The War On Drugs, Caveman, Ancient Warfare August 31, 2011

THE WAR ON DRUGS
w/ CAVEMAN
and ANCIENT WARFARE

Live at Cosmic Charlie's
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

9 p.m. - $7 - Ages 18+

Cosmic Charlie's
388 Woodland Ave.
Lexington, KY
859.309.9499
www.cosmic-charlies.com

Presented by Sprouse House Productions

THE WAR ON DRUGS - (Philadelphia)
http://www.thewarondrugs.net/

Philedelphia's the War on Drugs reside at the blurred edges of American music: overexposing studio limitations, piling tape upon tape to maximum density, and then -- with each song -- they pull off the scaffolding to reveal what sticks, keeping only what's absolutely necessary and dig into what sounds like the best kind of f*cked up. As on their 2008 debut, Wagonwheel Blues, central member Adam Granduciel takes small moments occurring over multiple tapes and multiple song versions, and puts every last drop of trust in his own keen instinct of momentum.

That's not to overshadow the sharp, personal songwriting at play here. There are certainly cues taken from our very best American bards (Dylan, Petty, Springsteen). Yet, The War on Drugs are wise enough to also implode those cues or send themselves into outer space when the moment calls for it. The driving organ riff that pushes "Baby Missiles," from the band's 2010 epic EP Future Weather, may well be inspired by a fever dream of Springsteen rather than any particular song in his catalogue. And the endless layers of guitar melody and atmospherics of "Comin' Through," also from Future Weather, rather than add weither to the vessell, only work to fill its sails with warmer and warmer winds.

CAVEMAN - (New York)
http://www.myspace.com/thiscaveman

Caveman was born in New York in January of 2010, when a group of friends decided it was time to put aside their boyhood ways and start being men. The sound they crafted in that large, dark room is equal parts chamber pop, dreamscape, and horror film score. At a Caveman show you will hear four-part harmonies, spaced-out guitars, synths, and, yes, much drumming. This has been a gallant year for the band, as since their first birthday they have shared the stage with bands such as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes, White Rabbits, Here We Go Magic, Cursive, Amazing Baby, and Blue Oyster Cult. They recently went into the Loveboat studio with Nick Stumpf (French Kicks) to commit their songs to record.

ANCIENT WARFARE - (Lexington)
http://www.facebook.com/AncientWarfare

Official Website: http://www.cosmic-charlies.com