Zach Sees a Concert: Wednesday
Kathryn had missed out on tickets to see Wednesday, a North Carolina band from Asheville whose latest record Bleeds came out last year to critical acclaim. She became active on the waitlist for the past month or so with nothing to guide her other than hope. Truthfully, I waved this off as fruitless given our limited success so far. However, this morning she came to me with a new update:
”We got the tickets.”
Thus, our evening was decided for us. We knocked out our remaining chores and errands before making our way to the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro.
The line to get in extended all the way to the parking deck, which aligned with our expectations given the ticket fiasco. However, it was quick to disperse, and our show would be soon to start after.
The opening act was a local band called verity den; I am a little torn on how I feel about them. They did not have a commanding stage presence, and the first half of the set felt like it couldn’t decide between generic indie mush or choppy frenetic vocals. The second half of the set did improve, though. It was clear the group has taken a lot of influence from Sonic Youth and the Velvet Underground, and that is a sound I don’t need to be sold on irregardless of originality.
The rest of the concert was just as enjoyable as I had expected it to be. Being from North Carolina, the group was well familiar with the Cat’s Cradle and other state quirks, which allowed for a lot of positive crowd work.