The Drunken Unicorn TARDIS is now taking us to 10/26/2010 when Small Black, Class Actress and Living Rooms performed at the Drunken Unicorn.
Thanks to Ryan James for these photos.
Small Black:
Class Actress:
Living Rooms:
Friday, January 21, 2011
Photos of Small Black, Class Actress and Living Rooms from 10/26/2010
Hey everyone,
The Drunken Unicorn TARDIS is now taking us to 10/26/2010 when Small Black, Class Actress and Living Rooms performed at the Drunken Unicorn.
Thanks to Ryan James for these photos.
Small Black:
Class Actress:
Living Rooms:
The Drunken Unicorn TARDIS is now taking us to 10/26/2010 when Small Black, Class Actress and Living Rooms performed at the Drunken Unicorn.
Thanks to Ryan James for these photos.
Small Black:
Class Actress:
Living Rooms:
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Red River are performing on Wednesday, February 2nd
"The Red River was more legend than band when I first heard them—all hushed whispers and home-dubbed cassettes. They were from Long Beach, Calif. Dhani Rosa from Eskimo and Sons said they “taught us everything we know,” and Eskimo and Sons was a band that knew a lot about sending shivers up and down my spine.
When I first saw them—in the basement of the PSU student center—they took my heart whole. French horn! Singalongs! Sincerity! The full-throated choruses and clamor of horns and clattering drums of their first album, Grassblades, has never been more than a month out of my steady rotation since. A line from that album, “You are something good, and so am I,” saw me through some of my toughest times.
I saw them again in the winter, a semi-secret house party on Northeast Beech Street. I brought a bottle of wine and shared it with their lead singer, Bill Roberts. We all sang together, warming that little living room with our earnest breath.
They moved up here, I heard, but sadly I missed the one show I heard about. They were working on a record, but there was no timeline. Then I heard nothing.
If it feels like I’m talking about myself, it’s only to explain my anxiousness about hearing the Red River’s new album, Little Songs about the Big Picture. Can they still bring that warmth, that grace, that big-heartedness that shone through those ramshackle shows? Would they lose the innocent wonder of that earlier album?
Good news: They enter honestly. “We have nothing more than what we are born with,” Roberts sings, joined by the full band in chorus. And if, by four songs into the album, any doubts remain—they are blasted to pieces by the joyous horn that opens “I Will Give Thanks.”
“I threw my heart out/ like a spinning, sharp tomahawk,” they sing. And maybe that’s what really grabs and holds me about the Red River—their willingness to venture fearlessly out of the comfortable world of metaphor and into the uneasy and uneven terrain of autobiography.
It’s embarrassing at times. Some lyrics feel forced or awkward, as on the standout “Dirty Dave”: “You wrote poems about God and lighters/ and read them to me in all-night diners.”
But as face-reddening as it can be, Little Songs About the Big Picture redeems itself instantly and repeatedly with its purity and honesty. The lyrics say it better than I can: “Any time something is lost, it can be rebuilt/ And any time something is rebuilt, it can be broken again/ And any time something is broken, you can learn from it/ And any time you learn from something broken, you can change for good, for good.”" - Willamette Weekly
The Red River on Facebook
"Ricer regularly lay waste to every other band in the city both with their songwriting as well as their live shows. The three shows I've seen give me hope for our otherwise fairly lethargic local scene." - Euroschilds on Creative Loafing
Ricer on Facebook
$5 in adv, $7 DOS, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm
Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Smith Westerns are performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Tuesday, February 1st
Tight Bros presents
Smith Westerns at the Drunken Unicorn on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
