Mercury Lounge

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Sun 6/1

$10 adv / $12 dos

http://www.myspace.com/slimcessnasautoclub
http://www.slimcessnasautoclub.com/
Engaging, riveting, sad and humorous; demanding the audience to participate both live and while listening to their albums; Slim Cessna's Auto Club has been branded with every musical description possible. This seems fitting, as SCAC describes their music as American (Is that not what America is and has been, a mixture of every one and thing resulting in something new?); and after a decade of working and living as SCAC, they have created their own genre. The instruments are drums, upright bass, pedal steel, banjos, piano, guitar, vocals and stories. They have recorded critically acclaimed albums (Village Voice, Denver Post, San Francisco Chronicle) on Jello Biafras Alternative Tentacles label. Spin Magazine and No Depression have described them as the best live band in America. The songs are each thoughtfully crafted with unique arrangements, executed by superb musicianship, then fully realized through original, insightful and intelligent lyrics. With two of the most charismatic frontmen around (Westword) and four accomplished musicians (Wovenhand, Delta 72, 16Horsepower), SCAC is the past, present and future of American music.

http://www.myspace.com/thejonesstreetboys
http://www.thejonesstreetboys.com/
Starting by reworking traditional favorites in many genresâ€”particularly bluegrassâ€”and by fine-tuning original songs Jon and Danny had been crafting, the creative energy caught fire and soon Jon, Danny, JB, and Walt were all composing and rearranging. These communal practices comprise the bandâ€™s foundation, and the practice is made visible when they play live. They are engaging from every angle. Five separate energiesâ€”rather than melting into oneâ€”spin gracefully in each otherâ€™s orbits, building a cumulative power.