Live Review: Sewers, Cuntz, CactusDemonDoom, Woodboot

After a nice, relaxing, ground-scorching day, what better than to have an evening out with some scourge punk in a cramped room?

Well, a modest sun-beaten crowd has gathered for tonight’s edition of Trainspotters and the room is actually quite the safe place to be with a rather nice and powerful air-conditioner and free fairy bread to boot.

First cab off the ranks, Brisbane’s most (internally) talked about band Woodboot attempt to inspire some energy early in the night. This bitsa band made up of members from assorted local groups are always, let’s say, an interesting watch with onstage indulgence coupled with a decent set of tunes being a little hard to ignore. Tonight is no different, with a loud set that becomes quite captivating in its final moments.

Somewhat a change of pace on tonight’s bill is a band with a bit more of a psych/sludge vibe to them, CactusDemonDoom. The band have a slightly different following with them tonight with the crowd varying in their attention levels from person to person. All ‘round though they deliver quite a solid set that is presented differently and in a well thought out manner.

All the way up from Melbourne is the band that have that name that you are instantly drawn to when seen on a poster, Cuntz. Flogging their latest 7” titled Cooked, the band look as if they just walked off the set of a XXXX commercial in the ‘90s, with mullets and singlets, shaved heads and ripped jeans being the in-band trend. The music itself is quite brash and loud, as what can be somewhat expected, with inaudible pissed off lyrics acting as a guiding barrier to trebled out guitar noise. The band draw from new and older material throughout the night and overall the set does feel a little short and appropriately a little hungover, but catching the group was well worth the ticket price.

Last up the Brisbane band that wish they were aborted, the all-encompassing Sewers continue the trend set by Cuntz and deliver a set which just kinda feels a little hungover and lacking in energy. While antics and enthusiasm are in vain in tonight’s performance, the music is as sharp as ever as the band are stupidly tight in delivering organised dirge. Still at times, the sound becomes a little cluttered with guitars getting lost in the mix. While tonight won’t go down as one of the band’s most talked about performances, it is always good to go out to get a healthy dose of (fondly referred to) shit.