King Black Acid at Doug Fir, Portland
Jul 22nd, 2008 by Brad
Last Saturday (19-Jul), King Black Acid played @ Doug Fir after a 3 year hiatus.
The previous lineup was always known as KBA to local fans. Actually the name for the latest incarnation of KBA is properly called “King Black Acid and the Sacred Heart“. So the new acronym is KBASH(?) 🙂
This new version is led by KBA frontman and creator Daniel Riddle and features Jeff Trapp on guitars, Joseph Trump on drums, Thom Rusnak on bass, Rich Landar on keyboard. I’ve seen Dan Riddle play around Portland for the past 15+ years in various bands such as “Hitting Birth” and “KBA.”
Hard to make too many comments about a band starting out and trying to hit a groove all at the same time. In the past, I remember that Daniel continually tweaked sounds and songs, so I expect an evolution. At this show, what we heard was just solid rock. I was really hoping for a bit more inventive sound and some pushing into new territory. For the next show, I’d like to hear what music should sound like in 2011. I think they are capable of doing much more, so we’ll have see where they take us.
KBA’s previous work had some great mesmerizing atmospheric-psych jams that reminded many of the better parts of the later Pink Floyd sound. They played one song I really liked from the previous KBA CD “Loves a Long Song“.
There were a couple of interview’s with Daniel Riddle in both the Portland Mercury and the Willamette Week.
when are they playing next? where is their official gig schedule?
thx
Seems they have some info at:
http://www.myspace.com/kingblackacidmusic