White Fence's first show, LiPo Lounge, SF
» “Hi, we’re White Fence and this is our first show.” Tim Presley
It was Thursday May 20 in Chinatown SF’s LiPo Lounge with an extensive bill featuring the Babies, Brilliant Colors, Grass Widow and the illustrious White Fence. My fascination with WF’s recent Make a Mess self-titled release piqued my interest in experiencing their first live gig.
Using the drum kit and other miscellaneous items and implementations of instruments belonging to Grass Widow, White Fence took to the single light bulb lit stage with its Strawberry Alarm Clock eat-your-heart-out rocker, “Mr. Adams.” Not stopping to finish the song, Tim and Sean Paul Presley swiftly went into the raver “Who Feels Right,” followed by a freak beat version of “The Love Between.” After some impeccable harmonization from the Presley brothers, they exploded into the roughed up “Baxter Corner,” then a new Byrds-y song called “Growing Faith.” Next up was the ragged “Destroy Everything,” then a brand new jam possibly inspired by the Who’s “My Generation” called “Got that Heart.” The brothers brought back the punk with “Box Disease/Today Bond,” then treated the huddled, sweaty basement masses with a Psychocandy-era Jesus and Mary Chain infused new song called “Enthusiasm.” The finale was the beautiful “Sara Snow,” it was the only slow jam played during the set and it captured the hearts of everyone in the oxygen-deprived subterranean room.
The three new songs “Growing Faith,” “Got that Heart” and “Enthusiasm,” hint at the future possibilities of things to come from White Fence. Patiently we will have to wait, stay tuned!
Posted on May 26, 2010. More on: white fence, grass widow, make a mess records
