ebolabuddha hasn't been playing that much lately, so I'm happy to report that we had a cool, albeit somewhat short set last Friday. Things started out with our traditional group reading of books, during which some audience members did indeed participate. These pieces are always interesting as the combined words of various band members and said audience turn into this strange glossalalia. Probably lasted about four minutes or so before the drums started. SO many drums, as Lorenzo Arreguin, Patrick Telesfore Jr., and me played drum sets. Along with this, Eli and Steve did not even bother with their respective bass guitar and lead guitar, instead hammering out rhythms on old cymbals and this piece of sheet metal that I've had. In a sense, these items were a continuation of the last Failure Cock set: same exact gear. Us trap drummers all stuck to a more free-form feel for a while, as Jade streaked around the crowd in his skivvies while yelling into a megaphone. I'm not sure if anyone could hear him over the percussion maelstrom, but he gave it his all. Jade also handed out crayons and paper for people to make art with. Yes, ebolabuddha gigs are multi-tiered! Eventually all drum sets got into this tight blast beat, during which we all synced up really well. I was hoping that this portion would continue for a bit longer than it did, but Eli signaled a hard stop, and indeed a hard stop was achieved.
A cool, albeit slightly short set for another Noishaus! Many thanks to Keith at that great organization for giving ebolabuddha a slot!
Below: drums and cymbals and crayons
Above: ebolabuddha in action (photo by and courtesy of Steven Barnes, thanks, Steven!)
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