Concert Calendar: Bowerbirds, The Dead Weather
Posted by: James McGrory in Leisure, Vox Populi, tags: Concert Calendar
This isn’t Swedish Black Metal, this is… Jay Reatard.
Sunday
Jay Reatard. The name alone sells it, and his unique mixture of punk, indie, and No Age-esque chaos has made him the new face of Pitchfork punk. Head to the Black Cat with $12 in hand for a hipster/punk-rock fest!
Monda
If you missed out on your chances to see the Bowerbirds last year, make sure to check them out this time around at the Black Cat. With their newest release, Upper Air, coming out on July 7th, they’ve got a whole new arsenal of tracks. The combo of Phil Moore and Beth Tacular taking stage is priceless, but if you had to put a price on it, I’d say to give the man at the door $12.
Wednesday
Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears probably has a killer live set based on their band name alone. Primarily based around pop musician Bryan Scary (who plays all instrumentation save the drums), the Shredding Tears is equal parts early Beatles, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Sufjan Stevens. Tickets for their show at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel are a remarkably low $10.
Friday
If you’re sick of hearing all of Spencer Krug’s Wolf Parade side projects, maybe you’d be more interested in guitarist Dan Broeckner’s Handsome Furs. They’re touring on their March, 2009 release, Face Control, which draw from a variety of inspirations, from New Order to simple hand claps. Go see Dan and his wife perform at the Black Cat for a simple, even $12.
Next Monday & Tuesday
A little out of the ordinary, as you’ll have to wait more than a week to see one of these shows; but this surprise show is sure to sell out quickly. The Dead Weather, Jack White’s newest project (featuring members of The Kills, The Raconteurs, and Queens of the Stone Age), will be performing July 13th and 14th, the latter being the release date of their debut album Horehound. So buy those tickets quick—the 9:30 club is asking a steep price of $35, but it’ll be more than worth it.
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are you crazy calling Jay reatard pitchfork punk! are you completely out of your fuckin mind. this isnt some hipster bullshit journalist driven hype. This man been playing punk since he was 15 and is one of those artist who can actually take care of his own business, building fanbases, releasing shitlods of free demos. a true punk. You…you dont understand punk…hipster? nope. Punk. Yes.
Lol. I’m claiming that hispters like him. He, himself is good. He, himself is ‘punk’ or whatever you want to call him. But when I see people tell me they like Jay Reatard they generally are hipsters. I’m sorry, I overlooked the free demo releases.