Video: SIC ALPS, "Arthur Machen"

Over at MM headquarters, I am preparing for two weeks of End of the Decade coverage, which will launch on November 9th! The coverage will feature many contributors from the NPR Music Team, as well as from people who have never before written for NPR Music. So, today, let's show a little love for the Sic Alps : » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

SHOWS OF NOTE THIS WEEK TUE: The Faint/Shy Child/Jaguar Love (Palladium) TUE: Yndi Halda/Florene/Here, In Arms (Hailey's) FRI: DJ Craze/Dave Nada/The Party/Keith P (The Loft) SAT: Darktown Strutters (Amsterdam Bar) SAT: Yellow Tears/Ahlzagailzehguh/Black Leather Jesus/Concrete Violin/Aphonic Curtains (House of Tinnitus) SUN: Cex/Best Fwends/Stove Blow (Rubber Gloves)

Tonight at the Open Lot (1310 S. 18th Street), here's a great show: California's Sic Alps are playing with St. Louis' own Raglani , Animal or Vegetable and Thankful Tree. Joe Raglani describes S.A. to me thusly: ... two guys who have resurrected the lo-fi aesthetic from 90's indie rock and imbued it with a classic dose of damaged 60's style indulgence with a nod to 00's noise and abstractions. They have put out various releases on various labels including the excellent Animal Disguise Recordings, Skulltones, Important Records and Woodsist. The 2008 summer [...]

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