LIVE REPORT: CLUTCH, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, AND VIKING SKULL AT THE STARLAND BALLROOM, DEC. 27, 2008
Most unexpected opener: Instrumental band Russian Circles. Every song was written in the Neurosis vein of swelling, bulging, and then exploding all over the stage like a badass progressive pimple.
Number of audience members who go totally bugfuck crazy when Clutch take the stage: All of them.
Number of joints lit as Clutch take the stage: See previous answer.
Number of audience members smiling at the end of Clutch’s set: All of them.
