Televandals in DC
Televandals played in Vienna, VA, last Monday for the disreputable Emergenza festival and were fucking brilliant. They were the buzz of the night. Comments ranged from "amazing," "awesome" and "this is the kind of music I love" to having the next and last band of the night being upset to go on after Televandals.
Unfortunately, Televandals did not win the competition. The missing-in-action judges seemed to favor the band with little fan support. I refer to them this way because they did not even announce the judges, what their qualifications were or even show them on stage like they did in Boston. Apparently a band competing in Emergenza will not win in-the-end regardless of your fanbase or skills. Televandals went into the competition knowing that Emergenza had a bad reputation, having been told about that reputation but deciding to do it anyway. It worked out great in the end, however, because they introduced themselves to a new market and new fans who look forward to their return.
Here is a clip of Televandals opening their set with "Hate Yourself." Thank you to Jen for the video!
Unfortunately, Televandals did not win the competition. The missing-in-action judges seemed to favor the band with little fan support. I refer to them this way because they did not even announce the judges, what their qualifications were or even show them on stage like they did in Boston. Apparently a band competing in Emergenza will not win in-the-end regardless of your fanbase or skills. Televandals went into the competition knowing that Emergenza had a bad reputation, having been told about that reputation but deciding to do it anyway. It worked out great in the end, however, because they introduced themselves to a new market and new fans who look forward to their return.
Here is a clip of Televandals opening their set with "Hate Yourself." Thank you to Jen for the video!