"Chicago's the Smith Westerns are a band looking for some teenage kicks with their home-brewed mixture of garage, glam, and punk, and they come by their youthful energy honestly -- none of the group members were old enough to buy a beer when they released their first album. The Smith Westerns were formed in 2007 by Max Kakacek and Cullen Omori, who at the time were students at Chicago's Northside College Preparatory School; the two had been turned on to '60s garage rock through compilations like Nuggets and Back from the Grave, and they decided it was music they could play without knowing too much about technique. As Kakacek and Omori began learning to play guitars, they drafted Cameron Omori, Cullen's brother, to play bass, and with the three members taking turns on drums, the Smith Westerns were born. Within a year, the band was steady enough to be booked into some of Chicago's better rock clubs, including Schuba's and the Empty Bottle, while also playing lots of house parties on the side, which helped win them a loyal local following. In 2008, the Smith Westerns finally found a full-time drummer, Hal James, and local independent label HoZac Records (originally an offshoot of the punk ‘zine -Horizontal Action) released their first 7", a three-song single featuring the tunes "Irukandji," "Crabman," and "Spiritus Sanctus." The single promptly sold out its first two pressings, and in June 2009, HoZac brought out the Smith Westerns' self-titled debut album (initially a vinyl-only release), which found the band indulging a taste for '70s glam rock along with their punk and garage influences. The band was also touring steadily by this time, including a road trip with Nobunny in which the Smith Westerns opened the show and then reappeared as Nobunny's backing group. In 2010, the Smith Westerns released a split single on Fat Possum with the Magic Kids that featured some of their most polished music to date, and the band pledged to keep making music while several of the members also attend college." Mark Deming, Rovi
Smith Westerns on Facebook
Yuck are performing second.
"Having seemingly been blessed with the Midas touch in terms of being at the center of mass music press hype, by the end of 2010 -- and before the age of 20 -- Daniel Blumberg (guitar/vocals) and Max Bloom (guitar/vocals) found themselves in their second project that had achieved just that. The London-born, longtime friends were once melting teenage girls' hearts with the indie pop of Cajun Dance Party (in which Bloom played bass). But having received rave reviews for their XL Recordings 2008 debut album Colourful Life, the group managed to seemingly disappear, leaving behind a trail of disappointed journalists and fans. Thankfully, it wasn't to be the end for Bloom and Blumberg, who began writing music together for the first time, resulting in the late-'80s and '90s lo-fi-influenced Yuck.
The two began recording a string of demos in Bloom's bedroom before setting about finding their rhythm section. Bassist Mariko Doi, from Hiroshima, was introduced to the pair by mutual friends in London and joined after the breakup of previous band Levelload, while Blumberg met drummer Jonny Rogoff in the Israeli desert on a kibbutz. In December 2009, Rogoff "dropped everything" -- including a degree and a band called Impossible Village in his hometown of New Jersey -- to meet up with the band in London, while Daniel's younger sister Ilana provided ethereal backing vocals, although she originally remained behind the scenes to focus on her college education.
Their debut single (a split with Cleveland-based Herzog on Transparent) "Georgia" borrowed the rhythm of the Cure's "Friday I'm in Love," sped it up slightly, and added a wall of fuzz to produce what was a superb introduction to the band. Early on, Yuck showed another side to their sound with the melancholic, piano-dominated Weakend EP, which was released on cassette-only label Mirror Universe Tapes under the name Yu(c)k. Using this spelling, the band issued a split 7" on Transparent in December 2010, on which they covered Porcelain Raft's "Despite Everything"; Porcelain Raft returned the favor for "The Wall," which had earlier featured on the Weakend EP.
A million miles away from the clean-cut, boyish charm of Cajun Dance Party, the sound of Yuck resembles bands such as Sonic Youth, the Cure, Red House Painters, and the Jesus And Mary Chain. Yet while the style was so very different this time around, the kind of attention Yuck received was very familiar to Blumberg and Bloom. They toured with the likes of Teenage Fanclub, the Dum Dum Girls, and Modest Mouse, had the drone guitar-drenched single "Rubber" remixed by Mogwai, and were part of the BBC's Sound of 2011 list, all before the appearance of their self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2011 through Fat Possum, who had signed the band in September 2010." - Daniel Clancy
Yuck on Facebook
Moodrings are the opening act.
Super Nineties Crystals
Moodrings on Facebook
There will be a Black Lips DJ set in the cafe with Ol King Cole Younger and DJ Jihad as well during the show.
$8 in adv, $10 DOS 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.
