Show of the day

Wednesday, September 29 at Duffys Tavern

Those Darlins w/ Union Line and Brimstone Howl

$8 day of show

RIYL: The Avett Brothers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Local Natives, Black Keys

Those Darlins

http://www.myspace.com/darlins

Those Darlins are a garage country band from Murfreesboro, TN. The ladies went live in 2006 and attracted immediate attention for their rowdy, cheerfully sarcastic, and sometimes boozed-fueled show, and for their unique interplay of distinct personalities. While considered to be the next big thing associated to Nashville's rock scene, Those Darlins' curious mix of classic country and ragged garage rock makes them one of a kind, eliciting comparisons like, "The Carter Family meets The Black Lips." In 2009, the girls toured feverishly, playing 140 shows and sharing the stage with the likes of Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys), Deer Tick, King Khan & BBQ Show, Wanda Jackson, Jon Spencer, and Dr. Dog. They made huge waves at SXSW, Bonnaroo, and Garage Fest.

2010 has already been full, with a Eastern headlining tour selling out many cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, St. Louis, Louisville, Brimingham, Nashville, and more. They have received widespread critical acclaim for their self-titled debut album, recorded in NYC and produced by Jeff Curtin, whose credits includeVampire Weekend's debut. Expect a 7" in the fall of 2010 and their sophomore full length at the top of 2011.

Union Line

http://www.myspace.com/theunionline

The Union Line has been together since 2008, releasing their-self titled album independently that same year. They happen to be good friends with Local Natives and released a split single with them that same year. Since then they have been touring hard, preparing some new music and new releases.

The Union Line are going to receive comparisons to other Americana sounding indie rockers such as Modest Mouse, and Cold War Kids. Listen to the song “Goldmine,” and try to argue against them. Their sound is probably best described as pure Americana. Their songs tell stories through passionate song writing and detailed textures. These guys are no amateur musicians who just picked up their instruments and ran. The Union Line are writing songs that are miles ahead of pretty much everything you’re going to hear on the radio.

Brimstone Howl

http://www.myspace.com/brimstonehowl

There is a pungent smell of sulphur blasting out of Lincoln, Nebraska. Thankfully, it’s not the end for all us sinners as predicted in the King James version of the Bible, but a barely controlled unleashing of some of the finest reverb-drenched rock ‘n’ roll to be heard in quite a while. With We Came in Peace, their fourth album in three years, Brimstone Howl have surpassed all expectation by turning in a record that galvanizes their seat-of-the-pants garage-punk stomp with razor-sharp lyrics, while production by Detroit’s Jim Diamond (think the White Stripes’ first two albums and the Gore Gore Girls’ latest) keeps it crisp without the loss of the band’s cavernous, gritty sound. The four-piece outfit’s description of their most recent effort as “weird fictional adventure stories, and beginner blues guitar lessons for mongoloids” barely scratches the surface of the strangeness beneath.

Featured show of the day

Wednesday, Sept. 29 at the Bourbon Theatre

Sea Wolf (acoustic) w/ Sera Cahoone, Patrick Park and Manny Coon
$10 adv., $12 dos, tickets online here

RIYL: Bright Eyes, Iron and Wine, Calexico, Elliott Smith

Sea Wolf (acoustic)
Sea Wolf on MySpace

Taking its name from novelist Jack London’s 1904 seafaring adventure, Sea Wolf has evolved organically from its hermetic origins in Alex Brown Church’s living room into a muscular, full-bodied musical entity with passion to burn. After adopting the sobriquet, Church burst onto the
music scene in two-fisted fashion with the EP, Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low, and the subsequent full-length debut album, Leaves in the River. And now, Church’s singular vision has led to the creation of the eloquent and expansive new album White Water, White Bloom. It was
recorded at the Omaha studio of Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Monsters of Folk), with Church handling vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, as well as some of the air organ and pump organ sounds that were such a big part of the sonic signature of the earlier records. Joining him were the three core members of the six-piece Sea Wolf touring lineup. The remaining slots were filled by Mogis on lead guitar and an assortment of other instruments, with his Bright Eyes cohort Nate Walcott. They arrived with a full set of song demos, providing a detailed blueprint for their subsequent expansion into widescreen anthems that reshape the classic aspects of traditional folk, folk rock and chamber pop—but these bucolic elements are intercut with aggressive bursts of raw emotion sharpened to a serrated edge—making for a rich, vibrant sound that is virtually unprecedented.

