SNõõPER, Blank Hellscape, Water Damage

A recent cover of early Devo rarity “I Think I’m Fallin’ in Luv Again” clocks in at only 57 seconds, which means Snõõper’s playing it at x3 speed. So “super fast Devo” could be a workable comparison to the Nashville quintet’s style, but so is “imagine the sound of a dragonfly’s brain after it drank from a puddle of Mountain Dew.” The lovable and lively new wave/psych punk revelers, wrangled by tremolo-voiced wild one Blair Tramel, possess a bonkers live show that includes curling novelty barbells and papier-mâché insects in the mosh pit. Sonic brain surgeons Blank Hellscape and glacial drone artiste’s Water Damage open. – Kevin Curtin