Marmoset w/ Invaders and The Harlequins
The Decibel Tolls and Transpanther are bringing you an amazing show.| Host: | |
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| Network: | Global |
| Start Time: | Friday, September 18, 2009 at 8:00pm |
| End Time: | Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 12:30pm |
| Location: | Skull Alley |
| Street: | 1024 East Broadway |
| City/Town: | Louisville, KY |
Description
It's fair to say that the music media of the world is certainly riding the waves of Wavves and other contemporary luminaries of psychedelia-tinged, low fidelity, garage-friendly rock and roll. However, Marmoset were there first, and after 15 years of solid songwriting and sardonic tomfoolery, the reclusive group has unequivocally reached a sort of legendary status, and releases such as 1999's Today, It's You and 2001's Record in Red remain essential listening in the sludgey atmospheric pop realm.
Marmoset celebrates the release of their latest full-length, Tea Tornado. While a decidedly more stripped down effort compared to their earlier repertoire, Tea Tornado still showcases Marmoset as the same old smokey, dark, swagger-saturated AM pop purveyor we all know and love. And with this more efficient approach, the deadpan, sarcastic, haunting vocals of Jorma Whittaker take center stage, along with their trademark utilization of sonic space, and the concise Syd Barrett meets Robert Pollard song structures (with a touch of Skip Spence’s creepiness).
It's been a while since Marmoset has come out to play - do not sleep on this!
INVADERS
Invaders are Joe Meredith's newest project, but do not expect The Merediths. Invaders are loud, heavy, and seem to be on some good shit.
The group certainly takes advantage of, in some ways, the resurgence of the no-fi aesthetic a la Psychedelic Horseshit and Times New Viking. However, Invaders rely on extremely tight song structures compared to the loosey goosey dissonance of the aforementioned. Snakey guitar, heavily distorted and subdued vocals, chunky rhythm, and general scratchy psychedelia rule over Floating, their debut for local label Karate Body Records.
Invaders drift in the drug laments of Spacemen 3 and the noise pop exercises of really early Yo La Tengo, amalgamate a garage punk ethos with a shoegazey flavor, and visit Hawkwind-style acid rock and 4AD-worthy dream pop - all the while remaining a viscerally accessible and crafty collective.
THE HARLEQUINS
The Harlequins are a very new addition to the Queen City scene, and their theatrical live performances have garnered buzz in Cincinnati that's thick enough to cut with a knife. Channeling the finest in Nuggets-ready jangle and Kinks-worthy garage psych, The Harlequins write simple, punchy, powerful music that doesn't take itself too seriously. They're the type of group that proves that a raucous, crowd pleasing act doesn't have to be some sort of cheap-shots bar band. Sometimes you can groove with an adventurous rock trajectory.
Tickets are $7 and will be available at the door. All ages are welcome to the show. Beer is available for those of legal drinking age with state-issued ID. Show is being brought to you by The Decibel Tolls and Transpanther.
Marmoset celebrates the release of their latest full-length, Tea Tornado. While a decidedly more stripped down effort compared to their earlier repertoire, Tea Tornado still showcases Marmoset as the same old smokey, dark, swagger-saturated AM pop purveyor we all know and love. And with this more efficient approach, the deadpan, sarcastic, haunting vocals of Jorma Whittaker take center stage, along with their trademark utilization of sonic space, and the concise Syd Barrett meets Robert Pollard song structures (with a touch of Skip Spence’s creepiness).
It's been a while since Marmoset has come out to play - do not sleep on this!
INVADERS
Invaders are Joe Meredith's newest project, but do not expect The Merediths. Invaders are loud, heavy, and seem to be on some good shit.
The group certainly takes advantage of, in some ways, the resurgence of the no-fi aesthetic a la Psychedelic Horseshit and Times New Viking. However, Invaders rely on extremely tight song structures compared to the loosey goosey dissonance of the aforementioned. Snakey guitar, heavily distorted and subdued vocals, chunky rhythm, and general scratchy psychedelia rule over Floating, their debut for local label Karate Body Records.
Invaders drift in the drug laments of Spacemen 3 and the noise pop exercises of really early Yo La Tengo, amalgamate a garage punk ethos with a shoegazey flavor, and visit Hawkwind-style acid rock and 4AD-worthy dream pop - all the while remaining a viscerally accessible and crafty collective.
THE HARLEQUINS
The Harlequins are a very new addition to the Queen City scene, and their theatrical live performances have garnered buzz in Cincinnati that's thick enough to cut with a knife. Channeling the finest in Nuggets-ready jangle and Kinks-worthy garage psych, The Harlequins write simple, punchy, powerful music that doesn't take itself too seriously. They're the type of group that proves that a raucous, crowd pleasing act doesn't have to be some sort of cheap-shots bar band. Sometimes you can groove with an adventurous rock trajectory.
Tickets are $7 and will be available at the door. All ages are welcome to the show. Beer is available for those of legal drinking age with state-issued ID. Show is being brought to you by The Decibel Tolls and Transpanther.
