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New York's Woodsist label has been a wonderfully consistent source for lo-fi badassery over the last four years, counting among its roster such venerable garage rock/punk names as Vivian Girls, Crystal Stilts, Blank Dogs and Wavves. Thus, it should come as no surprise that when Woodsist comes to town, Woodsist comes hard, commandeering both floors of the greater Echo complex and stuffing it full of incredible talent. A quick review of the art-grunge revue: New Jersey's Real Estate offers up jangly, reverbed beach pop; Woods (founders of Woodsist) bring a country-kissed, full-band psychedelic folk; Philadelphia's Kurt Vile channels Lou Reed through a Sebadoh filter; L.A.'s own Abe Vigoda returns with its trademark tropical punk; the San Fran-based Art Museums plays minimal proto garage with a drum machine beat; their neighbors in the Mantles and Nodzzz play louder and punker; two local audio collagists, the funk-steeped Sun Araw [see music feature] and beat-based Baths, appear as well; and a special appearance from All Saints Day — the new project from Vivian Girls' Kickball Katy and Cat Power keyboardist Gregg Foreman — rounds out this exceptional bill.
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