I recently went to a show at The Parish in New Orleans and saw two great bands A Living Soundtrack and The Octopus Project. Both bands were phenomenal. ALS was more melodic electronica music, while The Octopus Project was more intense experimental, electronica, with distorted guitars and a touch of pop. Octopus Project had a great set visually too. They had video footage playing in the background the whole time and decorated their amps with ghost like sheets and christmas lights. They even had homemade masks on while they played, but they didn't seem to stay on the whole time (due to heavy head banging and jumping around). And interestingly enough, they kept switching up instruments after each song. The highlight for me was the female in the band, Yvvone, played a Theremin for majority of the songs. It was so interesting and added such depth to the set list.
ALS is the type of band I can see myself relaxing too. They had a soothing effect, even though some of their songs had a hint of edge to them. They also have wonderful artwork on their album and website. They're really experimental and innovative musicians. I recommend checking them out whenever they are in town next.
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