Although The Garrison has some pretty solid sound, they make up for it in overpriced beer and lack of lighting.  If you’re not right in front of the stage, you’re not getting a really good picture, which is what makes local openers Kosmograd appear so mysterious in the photographs below:

I’ve seen Vilipend at least a handful of times over the years (fun fact, their name is taken from the French verb vilipender, which means to scorn, despise or condemn), and it certainly seems they’ve honed their craft.  Any band who can stop mid-song to fix a faulty mic issue and pick things back up again, seemingly without missing a beat, deserves my respect.  Also, this might be the best mid-flight headbanging photo I’ve ever taken:

Now, the last couple times Jucifer came to town, they played the Bovine, whose stage isn’t big enough to accommodate their massive amp fortress.  The only time you’d typically see this backline is at a large-scale stadium show:

With such a large display of sound, standing in front of the stage felt like being in a wind tunnel, only the breeze was coming from the vibrations of the amps.  Even with earplugs, my hearing still took a beating, though I’m proud to report just a mild case of tinnitus.  Aided by an impressively understated light-show, the decibel-rich doom doctors delivered a 200-pound baby that just might be the spawn of Satan.  Full story at 11…