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NAKED HEARTS – MIDNIGHT
http://www.myspace.com/thenakedhearts
http://thenakedhearts.com/
“Live and in person, The Naked Hearts are explosive, charming, and something exciting. With Amy Cooper on hollow-body electric guitar and Noah Wheeler on drums, the impeccably turned-out pair ooze a fuzzy rock sincerity; every song is a stripped-down challenge to cut loose”
-Popmatters
“To ignore this band would be to ignore what is going on in New York these days.”
-Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
BUKE AND GASS – 11pm
http://bukeandgass.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bukeandgass
“It doesn’t happen very often that we find out about an emerging rock band that is absolutely mind blowing, both on record and live. Buke and Gass is such a band.
This project can be described as a ‘two man (wall of sound) band’ – although one of them is a woman – in the old fashioned meaning of musicians playing several instruments at once while walking around. B+G don’t walk while performing (they actually sit) but they still manage to play a multitude of instruments at once while singing: bass, guitar, ukulele, kick drum, snare, tambourine and sleigh bells. [...]
But what takes this band to the next (ultimate?) level is the songwriting and live performance. Arone Dyer’s beautiful vocals and melodies have a tension and tone reminiscent of legendary Throwing Muses – or early PJ Harvey.”
-excerpts from Deli Magazine review of their EP
http://www.thedelimagazine.com/FeatureView.php?artist=bukeandgass
“It’s always a special thrill to see a band that forces itself to do more with less. Not only do they end up finding all sorts of ingenious backroad ways to arrive at their music, but their shows seem to radiate with this funny, inspirational charm. [...]
Buke and Gass, a budding two-piece from Brooklyn, is one new band whose ramshackle approach continues to make me smile. Their sound consists of what they call a ‘buke’ (a six-string baritone ukulele), a ‘gass’ (a guitar-bass hybrid they invented), some bells, and a kick-drum. Each member plays both strings and percussion simultaneously, even at live gigs. Impossible, you say? Exactly what I would have said—until my mind was utterly blown, that is, by the musical advent of sitting down.”
-The Morning News
http://www.themorningnews.org/digest/listening/buke_and_gass.php
SUSU – 10pm
http://www.myspace.com/susuband
Brooklyn noise-rock trio Susu are part of a noise-rock continuum with roots that stretch all the way back into pioneering ’60s freaks like Captain Beefheart, the Velvet Underground, and the Godz, through the Fall in the U.K. and Sonic Youth in the U.S., and from there into ‘90 acts like Unwound, Helium, and Tsunami and thence into the contemporary likes of Deerhoof. Guitarist Andrea Havis and bassist Michael Gabry favor both non-standard tunings and physically aggressive performances both vocally and instrumentally, over drums that ride the fine line between free jazz and utter chaos. Susu began as a more standard post-hardcore band called Surgery Sunday, which also included drummer Justin Bilicki and two other guitarists. As Havis and Gabry took control of the band’s musical direction, the band slimmed down to the trio of themselves and Bilicki and shortened their name from Surgery Sunday to the equally meaningless but more lyrical Susu. Working with producer Martin Bisi, a key figure from the New York avant-garde scene of the 1980s which is one of Susu’s key musical touchstones, the trio recorded their self-titled debut in 2006. Following its release, Bilicki was replaced by Oliver Riviera Drew for the band’s second set, the 2007 EP Win. Win was released both as a six-track digital download and as a limited-edition three-track vinyl EP on eMusic.com’s In-house label, eMusic Selects, bypassing CD formats entirely.
“This band’s shouty, raucous noise rock is both aggressive and relentless, only slightly softened by guitarist Andrea Havis’ backing vocals.”
-”SPIN Picks: 8 Undiscovered Bands Worth a Listen”
http://www.spin.com/articles/spin-picks-8-undiscovered-bands-worth-listen-0
“One of the great things about Susu is that they’re absolutely riveting to watch, because each of the three members has a compelling stage presence.”
-Deli Magazine
THE FACE – 9:45pm
An award-winning short film by Jim Rohner to get you in the proper Halloween spirit. The Face is based upon a lesser-known Edgar Allen Poe short story called ‘William Wilson’.
ADAM BEAM – 9:00pm
http://www.myspace.com/adambeammusic
