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MONDAY, MAY 7TH, 2012.
Presented by Transmission Events:
Hanni El Khatib + Sundelles
Doors: 9PM // Show: 10PM
Ticket Price: $10 ADV // $12 DOS
A press bio states, "Hanni El Khatib makes music for relationships on the verge of exquisite failure," while his blog and Twitter account sport the respective tags, "These songs were written for anyone who's ever been shot or hit by a train," and simply "knife fight music."
But domestic violence (as in "relationships failing via knife fights") is not the connective tissue here -- it's the aesthetic of classic catastrophe that rules the day, both in Khatib's lyrics and in his sound, which instantly evokes '50s Los Angeles as seen through the lens that shot Rebel Without a Cause.
It's no coincidence that the video for "Dead Wrong" (streaming below) features vintage footage of California greasers doing their thing, while the song itself dances out a swaggerful and airy blues ...
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FRIDAY, MAY 4TH, 2012.
Presented by Transmission Events:
Active Child + Balam Acab + Superhumanoids
Doors: 8pm // Show: 9pm
Ticket Price: $10 ADV // $12 DOS
Active Child is the project of Pat Grossi, resident of Los Angeles, native of New Jersey. Inspired by his days as a choir boy and epic nights as a member of the band Weight Room, Grossi combines his soaring vocals and crunching analogue synths with the honey drip drop of echoing harps.
For Pat Grossi of Active Child, the last two years have been nothing short of enriching. Musically, Pat has worked within and appropriated a number of styles into his sound, from his early days singing with that heavenly voice as a choir boy to his more recent forays into laptop-assisted indie-pop made ... -
THURSDAY, MAY 3RD, 2012.
Presented by Transmission Events:
Sister Crayon + Hospital Ships
Doors: 9pm // Show: 10pm
Ticket Price: $9 ADVANCE // $7 DOS
Something small and quiet at first, Sister Crayon began with vocalist Terra Lopez playing classical guitar and pre-programmed beats on a loop pedal to attentive house crowds. With the addition of members Dani Fernandez (MPC 1000 and Microkorg), Genaro Ulloa (Keyboards and Synths) and Nicholas Suhr (Drums and Percussion), Sister Crayon has emerged as a four-piece whose emotional live performances along with their styles of ambience, hip-hop, and "hysterical" have created a stir with their upcoming EP release ...
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THURSDAY, MAY 3RD, 2012.
Presented by Transmission Events:
The Strange Boys + more
Doors: 7pm // Show: 8pm
Ticket Price: $10 ADV // $8 DOS
Austin, TX’s The Strange Boys evoke a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. The mystery of the South couples with the mastery of rhythm to create a sound completely timeless and familiar, yet absolutely raw and avant-garde. Greg Enlow’s syncopated, organ-driven grooves hark back to The Seeds’ Pushing Too Hard while guitarist Ryan Sambol’s voice wavers beyond comparison. Older brother Philip Sambol keeps the pulse with the aptly named Matt Hammer, who unmercifully pounds an old Ludwig set.
The Strange Boys began as a duo (Hammer and the younger Sambol) in 2003. The other two joined in 2005 and the band has been on tour non-stop ever since. Since 2003 the Boys have recorded a wealth ...
