austenitic tore it up. They deliver not just songs, but compositions. The shit is tight. Bass player Ross Martins' style is sick: the dude plays chords on his bass and not just 5ths.  He fluidly flips between strumming strange chords and then running odd melodic lines.  While sing/shouting. It is fierce. Drummer Kelly Mynes compliments with equal ferocity.  They are a force.    Did a couple covers: "Message In A Bottle" by The Police and "Anxious Mo-Fo" by The Minutemen. Both well chosen. Written about these guys before -- great to see em again.

Then Wax Fingers.  They were the analog to austenitic: two guitars no bass.  Lots of hypnotic, syncopated songs. Layers of loops. Some loops from computer, some from pedals.  Usually no vocals. One song with megaphone into microphone, creating this disturbing rant effect.

By Sunlight played too, but left before their set.