NFTN: Point Juncture, WA, The Pica Beats, Black Whales, Grant Olsen @ Chop Suey
June 1st, 2009
| Saturday, June 13, 2009 | ||
| 9:00 pm |
Two folk-n-pop bands will be at the Chop Suey Saturday June 13th as part of the Noise for the Needy festival. Point Juncture, WA’s (PDX) jangly country-rock will take on the dense poetry and thoughtful ghostliness of The Pica Beats. Both outfits are more than able to captivate your aural attention, and the stellar-ness won’t stop there. The epic emo-rock of Black Whales also fits the bill, along with Grant Olsen (Of Arthur & Yu fame) playing solo. You’ve no doubt heard Black Whales’ “The Diamond Divide” or “The Boxer” if you listen to KEXP for even 10 minutes a day.
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There’s an absolute crapload of pensive pop-rock outfits enjoying success in Seattle right now (Telekinesis, Say Hi, BOAT, Slender Means, Throw Me The Statue, etc.) and this bill only exemplifies the trend (though from Portland, Seattle label Mt. Fuji Records released Point Juncture’s latest, Heart to Elk). The Pica Beats are easily my favorite of the bunch, with a macabre aspect to their semi-traditional pop and folk stories. Head Honcho R. Barrett, at times brandishing a sitar, weaves a thick web of myths, parables and familial tension on Beating Back the Claws of the Cold, while his bandmates hauntingly “oooooo” and “aaaaaah” all around him like specters of the old world. Drummer Colin English is one of the better beatkeepers around.
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$10adv/dos
9pm Doors / 21+
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My Pica Beats favorites:
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“Hikikomori and The Rental Sisters“
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“Hope, Was Not a Smith Family Tradition“
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