The Definite Articles, Stripmall Architecture (members of Halou), and Foxtail Somersault April 25, 2009

THE DEFINITE ARTICLES
Stripmall Architecture (members of Halou)
Foxtail Somersault

8:30 pm
$10 online/ $12 @door
All Ages

THE DEFINITE ARTICLES
SF/Sacto chamber-rock that recalls ELO, Arcade Fire, and Matt Pond PA. "Their music is catchy, complicated, adventurous, and most of all, really good. With a sound akin to Final Fantasy, Joanna Newsom, and the Shins, this music is the right step forward for indie rock. It's almost entirely unpretentious and genuine; and by that, I mean that these aren't college kids showing off how cool they are because they can play instruments (I'm looking at you, Vampire Weekend). This is a collective of talented musicians writing great songs and forgoing the guitar for a much better sound."
-Readjunk.com
myspace.com/thedefinitearticles

STRIPMALL ARCHITECTURE
Stripmall Architecture is both the continuation and the expansion of the sound that Ryan and Rebecca Coseboom have created with San Francsico's Halou. Ryan's crunchy, dirty guitar meshes seamlessly with his innovative electronics and Rebecca's emotional vocal delivery to create a uniquely moving live experience. "Makes strange music out of typewriters, crystal glasses, xylophones, cello and other instruments." --Wired
myspace.com/stripmallarchitecture

FOXTAIL SOMERSAULT
"Part of the loosely defined group of modern indie rock bands heavily influenced by first-generation shoegazers like My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Cocteau Twins, and Slowdive (see also Ringo Deathstarr and Asobi Seksu, among others), San Francisco's Foxtail Somersault sound uncannily like the sort of band that would have been the toast of college radio circa 1990." -- AllMusic.com
myspace.com/foxtailsomersault

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