by Roy Scopazzi
Boris lumbers.
Even during the 20th anniversary for one of their less heavy, drone focused albums, the sound of Boris is one of weight and overwhelming sound. A Giant, raging across the land where each of it’s movements shakes the earth. The Great American Music Hall has its subwoofers placed under the stage pointed at the audience’s feet so when the bass gets particularly loud you can feel it rumble across the floor and in your shins if you’re close enough. Takashi moves about the stage the most, wielding his double bass like a massive weapon. Wata stays static for nearly the entire show, letting her guitar speak and move for her. Atsuo is placed forward more than most drummers and feels like he leads the whole thing despite being behind his set. Their weight isn’t just because of their sound, you realize it’s because they’re moving so connectively together after playing together for 33 years. When they finish with an encore of selection from Flood, it really does feel like a tsunami collapsing over the audience for 20 minute straight after the 2 hour set.
Starcrawler opens the show like they did last year at The Fillmore and unlike Boris, they come out with the energy of a tornado. Lead singer Arrow de Wilde is never not moving or posing and absolutely tears apart the stage.
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