Tonight a whole slew of experimental rock graced the No Fun House basement. Here’s what went down:

The show began with locals Totally Rad, who could be likened to a day where the Dead Milkmen decide that they are not actually opposed to going to the beach, and on their way stop at an icecream parlor. There they run into a recently formed greaser street racing gang composed of members of King Missile and Ween. But with balloons and stuff. In a word: radical.

Chicago band CMKT4 was up next, filling the whole performance area with various machines of noise and beeps. They were reminiscent of some sort of 80s underground sound that I could not quite place. Sometimes comparable to Bauhaus, sometimes Captain Beefheart. All the time filled with drones and noise that was comparable to local band Rotten Wood Moon, but used in a different manner.

Afterward, local group Forget The Times took over with a 3 guitar onslaught wall of sound. 90’s Sonic Youth-esque noise rock intertwined with spastic jazz drumming. Sometimes much like Naked City. Occasionally using what would be considered funky beats in any other setting, but with the grinding droning guitar, seemed foreign and bizarre in a good way.

Finally was last minute addition Jonathan Hape from Columbus, Ohio, who toted an acoustic indie rock ambient sound. He successfully pulled off the one man band, with an extensive use of loops and a small drum set, creating a sound similar to the Notwist, though with a shoegaze flare.

All together the show was eclectic, impressive and fun, with the only downside being an unfortunate lack of attendance.