Wednesday night, Chop Suey hosted three unique bands. Gabija & The Blue Gleams opened the night with some melodic tunes. Producer Brakebill held up the middle set with his trap beats. Salt Lick, a shoegaze indie-rock outfit, ended the evening with a fun, energetic set.

Gabija & The Blue Gleams open for Salt Lick at Chop Suey.

 

Emily Gross plays the bass for The Blue Gleams. She also makes pies.

Gross smiles at the crowd.

 

Rob Granfelt plays the drums with a grin.

 

Lead singer Gabija Vaičekonis plays the keys & hypnotizes the audience with melodic tunes.

From left to right: Gross, Granfelt, and Vaičekonis are The Blue Gleams.

 

 

Producer Sam Brakebill-Hacke, aka Brakebill, opens for Salt Lick at Chop Suey in Capitol Hill.

 

Brakebill exudes emotion for a captive audience.

 

Brakebill represents local hip hop talent at Chop Suey.

Brakebill opens with songs off his latest release, Out The Window.

 

The beats hit home at Chop Suey.

 

Brakebill gets intimate with the audience.

 

From left to right: Lindsey Kaghan, Malia Seavey, Ian McQuillen, Kevin Middleton and Teddy Kieser are Salt Lick.

 

Seavey fronts the band.

 

McQuillen on the bass.

 

Guitarist Kieser.

 

Salt Lick performs a variety of songs, including their latest single, "At The Corner."

 

Middleton on the drums.

 

Seavey jams.

 

Kaghan, guitarist & back-up vocalist for Salt Lick.

 

The band performs their brand of shoegaze indie rock.

Seavey takes center stage.

Middleton lays down the beats.

 

Seavey energizes the crowd.

A "salt lick" is a place where animals go to lick essential mineral nutrients from deposits on the ground, similar to how the audience was nourished by the music from the band tonight.