OH MY GOD ( MySpace ) When/Where : Friday, October 24, at the Bluebird Playing With: Elsinore, The Business Casuals, The Kickback Sounds Like: A brawnier version of the Fray, or a kissing cousin to the Feed. Earnest vocals, sky-high harmonies and insidious guitar melodies collide to create a soul-revival for jaded indie-pop fans. -- Annie Zaleski MP3: Oh My God, "Houston (Now You've Got a Problem)" [...]
It's been that kind of week. All three of these shows are covered in this week's music section. Head on over there if you want more information. I have just about enough energy left to press 'publish' on this, nothing more. Have a good weekend, everyone. We'll have reviews of BSS, David Byrne, Lucinda Williams and Jackson Browne on Monday. -- AKZ JIMMIE DALE GILMORE Playing: Tonight, Friday, at Off Broadway MP3: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, "Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown" [...]
SUPERSUCKERS ( website ) Where/When: Friday, October 10, at Deluxe (2733 Sutton Avenue, Maplewood). $15, 21-plus only. Playing With: Holy Python, Jesse Irwin Sounds Like: "Whether you were born with a tail or a pair of angel wings — or neither — the Supersuckers' fire-and-brimstone rock & roll circus is guaranteed to get your blood up. From early punk blasts — like the 1994 Sub Pop classic La Mano Cornuda (translated: The Horned Hand) — to the twang period that found [...]
DAMIEN JURADO ( MySpace ) Where: Billiken Club, 9 p.m. Playing With: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Theodore Sounds Like: "Damien Jurado has the musical baggage for a future of protracted mid-life crises, as he's known in various circles as an ex-Christian rocker, ex-emo balladeer, ex-cassette wunderkind, and an ex-found sound and feedback freak. But on the just-released Caught in the Trees , the 35-year-old Seattleite sees through his dour honesty for the pop craft on the other side of self-loathing. He nudges [...]
KRISTEENYOUNG ( MySpace ) When: 9 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at the Bluebird Playing With : The Domani International, Mhurs Who: Affton native Kristeen Young (who performs with drummer Jeff White as KRISTEENYOUNG) returns home for a show that should spotlight her theatrical piano-rock. Here's an exclusive stream of a new song from her forthcoming album, Music for Strippers, Hookers, and the Odd On-Looker . -- Annie Zaleski [...]
JAMES JACKSON TOTH ( MySpace ) When: 9 p.m. tonight at the Billiken Club Playing with : Wye Oak Sounds Like: "'Cocaine and bourbon, pinball and pool,' sums up James Jackson Toth — or nearly sums up, as the former lo-fi, acid-folk leader of Wooden Wand pawns his last bag of 'shrooms for a walk on Lou Reed's wild side and a bender with John Lennon slurring in his ear. On this year's solo debut, Waiting In Vain , the New York-born [...]
INDIAN JEWELRY ( MySpace ) When: Saturday, September 6 Where: Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center Playing with: Thankful Tree, Dust Bunny Sounds like: "The rolling, tribal rhythms of several songs create an effect similar to being tossed to and fro at the mercy of the waves, while occasionally the momentum evaporates and the listener is (momentarily) cut adrift. "Walking on the Water," funnily enough, is a good example of the latter; its listless looping of vocals and guitar is both overheated [...]
EARTHWORMS ( MySpace ) (Ben Shepard) Where: Under the marquee of the Pageant When: Saturday, August 30, at 2:45 p.m. Playing with: As part of the East Loop Block Party; full line-up here . Sounds Like: Earthworms has long been a leading light among the city's hip-hop scene, and the collective's recent work represents a pinnacle of sorts. This year's Bottle Full of Bourbon builds off the funk-heavy, catch-all vibe of the group's [...]
THE FEED ( MySpace ) (Nick Licata) Where: Family Arena, as part of iFest When: Saturday, August 16 Price: $17 Other Bands: Greenwheel, Building Rome, Ocean Rivals, more! Sounds Like: Ben Folds and Dr. Dog at a dueling piano bar, while XTC hangs in the shadows whispering advice. MP3: The Feed, "Baby Berlin" (demo) [...]
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