I’m trying to determine what is the what with the new Interpol record. I’m sure I’ll form an opinion at some point soon.
In the meantime, one more call-to-arms (or more like “call-to-kittens”)
Resonator Mag, New Street Gallery and Wordsmiths Books present Lismore, twice, this Friday, June 29th, in the dirty dirty Georgia. At 7 P.M. they’ll be playing a free acoustic in-store at Wordsmiths Books (and our own resident Deejay Hacks will be playing the deepness beforehand), and around 9ish (you know how these things go), for five bucks, you can see them plug in and let go at New Street Gallery.
This is the first-ever Resonator-sponsored show, so, yeah, we’re excited. Tired of hearing about it? Tough.
Closing out their most recent E.P. (well, other than the All That You Are tour release that you can get your lovely paws on at the show before anywhere else), “Cherry Bomb” is the song to hear when you’re curious of the scope of the Lismore sound. I originally dismissed it (and a lot of the It Takes Guts… stuff) as a bit too lo-fi, a 2 A.M. sound being housed in a two-car garage at 4 in the afternoon. More recent listens, though, have proven these songs have amazing subtleties, and “Cherry Bomb”? Apparently I’d never bothered to realize it wasn’t actually two songs. Diving right into steady, driving beat, Penelope works her magic and sound wraps around sound (which is the Lismore trick, really: never leave your feet or your percussion uncovered) and, in the end, what was a poppy little dance tune claws into some rawer stuff. There’s apparently nothing Lismore can’t do.
If you’re anywhere at all, in the world, we’ll see you out Friday night for Lismore.
yet another awesome thing that happens the night other awesome things that i happened to agree to beforehand.
in other news, congratulations and good fucking luck on your first sponsorship. always exciting.