Arizona at Galapagos
Arizona played a late night set in the backroom of Galapagos on Saturday night. The stage is interesting because it spans the entire width of the room, about half the depth, and rises only slightly from the floor. Arizona split their set in two and started with the softer easygoing songs like "Some Kind of Chill." Elle Retzer who plays the viola da gamba, which looks like a tiny six string cello, joined the band for these four songs. After two other bands, they came back on stage and let some aggression out on "Splintering" and "David." After seeing Arizona for the second time I am still impressed; they are good at making dramatic pop songs with layers of catchy instrumentation. Three other bands also played that evening and the music went past 3am. Murder Mystery was upbeat, slightly twee, but not soft. I enjoyed their proto-punk twist on Buddy Holly. It was a fun evening and Arizona will be back to Galapagos in October.
UPCOMING ARIZONA DATES
September 12th at Fontana's
September 15th at Northsix
MURDER MYSTERY
