Photograph by Chris Strong
Rock band Cacaw packs up its gear in the alley behind the Empty Bottle at 1:30am. The death-metal band is noisy onstage, but quiet and workmanlike when it’s time to get the hell out of Dodge; they pack up in five minutes with a minimum of chatter. Next stop: a show in Bloomington, Indiana. Despite the late hour, the rockers drive straight there as soon as the instruments are packed.