Sera Cahoone
Sera Cahoone on MySpace

Her first stage performance came in a suburban Denver bar, where, at the tender age of 12, she played drums behind a bunch of bluesmen on open mic night. She first picked up the sticks in junior high band class, after bumrushing the kit to show the percussion students how to play. And her earliest instrument was saxophone, though she busted her own reeds to keep from practicing.

Unorthodox beginnings surely, but Cahoone has often plotted an unorthodox route on the way to Only As the Day Is Long, her quiet, country-noirish second album and Sub Pop debut, out March 18.

That path has also included a notable tenure as drummer for rock outfit and Sub Pop labelmates, Band of Horses (she plays on their acclaimed 2006 album, Everything All The Time), as well as a stint for the late indie band Carissa’s Weird.

But in 2006, Cahoone decided to step out from the cymbals and snare and focus on singing, songwriting, and guitar playing, skills she’d been honing for nearly 15 years on her own.

Now on Only As The Day Is Long, the airy gentleness of the arrangements is counterweighted by tension in the lyrics. “I know I’m safe for now, but I know the rest is on its way,” she sings on the title song. Time and again, characters mired in the present cast either skeptical or
hopeful eyes on the future: “It’s got to get better than this” (“Runnin’ Your Way”), “I wish this night would pass on by” (“Shitty Hotel”), “Time’s been moving too fast” (“You’re Not Broken”).

Patrick Park

Patrick Park on MySpace

Patrick Park is a Colorado native that grew up outside of Denver, surrounded by words and music. His mother is a published poet, and his father played folk and blues on the guitar around the house. “I’ve written songs since I was a kid,” he says. “There was nothing else that I really wanted to do—I was obsessed with it. I pretty much decided at the age of 13 or 14 that this was what I wanted to do.” Now with three EPs and two full lengths to his name, Patrick Park is set to release his strongest set of songs yet with the new lp.

Park released his first lp Loneliness Knows My Name in 2003 (Hollywood Records) and immediately hit the road, touring with My Morning Jacket, David Grey, Liz Phair, The Thrills, Rachel Yamagata, Granddaddy and more. As the album drew praise from critics, Patrick won over crowds show by show with his intimate, nuanced live performance.

After enduring the long process of getting off Hollywood, Patrick finally released Everyone’s in Everyone in 2007. Park worked with several producers including Dave Trumfio, (Built to Spill, Wilco), Rob Schapf (Elliott Smith, Beck) and Chris Stamey (Whiskeytown). The album was well received, making several year-end Best Of lists, lead off track, “ Life Is A Song” was featured as the final song on The O.C, and viewed by over eight million people and the second single “Here We Are” was one of Stereogum’s most downloaded tracks of 2007.

Lincoln Calling 2010

Well, it’s that time of year once again. Planning for Lincoln Calling 2010 is in full swing and we wanted to let everyone in on our plans so far with more details to come in the coming weeks.

First off, here are a couple quick notes on this year’s festivities. For the first time, we’ve taken the step of finding some sponsors to help with being able to bring in some bigger touring acts. So far we’ve secured close to 40 acts, with about half the lineup secured. The goal is to have all the lineup slots filled by September 1, but to help with visibility and exposure, we wanted to list off who is confirmed to play so far along with some other details of what will happen this year during the event.

We will kick off Lincoln Calling on Tuesday, Sept. 28 with the third volume of Kinetic Brew’s Homegrown Music Festival, this chapter focusing on local music videos. A Facebook group is available for additional information, specifically for bands seeking directors and directors seeking bands. The idea is to pair one of each to work on a music video together and at this event (at the Bourbon Theatre) we will show the finished products.
There has already been a lot of interest in this facet of the festival, but there’s always room for more. Feel free to hop on the discussion boards if you are a band in need of a director or vice versa.

Come September 29, the live music will start at nine venues around town including the Bourbon Theatre, Duffys Tavern, the Zoo Bar, 12th St Pub, The Alley, Marz Bar, Fat Toad, the Bricktop, the Black Market and Tavern on The Square.