In this week's Homespun, Christian Schaeffer reviews the Upright Animals' Carnivore City. He had this to say:For its latest EP, the Upright Animals decamped to Blackbird Studio in
Nashville, where the disc was recorded and mixed by Vance Powell (who
has worked with the Raconteurs, among others). The professional studio
space and the band's own deft production has yielded a clean, compact
EP that finds the quintet comfortably working within the realm of
modern rock while occasionally tinkering wi
There's a lot going on this weekend, but I have a raging case of the flu so am not really with it. Please help me out in the comments, this is about all I can remember right now.
Friday, March 13
*Takeover UK/High Strung, Firebird
*Dock Ellis Cooper, Off Broadway
*Blondiegrunt, The Wedge
*The Orbz/Esoteric/Brown Shoe, Cicero's
Saturday, March 14
*Neil Hamburger, Firebird
*The Whigs/Dead Confederate, Fubar
*Femme Fatality/Scotty Vanity, Off Broadway
Sunday, March 15
*Andrew Bird/Heartless Bastard
Saturday, March 14: The Whigs and Dead Confederate, FubarDead Confederate -- which we've written about quite a bit -- once again destroyed eardrums and song structures. Keyboards appeared higher in the mix, making the set feel much more like Explosions in the Sky embracing its inner angsty grunge teenager. Highlight of the set: A cover of Sonic Youth's "The Diamond Sea" as heard on the album Washing Machine -- which means with a noise freakout/jam in the middle that eventually meandered back to
The American Mustache Institute (profile here) took on Dead Confederate, when the Athens, Georgia, rockers hit the Bluebird last September. The video is finally up -- go check it out! DC will be back in town at the Firebird on Wednesday, July 15 with the Domani International.
Recently resurrected local act the Domani International is appearing on a forthcoming tribute CD to the Afghan Whigs. It's in good company: Other artists appearing on
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Summer's Kiss: A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs include Mark Lanegan, Wussy (which just announced a show at Off Broadway on Friday, August 7!), Joseph Arthur and Matthew Ryan. The album is out next Tuesday, June 23, and can be previewed a
Brand New means business during its shows. The goal of its live experience is to exorcise demons, to provoke thought and, above all, produce catharsis. Looking for a night of frivolous entertainment? Go see another show instead. These Long Islanders are kicking out the post-hardcore, post-grunge, post-goth jams - angst and aggression firmly at Def Con One.
This emphasis on weightier matters was obvious during Brand New's sold out Pageant show. The quintet spent much of the night bathed in dim
