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May 15, 2007
Pykrete Percussion Unit
If you're coming to Local 506 to see TUSSLE tomorrow night, try and get there early-ish. Not only will Tussle be starting right around 11pm, but you won't want to miss my new favorite local band PYKRETE PERCUSSION UNIT. I saw PPU at Signalfest a couple of weekends ago and it was a totally unique experience. Imagine local sound genius Chuck Johnson conducting and mixing (and maybe even processing the audio signals of) a large ensemble of sitting percussionists...including some recognizable faces from bands such as The Nein, Noncanon, Polvo, etc. The various layers of rhythm instruments built up around Chuck's drum machine patterns before collectively forming an awesome batucada-style groove....and then TWEEEEET! Chuck blew the whistle and things began to shift off into a different but equally exciting direction.
Chuck is going to be moving to the Bay Area later this year, so catch Pykrete with or without "The Unit" while you still can!
(Thanks to Matt Routh for passing along these photos that he took of PPU's April 28th performance at Nighlight.)
Posted by Tim at 11:09 PM | Comments (0)
May 13, 2007
Tussle Preview
Chris Toenes wrote a lengthy TUSSLE preview in this week's Independent. Check it out for some great background info on the band's North Carolina roots. While you're at the Indy web site, you can listen to "Warning" from the latest Tussle release Telescope Mind (Smalltown Supersound). Mesmerizing minimalism makes for a more mechanical-sounding "Moody"!
Once again, the show is Wednesday night at Local 506. Only eight bucks!
Posted by Tim at 11:40 PM | Comments (0)
May 10, 2007
Hell Hath Dance Parties
No fury in Hell...just devilish grins, dazed looks, and dance parties! Hell's monthlong decennial celebration may be over, but Disco Inferno is back in action this Saturday night. One Duran and Silvaback will be mixing it up for any and all comers. I'm taking a little DJ vacation so that I can get right with Torq, but I'll be around to help Papa D celebrate his birthday. Mazel Tov!
Posted by Tim at 06:25 PM | Comments (0)
May 02, 2007
Tussle at Local 506!
Two weeks from tonight, San Francisco rhythm masters TUSSLE will be playing the Local 506!! I've been a fan of these guys ever since I saw a really early incarnation play Club Waziema almost 6 years ago, so it's a privilege for me to have a hand in setting up the band's Chapel Hill debut. TUSSLE just finished opening a bunch of dates on the Hot Chip tour, but we'll get a full-on headlining set at the 506. Chuck Johnson's awesome PYKRETE PERCUSSION UNIT will open up the show with even more multi-layered drumming goodness, while DJ NASTY BOOTS will fill in all the gaps with some of his typically fine selection of electro/disco/italo/house/techno/funk records. Tickets are only eight bucks, so grab the calendar and mark it down!!
Posted by Tim at 06:50 PM | Comments (1)