Helio Sequence March 23, 2007

Helio Sequence (Portland)
Dirty on Purpose (NYC)
Besnard Lakes (Montreal)

8:30 p.m.
$10 advance, $12 door
Advance tix are available at www.virtuous.com

HELIO SEQUENCE
Sublime electro-dance-rock-groove-whatsamacallit duo from Portland, trying out songs for their upcoming album. "If you're going to crossbreed Built to Spill and The Flaming Lips, then you might as well have fun doing it." -- SPIN
www.theheliosequence.com

DIRTY ON PURPOSE
"Dirty on Purpose, a fivesome of four boys and a girl out of Brooklyn, … betrays traces of Yo La Tengo, Sigur Ros, and Belle & Sebastian, while managing to keep a cheeky tone of its own." -- Pitchfork
"The lush, shimmering strings, soft, ephemeral voices, and truly affecting lyrics" -- Spin.com
http://www.dirtyonpurpose.com/
http://www.myspace.com/dirtyonpurpose

THE BESNARD LAKES
This Montreal band's debut release, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse, bursts with sublime boy/girl harmonies that float above crashing drums and epic guitar solos; elsewhere, boozy organ lurches around ethereal vocals and reverb heavy guitars. And that's just the beginning for a band that weaves a seamless course between pop melodies and experimental structures, creating a sound that is equal parts spooky and pretty, and more than a little psychedelic. Comparisons to The Beach Boys and Pink Floyd are inevitable, while fans of both My Bloody Valentine and The Mamas And The Papas will find a lot to like, too. "The Besnard Lakes sound like an odd cross between Brian Wilson, Ride, Spiritualized, and Pink Floyd." -- Obscure Sound
http://www.myspace.com/thebesnardlakes
http://www.thebesnardlakes.com

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