Urban Jacksonville

All photos from Saturday’s show

The sentiment expressed in my headline is totally subjective to taste and musical preference. I’m no music expert, but I know what I like. I guess what I am trying to say is hey, there’s this local band called Antarctic and they fucking rock. I don’t normally throw expletives like that around on Monday morning, but they are really good.

Who is Antarctic? They are all instrumental. They four guys. They are lots of pedals. They put the bass player in the front. They don’t have a synth. They are a local Jacksonville band. I saw them Saturday night at Inertia along with Iron Eyes Cody, The Vultures and Dark Castle.

I heard about them a few weeks ago and that they were pretty good, so I was excited to see them, but nothing prepared me for what I heard and saw. It was an amazing musical explosion. Antarctic played their set in conjunction with another band, Dark Castle. They would play a song then throw it across the room for Dark Castle to play a song. I really wish they hadn’t. Not to take anything away from Dark Castle, but it broke to flow that Antarctic had going on.

I think had the same dumb look on my face as about 20 other people when Antarctic finished their first song. “Did we just hear that? Was Antarctic really that good?” The answer is a resounding yes. Don’t take my word for it. You can check them out in Jacksonville on December 14th (8pm) at Misdemeanor Manor w/ Alligator and The Sky Went Black. Then on February 20th (8pm) at TSI w/ Edie Sedgwick and Joe Lally. Also, I hear you can buy the Antarctic EP at Inertia for $5, but that’s just what I hear.

The Vultures

Iron Eyes Cody

Dark Castle

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