When you have been to your fair share of rock shows, being unsurprised can go hand in hand with the night-long ringing in your ears after hours of screaming vocals and pounding drums. It’s the same deal every time, not to say you don’t enjoy it. However, if you find yourself in the middle of the floor, listening intently, when suddenly you have a realization and say to yourself, “Holy crap. Am I dancing?” - then you know something remarkable has happened. A band has moved you without you even knowing it. I’ll have you know, ladies and gentleman, this has only happened to me with Battlehooch.
 While the stealthy juggling act of instruments and monster masks is definitely a highlight to their show, antics and voltage are not the only things that comprise Battlehooch. They refrain from cranking out sheer volume and opt for sheer presence. Battlehooch follows the utopian model of musical co-op as opposed to standard rock band format and this is what makes their classic-meets-current sound so believable. You believe it when you see one-man wind section Tom Hurlbut dressed in homage to Hunter S. Thompson with an American flag worn as a cape. You also see it in bassist Grant Goodrich’s hair-buried face as he ironically hides in the corner of the stage despite his 6-foot stature. Looks and energy alone make Battlehooch a 60s time warp but they are for more than a kitchy throwback.
Keep an eye out for the band’s upcoming album Piecechow, the follow-up to 2008’s OOF OWF. If their newest work is anything like the layered and dimensional party music of its predecessor, it may just make Battlehooch one of the most promising bands of SF this year.- Briana Hernandez
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