
Aqueous at Buffalo Iron Works (4/18/15)
Aqueous returned to Buffalo, the city they call home, for an energetic sold out crowd at Buffalo Iron Works last night. Last November, I made the mistake of telling guitarist Mike Gantzer that as far as “jam” bands go, I could really see Aqueous climbing to the top. He said “Thanks man, but we’re not a “jam” band. We’re a ‘Compositional Groove/Rock’ band and that’s the style we’re going for.” After a few Heady Toppers at Burlington’s infamous Nectar’s, hearing this really threw me for a spin. After a little time to process what Mike said, it made perfect sense. Regardless of how you might classify Aqueous, they fucking jammed hard last night, and the crowd reacted. The band heralded the night as “Aqueous does Cake” or as fans immediately coined “Cakequeous.” With an opening set of exclusively originals, the band kicked off with “Underlyer” and “Complex Pt. 1.” The two juxtaposed[...]