Thursday Shows

Yeasayer (photo from r5productions)

Following a great start to the week and month, Thursday has a bunch of shows to check out.

After a night in the District, Yeasayer is coming to the First Unitarian tonight for their first Philly show in almost a year. IPod commercial featured artist Chairlift joins them.

mp3: Yeasayer - Sunrise
mp3: Chairlift - Bruises

Bluegrass meets punk sprinkled with Celtic overtones is probably one of the best ways to describe O'Death. If you have not seen them live, it is well worth the show. The entire band is shirtless and sweaty by the end of the night. Head on over to the Black Cat tonight. Local indie faves Wye Oak (nee Monarch) are also on the bill.

mp3: O'Death - Lowtide
mp3: Wye Oak - Warning

The Troc hosts a stellar line-up with Nada Surf along with Delta Spirit and The Jealous Girlfriends.

mp3: Nada Surf - See These Bones
mp3: The Jealous Girlfriends - Roboxulla

Originally a side project, Darker My Love has turned into a full time gig for Andy and Tim of the Distillers and Nerve Agents. You can catch them at Johnny Brenda's in Fishtown with Austin's The Strange Boys and locals Asteroid No. 4.

mp3: Darker My Love (download entire self-titled debut)
mp3: Asteroid No. 4 - Honeyspot

The rest of the night looks like this:

Vienna Teng @ Ram's Head Tavern
Junius/Sometimes Junkyard @ The Red and The Black
David Byrne @ The Strand (York, PA)
Modern Skirts/The Old Ceremony @ The M Room

mp3: Junius - Hiding Knives
mp3: Sometimes Junkyard - Stack Steps on Bricks
mp3: Modern Skirts - My Bully
mp3: The Old Ceremony - Ole

Darker My Love

Photo By Lawrence K. Ho
Yes, yes, it's me again - holding forth on the virtues of another psych-rock/shoegaze style outfit. This time I'm going to touch upon Darker My Love, who have been getting some recent airplay for their latest release, 2.

Upon first listen, I thought this disc was simply going to go down the dark alleys and bloody valentine strewn streets already traveled by BRMC, The Dandy Warhols, etc. However, upon a second or third listen, I became convinced that these guys were aiming for something a little different. Lyrically and musically mining the sun-filtered ennui (guess who picked up their thesaurus today?) of their Los Angeles home, DML seems to mix in local influences, ranging from The Beach Boys to Kyuss, even tossing in a little early '80s L.A. synth pop.

If you didn't catch them in DC with the Dandy Warhols this week, DML will be touring extensively throughout the fall, so you should have another chance to catch them in the mid-Atlantic region before long.

mp3: Two Ways Out

Darker My Love/The Warlocks/Silver Rockets

Darker My Love - credit
California psychedelic bands Darker My Love and The Warlocks are out on tour and you can see them regionally this week. They will be joined by NYC's Silver Rockets, who feature Paul Dillon of Mercury Rev and Longwave fame.

11/05: Rock and Roll Hotel, DC
11/07: Johnny Brenda's, Philly

Darker My Love - Summer Is Here
The Warlocks - Baby Blue
Silver Rockets - Retreat (demo)