
NYC rockers DIIV hit Part Time Punks at The Echo last Sunday night with something fierce. San Francisco trio Melted Toys opened the evening's set with an eclectic drum machine, two guitars and bass collective. Melted Toys' mix had a clean mud to it, like a cleaner toned take on some 'gaze favorites like My Bloody Valentine; indiscernible lyrics juxtaposed to discernible melodies. The appropriately named, Part Time, also from SF, next filled the venue. The band had a new wave karaoke nostalgia in their style pop. The [...]