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Altos
Also Playing: Christopher Porterfield and Jim Winship and Cedarwell and Neil Gravander
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Sat Mar 10
8 pm
Altos, Christopher Porterfield, Jim Winship, Cedarwell, and Neil Gravander at Stonefly Brewing Company
Group Of The Altos—recently simplified to Altos—has described itself as “a surly high-school orchestra,” and that’s actually not too far off: The Milwaukee group’s 12-person lineup includes cello, trumpet, and clarinet. Founded by Daniel Spack of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Altos have spent the last six years as one of the city’s most challenging (and rewarding) bands, creating pocket symphonies that swell and recede in unpredictable fits and starts. The group took to Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon’s celebrated April Base to record its newest self-titled album, which is being released at tonight’s show. The three-track, nearly 30-minute record is a stunner, and is sure to be one of the best albums of the year—local or otherwise.
Stonefly Brewing Company 735 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI
Group Of The Altos—recently simplified to Altos—has described itself as “a surly high-school orchestra,” and that’s actually not too far off: The Milwaukee group’s 12-person lineup includes cello, trumpet, and clarinet. Founded by Daniel Spack of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Altos have spent the last six years as one of the city’s most challenging (and rewarding) bands, creating pocket symphonies that swell and recede in unpredictable fits and starts. The group took to Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon’s celebrated April Base to record its newest self-titled album, which is being released at tonight’s show. The three-track, nearly 30-minute record is a stunner, and is sure to be one of the best albums of the year—local or otherwise.
Updated 06/27/2012
