Saw news this morning that post-hardcore-jazz-fusion-noise band Black Eyes is reuniting for a few shows in 2023. One of the few reunions that I might try to make.
If you aren't familiar, that's no real surprise. Despite an active 2-3 years with a couple of beloved albums and a couple hundred shows, they burned hot and fast. One of the last bands on Dischord, they played fast and loose in all the best ways, crossing through the dance punk wave, crushing all the other bands with "black" in their name, screeching and wailing and double-drumming until they wrapped it all up.
I wrote about this band, follow up Mi Ami, one of the best local shows in Cheyenne Wyoming history, the impossible weight of discussing one's favorite songs with people who probably won't get it, and finding those who do, a long time ago for Unwinnable:
It remains one of my favorite pieces. I daydream about scraping a fair bit of my music writing from the site and doing up a nice little 'zine. One of these days.