If you want to WIN a FREE PAIR of tickets to this show be the first person to comment stating that you want the tickets and you will receive a free pair of tickets for this show.
"Chicago's the Smith Westerns are a band looking for some teenage kicks with their home-brewed mixture of garage, glam, and punk, and they come by their youthful energy honestly -- none of the group members were old enough to buy a beer when they released their first album. The Smith Westerns were formed in 2007 by Max Kakacek and Cullen Omori, who at the time were students at Chicago's Northside College Preparatory School; the two had been turned on to '60s garage rock through compilations like Nuggets and Back from the Grave, and they decided it was music they could play without knowing too much about technique. As Kakacek and Omori began learning to play guitars, they drafted Cameron Omori, Cullen's brother, to play bass, and with the three members taking turns on drums, the Smith Westerns were born. Within a year, the band was steady enough to be booked into some of Chicago's better rock clubs, including Schuba's and the Empty Bottle, while also playing lots of house parties on the side, which helped win them a loyal local following. In 2008, the Smith Westerns finally found a full-time drummer, Hal James, and local independent label HoZac Records (originally an offshoot of the punk ‘zine -Horizontal Action) released their first 7", a three-song single featuring the tunes "Irukandji," "Crabman," and "Spiritus Sanctus." The single promptly sold out its first two pressings, and in June 2009, HoZac brought out the Smith Westerns' self-titled debut album (initially a vinyl-only release), which found the band indulging a taste for '70s glam rock along with their punk and garage influences. The band was also touring steadily by this time, including a road trip with Nobunny in which the Smith Westerns opened the show and then reappeared as Nobunny's backing group. In 2010, the Smith Westerns released a split single on Fat Possum with the Magic Kids that featured some of their most polished music to date, and the band pledged to keep making music while several of the members also attend college." Mark Deming, Rovi
Smith Westerns on Facebook
"Having seemingly been blessed with the Midas touch in terms of being at the center of mass music press hype, by the end of 2010 -- and before the age of 20 -- Daniel Blumberg (guitar/vocals) and Max Bloom (guitar/vocals) found themselves in their second project that had achieved just that. The London-born, longtime friends were once melting teenage girls' hearts with the indie pop of Cajun Dance Party (in which Bloom played bass). But having received rave reviews for their XL Recordings 2008 debut album Colourful Life, the group managed to seemingly disappear, leaving behind a trail of disappointed journalists and fans. Thankfully, it wasn't to be the end for Bloom and Blumberg, who began writing music together for the first time, resulting in the late-'80s and '90s lo-fi-influenced Yuck.
The two began recording a string of demos in Bloom's bedroom before setting about finding their rhythm section. Bassist Mariko Doi, from Hiroshima, was introduced to the pair by mutual friends in London and joined after the breakup of previous band Levelload, while Blumberg met drummer Jonny Rogoff in the Israeli desert on a kibbutz. In December 2009, Rogoff "dropped everything" -- including a degree and a band called Impossible Village in his hometown of New Jersey -- to meet up with the band in London, while Daniel's younger sister Ilana provided ethereal backing vocals, although she originally remained behind the scenes to focus on her college education.
Their debut single (a split with Cleveland-based Herzog on Transparent) "Georgia" borrowed the rhythm of the Cure's "Friday I'm in Love," sped it up slightly, and added a wall of fuzz to produce what was a superb introduction to the band. Early on, Yuck showed another side to their sound with the melancholic, piano-dominated Weakend EP, which was released on cassette-only label Mirror Universe Tapes under the name Yu(c)k. Using this spelling, the band issued a split 7" on Transparent in December 2010, on which they covered Porcelain Raft's "Despite Everything"; Porcelain Raft returned the favor for "The Wall," which had earlier featured on the Weakend EP.
