The Portland MercuryBASIC FIX(Mainstage) Basic Fix's vocalist, Kelly Moe, sounds like Alison Goldfrapp, and would have you convinced he's a gorgeous woman if he didn't occasionally sport a beard. While Moe's gender identity, and that of the band's female/male bass-player, are a constant visual theme in Basic's stage shows, the tunes and lyrics—songs like "Bare Minimum" and "Heading West"—strive to go beyond these preoccupations, in a tripped-out way. MATT DAVIS
