On Friday, March 6, Boston Bitdown explored the meaning of chiptune, which includes visual spectacle. The lighting team – during Double Feature’s performance – covered the interior of the Capitol Theatre with digital projections, sectioning them out into individual panels, creating an effect that made the building seem to crumble apart.
In addition to the lineup at Capitol Theatre in Arlington, Friday shows were staged at Deep Cuts in Medford and Aeronaut Brewing in Somerville.
Deep Cuts (Medford)
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Astro playing a synth pad. (Photo: Carson Paradis) -
Leo Shaman smiling into camera on bass. (Photo: Carson Paradis) -
David “Biff” Jubinsky, Astro, and Leo Shaman, from left. (Photo: Carson Paradis) -
David “Biff” Jubinsky and Leo Shaman, from left. (Photo: Carson Paradis)
Boston’s Battlemode appeared on Friday afternoon. The electronic outfit performed as a six-piece. Their chiptune, europop, “color punk” fusion presented an uncompromising refusal to conform to “traditional” notions of punk sound and aesthetics. David “Biff” Jubinsky mesmerized the audience with a violin solo atop the gurgling synth beats.
Aeronaut Brewing (Somerville)
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Bunny Kick. (Photo: Oliver Spivey) -
Switch Angel. (Photo: Oliver Spivey) -
Crowd shot from Aeronaut Brewing. (Photo: Oliver Spivey)
Capitol Theatre (Arlington)
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Double Feature. (Photo: Oliver Spivey) -
P.H.O. (Photo: Oliver Spivey) -
Nullsleep. (Photo: Oliver Spivey)
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