Mercury Lounge

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Sat 11/1

$10

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http://nevadinova.net
It's beyond fitting that Neva Dinova has found a new home at Saddle Creek.You May Already Be Dreaming, the band's third full-length and first since 2005's The Hate Yourself Change (Crank/Sidecho) is a lush, largely electric affair rich with the rural textures that pepper releases from the band's Omaha contemporaries. Having been a staple in the scene since guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Jake Bellows and bassist Heath Koontz began collaborating in the early nineties, Neva Dinova (named after Bellows' grandmother) have continually evolved their melancholic sound, making masterful use of counterbalanced melodies and poetic lyricism.

Bellows began composing songs for You May Already Be Dreaming two years ago, but he and the band (including Good Life drummer Roger Lewis) were fated to overcome a number of obstacles before the recording process would even begin. First, Bellows realized that he wanted to re-work a number of song ideas on his own, following that arduous but exciting process, the band experienced a flood that destroyed portions of their equipment. If that wasn't enough, Bellows unfortunately found himself in a self-described "barroom tussle" that resulted in the complete and tragic blowout of his left eardrum. Fortunately, he and his ear recovered fully, and Neva Dinova was able to resume recording.

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mccarthytrenching.com
McCarthy Trenching sound is a mixture of tear-in-beer waltzes, anthemic drinking songs, and restless tunes of longing that take you from the bar to the road to the track to the morning after and back to the bar again, just in time for happy hour.

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The Loom's rich amalgam of folk and americana-influenced indie rock features male and female vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, French horn, trumpet, piano, pedal steel, bass, drums, ukulele, accordion, and banjo in songs ranging from gentle to anthemic and built around subtle, affecting lyrics. The band recently completed their debut EP, "At Last Light," as well as a fall tour, including an appearance at Pop Montreal, in support of the album. Three songs from “At Last Light” will appear in The Youngest Candidate, a documentary about young Americans running for political office directed by Brooklyn filmmaker Jason Pollock (former assistant to Michael Moore), which will debut in advance of the election this fall. Currently, The Loom has completed writing and is at work on recording their follow-up full length album.