Dark Meat
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Wednesday, May 28
photos by Rebecca Smeyne

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Dark Meat at the Cake Shop

photos by Rebecca Smeyne

Dark Meat
Cake Shop
April 20th

One thing that might prevent you from staring into Dark Meat frontman Jim McHugh's third eye at Cake Shop is that the war paint on his face and forehead is a little too light. As a result, the unblinking optic orifice is more of an implied marker smudge than a psychic leveler. Another is Cake Shop's basement tilt, which hides bands behind non-existent sightlines. Though McHugh's head occasionally makes itself visible through slats in the shifting crowd, only the barest visual information is transmitted beyond the first two rows. Dark Meat—16 pieces? 14? 13? Who can tell?—make the most of it.