Chino Moreno of Deftones and Shaun Lopez of Far bring their new music project ††† (Crosses) to perform an intimate concert Wednesday, March 26th at Club Sound in Salt Lake City. Photography: Melissa Cohn.

††† (Crosses) @ Club Sound 03.26

By Melissa Cohn
March 28, 2014

Chino Moreno of Deftones and Shaun Lopez of Far bring their new music project ††† (Crosses) to perform an intimate concert Wednesday, March 26th at Club Sound in Salt Lake City. Photography: Melissa Cohn.

A signature three-cross stage light glows eerily behind Dino Campanella's acrylic drum kit before the band takes the stage, opening with "†hholyghs†". Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Chino Moreno of Deftones fronts the Los Angeles based, †††. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

While he certainly doesn't mind headlining massive festivals with Deftones, it was quite apparent that Chino was enjoying the more intimate vibe of Club Sound. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

The mysterious Chuck Doom on bass guitar. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Shaun Lopez is the guitarist and creative mastermind behind †††, as well as post-hardcore veterans, Far. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Chuck Doom and Shaun Lopez began working on the music that would eventually become the first ††† e.p in 2010, in Lopez's home studio. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

You may recognize Dino Campanella from his work as pianist and drummer for the band Dredg. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Touring guitarist Jono Evans hiding behind a wall of sound and some pretty decent hair. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

The smooth, moody feel of ††† is reminiscent of Chino's 2005 project, Team Sleep--a collaboration with drummer Zach Hill of avant-rap duo Death Grips. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

The atmosphere at Club Sound was unmistakably upbeat, with lots of smiles, especially considering the band's dark aesthetic. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Aside from Deftones and †††, Chino sings for the much heavier, Palms, with members of now-defunct post-metal legends, Isis. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

You know that cool rock 'n' roll cover of Ginuwine's hit single Pony? Yeah? Well, Shaun Lopez did that. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

You can't play bass lines this smooth with a pick, just ask Chuck Doom. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Chuck Doom knows how to party. You can just tell. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Though both of the band's guitarists were armed with MacBooks, Dino played much of the percussive samplings thru a midi percussion controller. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

Speaking of Instagram, give @chinomoreno73 a follow. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

During their encore, ††† covered the song "Goodbye Horses" by Q Lazzarus, which is probably best known for it's appearance in the movie Silence of The Lambs. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

I† pu†s †he lotion on i†'s skin. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

††† self-titled, Sumerian Records full-length is available now at your local Graywhale Entertainment store. Photo: Melissa Cohn.

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