December 5, 2007
Wednesday Dig: Werewolves, waffles and weirdos
Created By: Joshua Valocchi
Posted: Dec 05, 2007 2:25 PM
Updated: Dec 05, 2007 2:36 PM
Holy psychedelic freakout, Batman! As if Aunt Dracula’s twisted take on post-punk wasn’t strangely endearing enough, they’ve recently added a waffle-making werewolf to their increasingly bizarre live shows.
Wed., Dec. 5, 9pm. $5. With Enumclaw (members of Golden Ball) + Relay DJs. Silk City, 500 Spring Garden St. 215.592.8838.
This latest stab at kitschy performance art is but another chapter in the wonderfully weird story of this trippy trio. After exploding on to the Philly scene with atomic force earlier this year, Aunt Dracula proceeded to garner accolades from nearly every sector of the local music media. The alt-weeklies were nearly tripping over themselves to crown Aunt Dracula as the new kings of the Khyber set, while the bloggers pointed out – in their typical snarky arrogance – that they had already performed said coronation weeks ago. Such proclamations, while nice and usually well-intentioned at the time, often plant the seeds of decay within an upstart act. It’s just too damn difficult to live up to such high praise.
Nonetheless, Aunt Dracula marched on and, in a fit of near-unprecedented competence, actually exceeded the expectations of the indie intelligentsia. Their heady mix of stuttered-yet-textured guitar work, à la My Bloody Valentine, and the general weirdness of Animal Collective is usually enough to win over audiences in scant seconds.
Apparently not content to rely on mere musicianship to impress their burgeoning fanbase, Aunt Dracula chose to push the proverbial envelope, adding computer-generated visuals and – yes – a lycanthrope wielding a pitcher of batter and a waffle iron, to their live shows. The strange thing about the entire spectacle, though, is how little it affects the music emanating from the stage. Instead of distracting the audience’s attention, the waffle-bearing werewolf somehow makes Aunt Dracula’s music that much more engaging. It’s almost as if the band is subliminally suggesting that their music is so good that even supernatural creatures of the night appear pedestrian against the backdrop of Aunt Dracula’s exotic escapades.
Then again, maybe they’re just keenly aware of the likelihood that half of the audience is just plain hungry after pulling those obligatory pre-show bong hits. Either way, it’s a total win-win situation. Werewolves, waffles and weirdos – what’s better than that?
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