The Quavers

Join us one last time in the lovely back room of Barbes. We'll have a very special guest in Stephen Evens. Note the early early start time! See you there.....

"searches for the heart of alt-country and finds it in a junkyard full of old computer parts" - mpls city pages

"His grainy blend of electro-folk and found sounds... (he calls it "porch techno") resembles a hushed collision of Vic Chesnutt, Low and Jim O'Rourke. Deathly strings and lonely guitar - allied to telephone static, samples and snatches of Casio - make this record appear salvaged from some creaky urban junk shop. It holds together admirably, though, its wounded ambience both delicate and dense. " - Uncut Magazine (UK)Read More

Join us for one of the last shows of our Barbes residency.

"....Lit by Your Phone, the Quavers’ new moody and texturally rich album, places moody Americana folk under blacklit, lo-fi electronica." - The Village Voice

“...moody and enchanting lo-fi songs. The pair‘s spare tunes combine plaintive minor-key melodies... and... tight, yearing harmonies with touches of electronica thrown into the mix. Both musicians bring a deep and eclectic musical background to their songwriting; between the two of them they’ve worked with indie filmmaker Jem Cohen, avant-garde theater director Richard Maxwell and the cult singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, among others. ” - The New Yorker

"Decayed samplers, walkmans, vibraphonettes, footpedal loopers, tape echoes and violins... they're all involved in the Quavers' hodgepodge music. They call it "porch techno". We call it love." - L Magazine

"The Quavers might be better known as T. Griffin Coraline, the duo of T. Griffin and Catherine McRae. The duo has added two new players for this new project, but the shadowy songs on the Quavers new Lit By Your Phone work a similar magic, painting the edges of low-wattage country-folk with electronics.You'd have to go a long way to find an intro as arresting as the one that starts "snow day": "Darling promise me you'll kill me in my sleep / if I'm still waiting tables here / this time next year" " - Time Out New York

" 'Darling promise me you'll kill me in my sleep if I'm still waiting tables here this time next year,' sing the Quavers on "Snow Day." My first emotion after listening to Brooklyn's the Quavers was one of pure wall-punching anger and frustration. Where the holy hell has this band been all my life? How is it that I get bombarded by press releases all day for new albums by horrible bands (there is a new Korn album out now, just in case you were curious), but I've never heard a peep about the Quavers? All anger aside, the band utilizes sly electronics, softly strummed guitars, and soft vocals, making the duo (T. Griffin and Catherine McRae) a perfect fit for the cozy Mississippi Studio confines." - Portland MercuryRead More

"Where the holy hell has this band been all my life?!?" - Portland Mercury

We're right here in Brooklyn on the first thursday of every month. A 90 minute set in the legendary back room at Barbes, in Park Slope. These are the only shows we're playing in 2009 while we work on our follow-up to Lit By Your Phone.

We start r...ight at 8. $10 suggested donation.

"You'd have to go a long way to find an intro as arresting as the one that starts "snow day": "Darling promise me you'll kill me in my sleep / if I'm still waiting tables here / this time next year" " - Time Out New York

“...moody and enchanting lo-fi songs. The pair‘s spare tunes combine plaintive minor-key melodies... and tight, yearing harmonies with touches of electronica thrown into the mix. Both musicians bring a deep and eclectic musical background to their songwriting; between the two of them they’ve worked with indie filmmaker Jem Cohen, avant-garde theater director Richard Maxwell and the cult singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt, among others. ” - The New Yorker
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