The Deer Hunter Take Less-Talk, More-Rock Approach
May 11, 2008 - Studio A, Miami, FL
Just a few short days after joining his ex-band, the Receiving End of Sirens, for one of their last shows in Providence, Rhode Island, Casey Crescenzo was back where he belonged — onstage fronting his now full-time project, the Dear Hunter (TDH). The group recently opened for the trendy Fall of Troy in front of a sold-out crowd at Miami’s hipster rock club Studio A.
As the stage lights dimmed, looped ambiance began to take over the soundscape glam-punk band Foxy Shazam had dominated a good 20 minutes prior. Once the band walked onstage, guitarist Erick Serna slowly contributed to the atmosphere with an assortment of ethereal tones, sweeps and rhythms. Before long, the whole band had joined in a Mars-Volta-style post-rock jam session — an atmosphere that would last through their set.
As the ambiance died down, the Dear Hunter started their set with a hymnal intro track that transitioned from influence seemingly found in composer Brian Eno to that of Crescenzo’s former band, the Receiving End of Sirens (TREOS). As the set continued, a TREOS influence was felt in the backbone of almost every song as Crescenzo sang as if he were reliving the very moment each song was written in. It’s this passion that helped win over a small fraction of the Fall of Troy’s rough crowd.
It wasn’t until the last song of their almost 40-minute set that Crescenzo announced the band’s name. The minutes prior were spent speeding from song to song in a proficiency not seen in many bands today. Instead of forcing witty jokes and banter between each song, TDH did what they do best: play music.
Though many audience members found themselves bored and eager for the Fall of Troy’s high-energy antics, I thoroughly enjoyed TDH set for what it was — 40 minutes great of music.
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