Sunday, August 17, 2014

Hobosexual


On Sunday, August 31, near the start of the second day of my last-ever Bumbershoot, the Seattle band Hobosexual will take the Fountain Lawn stage.  I don't know if I'll be there for them or not, but if their live performance is anything like this video, they may be a lot of fun.

Sunday highlights include Kishi Bashi and Craft Spells, and some genius in the scheduling department decided to put Pickwick and San Fermin on at the same time.  I'll probably go with Pickwick, as they rarely tour the American South and as I'll get to see San Fermin open for Courtney Barnett during Rocktober, although some genius in the scheduling department booked that show at The Loft on the same night that The War On Drugs plays The Tabernacle. 

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Modern Kin

Drew Grow & The Pastors Wives at 40 Watt Club, March 2012
In just a couple of weeks now, I will be heading off to Seattle to participate in my last-ever Bumbershoot Festival.   Among the bands I expect to see and hear there are Portland's Modern Kin.  According to the festival website, "Modern Kin evolved from the folk-rock ashes of Drew Grow & The Pastors’ Wives, emerging with a leaner and more urgent sound. Still centered around Grow’s ardent wail, this power trio celebrates the primitive thrill of being loud when you are expected to be quiet, exploding into heady and tilted harmonies that scrape around rowdy guitars and exploring the instinctual, essential connection music can make between us. The band’s first album is also the debut of Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag) as a producer."

We saw Drew Grow & The Pastor's Wives open for The Head & The Heart (another band performing at Bumbershoot this year) at the 40-Watt in Athens back in March of 2012.  Here's a video of the re-christened band recreating one of my favorite Godard scenes, even including the moment when the soundtrack drops out.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Foxygen

Foxygen at 529, 2013
According to KEXP, Foxygen "just announced the followup to their epic We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic with the even more epic 24-song, 4-suite, double LP ...And Star Power."   We here at the Water Dissolves media empire are anxiously looking forward to hearing the new record, some of which the band debuted in their KEXP studio set.

In related news, Foxygen will be kicking off Rocktober 2014 with a performance at The Loft.



Wednesday, August 13, 2014

"I'm not afraid to die, I'm willing to go before my time"

Casket Girls at 529, Valentine's Day, 2014
Savannah's The Casket Girls will be performing a free 11:30 pm show on the roof of The Georgia Theater in Athens this Saturday night. 



Just thought you might want to know.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Avi Buffalo

Avi Buffalo at MFNW (RIP), 2011
Good tune from Avi Buffalo, but I also really like their commitment to the panoramic frame of the accompanying video.

Monday, August 11, 2014