A million miles away from the clean-cut, boyish charm of Cajun Dance Party, the sound of Yuck resembles bands such as Sonic Youth, the Cure, Red House Painters, and the Jesus And Mary Chain. Yet while the style was so very different this time around, the kind of attention Yuck received was very familiar to Blumberg and Bloom. They toured with the likes of Teenage Fanclub, the Dum Dum Girls, and Modest Mouse, had the drone guitar-drenched single "Rubber" remixed by Mogwai, and were part of the BBC's Sound of 2011 list, all before the appearance of their self-titled debut album, which was released in February 2011 through Fat Possum, who had signed the band in September 2010." - Daniel Clancy
Yuck on Facebook
Super Nineties Crystals
Moodrings on Facebook
There will be a Black Lips DJ set in the cafe with Ol King Cole Younger and DJ Jihad as well during the show.
$8 in adv, $10 DOS 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
Advance tickets available @ Ticket Alternative, Criminal Records,
Decatur CD, Fantasyland Records and the following CD Warehouse locations: Buford, Duluth, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville and Roswell.
If you want to WIN a FREE PAIR of tickets to this show be the first person to comment stating that you want the tickets and you will receive a free pair of tickets for this show.
Photos of Lille and Qurious from Monday, January 17th, 2011
Kevin Griggs took some photos of Lille and Qurious last night.
Here are a few of those photos.
Lille:
Qurious:
Here are a few of those photos.
Lille:
Qurious:
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Performer Magazine presents StoneRider on Saturday, January 29th
Performer Magazine presents
StoneRider on Saturday, January 29th at the Drunken Unicorn.
"StoneRider's 'Three Legs Of Trouble' is the kind of hook-ridden Southern rock album you'd hear blasting out of shady drinking hole somewhere hot and sweaty. There isn't a single song on this thing that doesn't make you want drop your beer, jump onto the bar and lip-synch the whole way through." - Rosa Henriquez, Metal Edge Magazine
"Stonerider has a killer, rock-your-ass-off sound, and it's full of songs with giant radio-friendly choruses. This band has a bright future ahead of them." - Pete Schiecke, AOL Radio
"Somewhere Jimmy Page is wishing he was young again. StoneRider are dirty rock n' roll the way it should be." - Sari Delmar, PureGrainAudio
StoneRider on Facebook
Damon Moon & the Whispering Drifters will be performing second.
Surrounded by an ever-changing cast of band members that make up the Whispering Drifters, it becomes obvious that Damon Moon is not afraid of change. This is apparent in his songwriting as well. While still touring to promote his first full length, 'Meridian Road', much of the focus is on yet-to-be released, darker, and more psychedelic material that is heavily influenced by classic country as much as noise musicians.
Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters on Facebook
A: The Color start the show.
A: THE COLOR is an Atlanta based, undefinable band. We played our first show in October of 2009. We will be playing shows and making albums forever, so keep a steady eye on us. ..
A: The Color on Facebook
$5 for 21+, $7 for < 21, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
"StoneRider's 'Three Legs Of Trouble' is the kind of hook-ridden Southern rock album you'd hear blasting out of shady drinking hole somewhere hot and sweaty. There isn't a single song on this thing that doesn't make you want drop your beer, jump onto the bar and lip-synch the whole way through." - Rosa Henriquez, Metal Edge Magazine
"Stonerider has a killer, rock-your-ass-off sound, and it's full of songs with giant radio-friendly choruses. This band has a bright future ahead of them." - Pete Schiecke, AOL Radio
"Somewhere Jimmy Page is wishing he was young again. StoneRider are dirty rock n' roll the way it should be." - Sari Delmar, PureGrainAudio
StoneRider on Facebook
Surrounded by an ever-changing cast of band members that make up the Whispering Drifters, it becomes obvious that Damon Moon is not afraid of change. This is apparent in his songwriting as well. While still touring to promote his first full length, 'Meridian Road', much of the focus is on yet-to-be released, darker, and more psychedelic material that is heavily influenced by classic country as much as noise musicians.
Damon Moon & The Whispering Drifters on Facebook
A: THE COLOR is an Atlanta based, undefinable band. We played our first show in October of 2009. We will be playing shows and making albums forever, so keep a steady eye on us. ..
A: The Color on Facebook
$5 for 21+, $7 for < 21, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm
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