An experimental show like Noise Pop’s Opening Night at Rickshaw Stop is a gamble: The distorted guitar feedback, disturbed vocals, and grinding percussion are either ultimately fascinating or alienating to an audience. With four acts on the bill, last night was a mixture of grating and gratifying, but those who endured to watch Kim Gordon’s post-Sonic Youth project Body/Head witnessed the range of emotion this music can convey.
Kim Gordon and Bill Nace opened Noise Pop with improvisational noise rock. Kim Gordon generated loud feedback while Bill Nace jammed. Burmese singer Tissue growled her vocals.
