Each led his working band, engaging a cross-section of old-time American music, from folk and country to gospel, blues, early jazz, rock 'n' roll.
On "Little Brother," the members of the band engaged in a four-part vocal harmony; on "Two Weeks," a new song, Daniel Rossen played an electric piano ostinato while Edward Droste sang barbed reassurances.
But Penhall also shows how the most delicate on-stage harmonies were accompanined by deep personal disharmonies, with Ray constantly at war with his madcap brother, Dave, or the band engaged in battles with exploitative middle-men or American unions.
"Did I Let You Know" rides a slight tropical rhythm, a trick maybe borrowed from Vampire Weekend or one of its more toothless peers, bands that in the past five years have reframed the idea of what it means to be a funk-aware rock band, engaged but not visceral.
The band reached a low point when the band engaged in a fight on a Nebraska date after SnoCore's conclusion.
The video has the band engaging in a comical soapbox car race, with Reubens playing the bad guy who sabotages the race.
I watched bands engage with new material throughout the week; they almost uniformly apologized to crowds for playing unknown songs.
On Monday evening Mr. Zorn unites friends and peers from various new-music circles for two sets of freewheeling improvisation; Tuesday's concert features six young bands engaged by Nonoko Yoshida, a saxophonist.
When rock bands engage with acoustic instruments and orchestration, the results can be catastrophic, but Sunn O))) are keenly aware of the pitfalls – as Anderson told me in a recent interview: "We didn't want to sound like Metallica with strings".
The app is designed to look like a virtual music venue, allowing users to watch videos, learn more about different bands, engage with musicians via social media, check out tour schedules, and even purchase tickets to upcoming shows.
