Biram Comes to Brooklyn

Scott H. Biram; The Wrong Reasons
@ Luna Lounge
Brooklyn, NY - August 11, 2007

Holy hell...the dirty old one man band that is Scott Hiram Biram is still the same dirty, greasy, Texas barbecued blues/metal machine but he has taken it to a whole other level. Playing for about two hours, Biram crammed in as much blues as he could, taking everything down into the sludge (and at times up to the speed) of true pure grit metal. But things took a sharp turn when Scott started messing around on the guitar, including a stretch or two of a methodical anti-jam, and then devoting a significant chunk of time toward the end to feedback and distortion and increased usage of the bullhorn on his megaphone. It was almost reminiscent of avant-garde art rock. Throw in the fact that he now seems to have a sizable fan base (though the crowd did filter down a bit as the show wore on), and one gets that small, slight sense of a whiff of bigger things to come.
Openers the Wrong Reasons, down from Providence, are a two-piece country-blues-rock outfit that recall roadhouse affairs ranging from Horton Heat to the Ribeye Brothers. Fitting opener, great start to the show.