stage following two songs from the Symbolik Jews and countless smiles later. The set was set off with their song “NOPD” off their soon-to-be released debut album Sineater (10/25). This song is a dark burning song that features strong emotion through the lead vocals of Hayley Helmericks. Their electro-goth sound is composed in a way similar to Zola Jesus. The band delivers their music in a bit more danceable fashion with the introduction of groovy bass lines and tight spacey guitar riffs. These danceable elements were especially strong on their song “Kafka And The Milk.”

Helmericks vocals were mesmerizing and able to pierce you in the chest from a distance with raw emotion. This was undoubtably felt while hearing “Dead Men’s Words” live. Before exiting the stage, they played their song “Like a Moth.” This song has a pulsating beat that had me hanging on each line as I waited for the story to unfold. This song would be the perfect backdrop to short slasher film. If there was one band I could see live this Halloween – Snake Rattle Rattle Snake would be at the top of my list.

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Catch them live as they’re out on the road in support of Sineater

Oct 22: Knife Shop @ Kelly’s Olympia – Portland, OR – 9:00 PM

Oct 23: Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA- 8:00 PM

Oct 24: The Cabin Tavern – Bellingham, WA – 8:00 PM

Oct 25: Visual Arts Collective – Garden City, ID – 8:00 PM

Oct 27: Bar Deluxe w Laserfang & Nightsweats – Salt Lake City, UT – 8:00 PM