Primitive Man / Bell Witch at Nine Spices, April 13th 2019
This was my first time at Nine Spices, a nice small venue on the outskirts of Kabukicho. I got there early. Doors opened at 2:30 with a show starting time of 3:00. After paying for my reservation at the front I walked inside and immediately bumped into Dylan Desmond from Bell Witch who said “hi”. He seemed like a really nice person. In contrast to the intensity and somber mood of their music, those guys are chilled, laid back and approachable. I saw the guys from Primitive Man working the merch table from the very beginning, patiently dealing with some of the awkward cheesiness of a few of the patrons (in one exchange they were asked where were they from and if there was weed in their hometown). Despite this sort of giddy exchanges, when they walk onto that stage they mean business and they proved it that night. The first band on the bill was Coffins , the main reason I got there early. The organizers did a very smart thing and spread the acts throughout the day not necessarily i...