- STEFAN FALKE
- Holmes Brothers
Andrew Bird returns to town on Saturday to headline the Chicago Theatre—he’s also one of the participants in this week’s Artist on Artist, which you should go read if you haven’t already. If you’re hoping to make it out to some other shows this weekend you’ve got plenty of options.
“I saw Chapel Hill band Spider Bags play in Atlanta two years ago, and their set was a blast of high-octane, country-fried garage slop—so when I heard this month’s Frozen Letter, their first release on indie giant Merge, I was surprised by its sophistication and nuance,” writes Luca Cimarusti. “The cowpunk element still dominates, but the record is full of dynamic, deliberate, introspective pop. Front man and guitarist Dan McGee, who’s led the band through several personnel changes since its 2005 inception, sings with the impossibly smooth indifference of J Mascis, and on guitar he bounces between tastefully melodic shredding and acoustic strumming; a clean rhythm section anchors the concise, efficient tunes.”
Sun 8/17: Holmes Brothers at SPACE
