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I\u2019ve had the good fortune to see Philadelphia\u2019s Empath twice in the last month. Of course there was the pedigree built-in that initially drew my attention. Guitarist and banshee genius Catherine Elicson was raised in the shadow of Times New Viking and then forged two of Columbus\u2019 most-promising, but tragically short-lived, bands in Katherine and The Goners before moving east. Drummer, Garrett Koloski, was the battery for the primal experiment that was Brooklyn\u2019s gone-in-a-flash Perfect Pussy before a similar pilgrimage, wherein the musicians met and discovered a mutual love for shit-pop, Alice Coltrane, and engaging ambience. Empath feels like they\u2019ve already witnessed several spins through the cycle of lo-fi indie rock, punk-house noise, and any genre with \u201cart\u201d attached. It feels more than just lightning in a bottle, a foundation of well-thought out ideas, though at times their ephemera figuratively evaporates among the dissonance.<\/p>\n

Flanked by a duo of synths, one the \u201csour whistle\u201d of Emily Shanahan and the other, the low-end, provided by Randall Coon, the band does much to insulate the clanging vibes between Elicson\u2019s dextrous playing and Koloski\u2019s near-jazz modals. Theirs is a constant push and pull of deft melodies and raging chaos, a luminous stormcloud, or stretching towards an old TNV edict, \u201cthrowing flowers into fire.\u201d It\u2019s rare that a band this fresh can elicit such a fervor in the live setting, but that may be the point. They seemingly exist in the now, even if you\u2019ve heard the song a thousand times before. Empath\u2019s current anthem, the catchier-than-allowed \u201cHanging Out of Cars,\u201d is as zeitgeist worthy as a pop song could be these days\u2014especially when the quartet dive headlong into improv noise or take a breather with environmental field recordings or walk in step under the direction of Elicson\u2019s systematic shredding. This is the beginning of something beautiful. Let\u2019s hope it only grows.<\/p>\n

Sasami Ashworth, at first thought, seemed an odd choice to tour with Empath. Where Empath\u2019s boho leanings look towards a dystopian future and anarcho-bliss, Sasami\u2019s recent debut, turns back to a very particular brand of guitar rock, namely the dreamy, wall-of-sound, shoegaze of the \u201890s embodied by My Bloody Valentine, the Faith Healers, and Lush. But as showcased by her raw trio, Sasami (pictured top) knows that unless you tour with an arsenal of gear and a soundman in tow, replicating those deafening tones is nearly impossible. Instead, she relied on her songwriting to propel her enjoyable Sunday night set. The rousing \u201cNot the Time,\u201d the album\u2019s closest approximation to Loveless<\/i>, was brought out early, as if being loud and energetic at the start shakes out the nerves. The rest of the time, she showcased the layers included in her slow-motion ballads. The album\u2019s and her live show\u2019s stunning core is a trio of songs, \u201cFree,\u201d \u201cJealousy,\u201d and \u201cCallous,\u201d that burn like a neon campfire. Onstage, Sasami thrived on audience interaction, goofy humor, and nonsensical banter, but it was the earnest heart of these songs and others that won over the crowd. It\u2019s easy to imagine Sasami on a bigger stage, with even bigger ambitions. Maybe not Sasami: The Musical, \u00a0but you get the idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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