Lo-Tek Resistance at PAX 2009
Video games are cool and all, but one of the major highlights of my weekend here in Seattle has been Lo-Tek Resistance, the impromptu street performance engineered by members of Crunchy Co Records. Anyone near the front entrance of the Washington State Convention Center on Friday was treated to three amazing hours of Game Boy-powered jams from Fighter X, Seanbad, Circles, Spamtron, Infradead, McFiredrill and even Anamanaguchi’s Ary Werner.
At one point, the convention center’s staff thought we were rocking too hard and kicked us off the property. After regrouping on the other side of the street, the chiptuning continued. The turnout was excellent: Large numbers of both PAX convention-goers and random passersby stopped to observe our makeshift street concert. The show quickly became an open mic as we passed around the audio jack to anyone who felt like playing. I even got to perform one of my half-finished tracks before being interrupted by uninvited precipitation.
All in all, an amazing time. If you’re in Seattle and still jonze-ing for more concert action, make sure to check out Anamanaguchi and Freezepop tonight at El Corazon.
