 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| |
| Random quote: "God bless the portland arms it is one of the best venues in the country and the hospitality is second to none."-Frankie Stubbs, leatherface. |
| |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Description : | Tickets 01223 511511, www.wegottickets.com/greenmind
http://www.myspace.com/timesnewviking
http://www.myspace.com/yuckband
"So much for cleaning up their sound for Matador. Times New Viking have become better songwriters, but thankfully don't change much of anything from their humble home-recorded beginnings. An effusive press release for Rip It Off draws a line from the Sex Pistols through Slanted and Enchanted and Alien Lanes to end at these guys and girls, and while those claims are a bit too bold to take at face value, they make a certain kind of sense: The Pistols ended up holding the banner for all the bands who realized they could do it themselves, and the songs written by Pavement and especially Guided By Voices swelled with the pride that their basement tapes could stand ably next to their heroes' carefully constructed classics.
That DIY spirit is key to Times New Viking, but there's a different sort of reclamation going on here. Yes, the instruments sound like off-brand department store toys, the speaker cones are blown-out, and the recording equipment is rudimentary. They're noisy enough to put off even fans of the 90s "lo-fi" generation. But every chord, every note, every yelped vocal, every grizzled and treble-tearing tone is one of sheer exuberance-- they may act aloof, but TNV get off on the privilege of just making a sound.
In a time when technology makes professional-sounding recordings accessible to even the smallest bands, that exuberance is refreshing and becoming rarer." Pitchfork.com
| | Genre : | Indie Rock | | Price Info : | £8 adv | | Confirmed : | Yes | | Event Time : | This event occurs once on 21/3/2010
8:00 - PM
| | Event Owner : | Administrator |
|
|  |
Food Menu
News Feed
Facebook
Twitter
