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For those who don’t know, Seabrook Power Plant is a unique trio with members based in Brooklyn and Boston. Instead of the traditional guitar/bass/drums setup, brothers Brandon Seabrook and Jared Seabrook (on banjo and drums, respectively), along with double bassist Tom Blancarte play music that’s somewhere between balls-out free jazz skronk and ’70s heavy metal/hard rock that’s at once not that far removed from Black Sabbath and early Van Halen (Brandon Seabrook has stated that The Minutemen and the aforementioned Van Halen are his favorite bands). The result, as one might imagine, is an utterly unique and pummeling experience, both on record and especially in a live setting. I think it’s safe to say that everyone in the small room was sufficiently blown away or at the very least impressed.
Openers Split Red, a new local quartet featuring guitarist Stephen Buono (disclaimer: he is a personal friend, but I’d like to imagine that even if I didn’t know him, I’d be sufficiently impressed), delivered a set of highly enjoyable, heavy, pummeling dirge rockers not too far removed from The Jesus Lizard, Melvins, mid-period Black Flag and locals Pissed Jeans.
Perseverance Jazz Band played before Split Red, but regrettably I didn’t get down there in time to see them. Also, there was another band (the wonderfully named Electric Simcha) who followed Seabrook Power Plant (a difficult task, to say the least) and I wanted to stay and watch them, but my weariness and the fact that I had to go to work the next day won out.
