Photos by Ashley Bradley
Devin James Fry is now a nearly completely smooth psychedelic cowboy, his face suddenly beardless and unusually jovial. Or maybe it was always jovial and we didn’t know it. What other secrets was Devin James Fry’s beard hiding? Probably something about hyperspace. Hyperspace might also have been what brought together Fry and the other bands on last Friday’s bill, the friendly folk rock of Star Parks connecting to the rougher edges of We Are Blood Bays connecting to the rootsy boldness of I Am the Albatross. They all made music for darker seasons where icy wind and mopey rain make you want to bundle together in front of space heaters rather than in Lynchian venues with leaky roofs. But Ashley Bradley braved the elements and rode the hyperspace trip to get you this collection of photos, so next time keep her sacrifices in mind when you’re deliberating over whether you should binge watch the latest Marvel Netflix offering or head out for real life…
– Nick Hanover