
As The Vine pointed out ... "US Indie rock legends Archers of Loaf played a secret reunion show in their hometown of Chapel Hill [on January 15th]. The band broke a thirteen year silence on [that] Saturday evening, by performing an unannounced support slot for local band the Love Language. According to reports on twitter and the Merge Records forum, the original Archers of Loaf lineup - Eric Bachman, Matt Gentling, Mark Price and Eric Johnson - played a 12-song set at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill. No word yet of [...]

Crooked Fingers at Great American Music Hall, from the HAD Archive Eric Bachmann must be looking for a steady fix of NYC these days: after visiting Mercury Lounge in December, Crooked Fingers will be returning in February. This time the band will be playing Brooklyn, at the always-lovely Bell House. The show is on the 19th, and we certainly encourage you to make an appearance - we have yet to see a Crooked Fingers show that we didn't love. [...]

Archers of Loaf played a surprise set this past weekend at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. Unannounced, the group opened up for The Love Language and an intrepid audience member captured five songs' worth of video from the set. Click below to watch the band perform "Web in Front," "Wrong," "Lowest Part is Free," "Freezing Point" and "Audiowhore." The beloved and influential band was originally together from 1991-1998. No word on any other reunion plans as of yet, but we'll keep you posted.

We love the Archers of Loaf around these parts. I'm not sure if Indie Rock as I knew it would have any real meaning without Icky Mettle . Seriously, the record is wholesome college noisy indie rock with just the right amount of grit and sing-along to make it a true college radio break-out. They got weirder as they went breaking boundries staying under the radar from major airplay. Meaning no top 40 hit but all hits on every record in their own right. So it's about time they did a reunion show. Don't get [...]
There are no words. Full Setlist 1) Audiowhore 2) Harnessed In Slums 3) Revenge 4) Nostalgia 5) Lowest Part Is Free 6) Freezing Point 7) Greatest Of All Time You and Me 9) Might 10) Web In Front 11) Wrong 12) Slow Worm
From another Chapel Hill expatriate, I give you the visual evidence that it did indeed happen, the great Archers of Loaf reunited last night as the second opening band for Love Language last night at the Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill! Set list is also below. Wowza! SET LIST, Archer of Loaf @ Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC (1/15/11) 1) Audiowhore 2) Harnessed In Slums 3) Revenge 4) Nostalgia 5) Lowest Part Is Free 6) Freezing Point 7) Greatest Of All Time 8) You and Me 9) [...]