When a band’s name is an acronym for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, its live show better entail more than just some guys and their instruments. Fortunately, VAST lives up to its name by complementing its industrial soundscapes with a light show and video presentation. The brainchild of guitar prodigy-turned-sonic warlock Jon Crosby, VAST’s latest album is the Internet baby Turquoise and Crimson. Originally a set of downloads, the material was polished into the 2004 album Nude, but the original demos were so popular VAST also released them on disc this year. The band recently recorded a new album, April, which hits stores in September but is, of course, already available as a download. See what “sensory” experience this Web favorite offers the real world at 8 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 30, 8 p.m.
This article appears in Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2006.