A hearty recommendation for an upcoming ( tomorrow ) NYC show.
Monday the 19th of July-
Calla Record Release
Calla, Birdwatcher, A.R.E. Weapons
The Cooler 9p
416 West 14th Street
252-2390
Calla is having a record release party at The Cooler.
Calla bridge the gap ( or perhaps just cleverly appropriate segments of the
gap )
between blues ( in a twangy/country/delta blues kind of way ) shoegazer (
take all
of the *best* elements of *that* genre ) minimal post ambient electronic
(without the "a" ),
rock and post rock. There...several marketing genres to chew on.
If the Tom Waits' band were to trade Tom for a whispering NickCave, via a
minimal electronic album for a Wim Wenders film, you're close.
Highly recommended.
I have only seen them once, in what was apparently one of their better
shows. I also
have their "demo" which has been now become, in some form, their album, on
Sub Rosa(!)
nonetheless. This is surely Sub Rosa's only "rock" ( for lack of a better
word ) act.
Self titled Cd, vinyl(?) . Look for it as it comes out soon ( now? )
Calla, at least on the demo CD and one show I've seen, are *exceptional*.
They challenge pigeonholing, as their sound rather than sounding
derivative, is as if it romantically
is reassembling it's genred predecessors. Top notch music of the past,
present *and* future.
Go,
Peter
bpm0@interport.net, Peter Becker
fax: 718-246-6870 , attention "Becker, Box 282"
mailing adress: 138 Court St. , Box 282 , Brooklyn, NY 11201