Photos and review by: Jason Robey

CHARLOTTE, NC — The heart of the Plaza Midwood neighborhood was screaming with loud guitars and thrashing drums on Wednesday night as Acid Dad and Frankie and the Witch Fingers brought their tour through Charlotte. The show started with a quick 20-minute set by local band, Pet Bug, as part of their month-long residency at the venue. By the time their short stage time was over, the club was packed with a sweaty crowd getting warmed up for the main show.

Acid Dad brought their brand of psychedelic-tinted garage rock to the stage, hitting fast and hard with “Brain Body.” The band wasted no time between songs, blasting through their nine-song set, as a mosh pit erupted through the crowd. The band’s performance was accompanied by glitch art and colorful abstract visuals projected on the screen behind them, adding to the trippy vibes.

The singer/guitarist duo of Vaughn Hunt and Sean Fahey led the barrage of high energy tunes, with drummer Trevor Mustoe bashing through the set. The show featured a handful of tracks from their latest LP, Take It From the Dead, released this summer, including “Searchin'” and “RC Driver.”

Following a short break and a soundcheck Frankie and the Witch Fingers ripped into “Flower Pedals,” from their 2015 self-titled debut. From that point, it was a nonstop attack of brash and unapologetically loud tunes spanning the band’s five-year career. Vocalist/guitarist Dylan Sizemore ran his voice through a slap back delay effect throughout the show, nodding to the garage and acid rock of the 1960s.

The audience crowded in tight against the stage, all along keeping the mosh pit alive. The band played through an 11-song set with ferocious spirit, while various images of cartoon witches flashed on the curtain behind them. The pairing of “Cavehead” and “Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters…” from their latest album remained intact, with it’s dramatic transition adding a sense of urgency to the already-manic crowd. Catch Frankie and the Witch Fingers and Acid Dad on tour through the fall.