event Orphan Bloom
Also Playing: Helliphant and Kitty Rhombus
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Thu Jul 29
9 pm
Orphan Bloom, Helliphant, and Kitty Rhombus at High Noon Saloon
One can hardly wave a wicked scepter these days without hitting a modern band drawing influence from classic psychedelic rock. But when it's done well, it pleases the court as well as the masses—as with the castle-storming, metal-informed rock of ages plied by Madison's Orphan Bloom. Scattering its noodling guitar lines and easy vocal harmonies to the wind over labyrinthine compositions like "Indra's Web," the band weaves the best elements of black-magic rock sorcery while avoiding typical genre trappings such as ludicrous lyrics and falsetto abuse—which suggests that its debut album (celebrated at this release show) could end up being one of the bigger surprises of the year.
High Noon Saloon 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI
One can hardly wave a wicked scepter these days without hitting a modern band drawing influence from classic psychedelic rock. But when it's done well, it pleases the court as well as the masses—as with the castle-storming, metal-informed rock of ages plied by Madison's Orphan Bloom. Scattering its noodling guitar lines and easy vocal harmonies to the wind over labyrinthine compositions like "Indra's Web," the band weaves the best elements of black-magic rock sorcery while avoiding typical genre trappings such as ludicrous lyrics and falsetto abuse—which suggests that its debut album (celebrated at this release show) could end up being one of the bigger surprises of the year.
Updated 11/21/2011
