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Deafheaven, Marriages & Monuments Collapse July 15, 2013 - San Francisco - Bottom of the Hill

Better than: What most of your friends were doing on the grayest, coolest Monday night of the summer so far.

It's only fitting that we should find San Francisco return to its frigid summer form to welcome back its native sons Deafheaven, fresh from a month-long tour across the scorching climes of the rest of the United States. In supporting its latest new album, Sunbather, the band had its work cut out for it. Too abrasive for the post rock crowd but too limp-wristed for the black metal crowd, Deafheaven defiantly pillaged from both genres and was met with a string of sold-out shows and general acclaim, a handful of Internet trolls notwithstanding.

All of which makes this hometown show seem likely to play out as a victory lap. The band's almost obnoxiously diverse approach is well-suited for the young, omnivorous scene that birthed it. What's more, the band members are avowed partiers, openly sharing their love for every indulgence from cough syrup to strip club buffets through social media. Cagey they are not, but at the same time they've been open about their appreciation for a short-attention span youth culture embracing a band that traffics in 10-plus-minute heavy metal epics with no repeating parts. They've also expressed sincere optimism that the band's current lineup spells the end of its revolving door, meaning that vocalist George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy may no longer have ringers, but a full-fledged band.

Here's a small blog post about the Monuments Collapse/Marriages/Deafheaven show last night (photos uploaded in order of the bands). 

You can see all of the photos from the show here.

Monuments Collapse:

I don't think a band name has ever so perfectly summed what the band sounds like. 

Marriages: 

Marriages. Oh Marriages. There is this sense of unity that you feel on stage when these folks are playing that is hard to explain. Everything flowed so seamlessly into itself; it was like drifting in a river of stuff and things. It just makes you feel good to see them live. This band deserves the world.

deafheaven: