event Group Of The Altos
Also Playing: Cages and Helen Money and Jon Mueller
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CJ Foeckler
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Fri Nov 27
10 pm
Group Of The Altos, Cages, Helen Money, and Jon Mueller at Cactus Club
Group Of The Altos describes itself as “a surly high-school orchestra,” and that’s actually not too far off: The Milwaukee group’s expansive lineup includes cello, trumpet, and clarinet. Founded by Daniel Spack of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Group Of The Altos started out a few years ago with the intention of writing and performing just one song, a 43-minute epic called “Rake, Rasp, And Ruin." The band has since moved on to other songs, but don't come expecting three-minute pop tunes. Here Group Of The Altos is joined by experimental cellist Helen Money, who gets a frightening tone by playing through a guitar amp. The ominous nature of Money's cello has attracted unlikely collaborators like Anthrax, Bob Mould, and Disturbed.
Cactus Club 2496 S Wentworth Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Group Of The Altos describes itself as “a surly high-school orchestra,” and that’s actually not too far off: The Milwaukee group’s expansive lineup includes cello, trumpet, and clarinet. Founded by Daniel Spack of Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Group Of The Altos started out a few years ago with the intention of writing and performing just one song, a 43-minute epic called “Rake, Rasp, And Ruin." The band has since moved on to other songs, but don't come expecting three-minute pop tunes. Here Group Of The Altos is joined by experimental cellist Helen Money, who gets a frightening tone by playing through a guitar amp. The ominous nature of Money's cello has attracted unlikely collaborators like Anthrax, Bob Mould, and Disturbed.
Updated 12/05/2011
