event The Big Pink
Also Playing: Crystal Antlers and White Car
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Fri Nov 27
10 pm,
http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=10103 The Big Pink, Crystal Antlers, and White Car at Empty BottleEmpty Bottle 1035 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL
When a record hits with aggressive, primitive garage grooves on one end and a psychedelic smear of hyper keyboards and noisy guitars on the other, it can take quite a few spins to get oriented. Fortunately, Crystal Antlers’ first full-length (and, sadly, one of the final releases from their label, the legendary Touch And Go Records), Tentacles, has enough sonic smarts to let all the elements of the California band’s sound expand and mesh together in its own time. The band’s 2008 EP, simply called EP, stirred up hype in the usual indie-rock and music-blog channels, but Tentacles shows some real follow-through. Plus, its over-stimulated flurries of organ and catchy-yet-hoarse vocal melodies predict an energetic live show, to be sure.
When a record hits with aggressive, primitive garage grooves on one end and a psychedelic smear of hyper keyboards and noisy guitars on the other, it can take quite a few spins to get oriented. Fortunately, Crystal Antlers’ first full-length (and, sadly, one of the final releases from their label, the legendary Touch And Go Records), Tentacles, has enough sonic smarts to let all the elements of the California band’s sound expand and mesh together in its own time. The band’s 2008 EP, simply called EP, stirred up hype in the usual indie-rock and music-blog channels, but Tentacles shows some real follow-through. Plus, its over-stimulated flurries of organ and catchy-yet-hoarse vocal melodies predict an energetic live show, to be sure.
Updated 11/11/2009
