MUSIC
Bardo Pond
at The Middle East
Nov. 10
On Nov. 10, Bardo Pond came to Cambridge and filled the Middle East with bodies and with sound. The Philadelphia band strode on stage and worked the crowd with distortion on top of distortion, leaving heads cloudy, ears shaking, and hands clapping.
Doing a fine job of complementing Bardo Pond were opening bands Auto 66 and Poem Rocket. The former, playing to a sparse 9:30 audience, was a perfectly satisfactory opening trio who jammed a lot, though more softly and with less distortion than Bardo Pond.
Poem Rocket, however, went above and beyond the call of opening band duty. The New York City band turned up the volume and cranked out a set of serious rock songs. Their songs were heavy on the drums and guitar, giving the show a much needed kick. And the songs were tuneful as well, with nice harmonies between the guitarist and bassist.
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