Mercury Lounge

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Please note: All events are 21+ unless otherwise noted.

Wed 12/3

$12 adv / $14 dos

http://www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
http://sebastiengrainger.net/
Sebastien Grainger and The Mountains is not really a band, it’s the idea of a band. When Grainger set out to make his first solo record he weighed his options- in one hand he held a guitar and a microphone and, in the other, he held everything else. For the last year, amidst sporadic emergences onstage, he’s been in his studio working and reworking a set of songs that have become the content of his numerous debut releases.

Touring as a four piece band, songs that were originally written alone in the stillness of night, became energized. Made livelier, these songs were brought back to the studio to be given Grainger’s layered, “wall of sound” production. The outcome is a new sound that followers of his previous musical endeavors may be surprised to hear- this is a clear melodic statement. And while his new songs may have an affinity for the the balladry of days gone by, Grainger manages to remain contemporary.

http://www.myspace.com/thetwintigers
Some writer came to our show in new orleans and this is what he said: "Dark noise, a psychedelic brooding haze. Pounding, pulsating bass that expands outward like an explosion and encompasses. Spector would enjoy. Indignant, wounded, sexy, slightly smug, desperate, immediate, tortured. An ethereal madness. Wailing, twisted guitars. Sensitive lyrics. Beautiful yet destructive. Pretty melodies that disappear into the night. Guitar harmonics. Twin Tigers is a four-piece rock group from Athens. This was their first tour."

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Josh Reichmann has been experimenting with music, forming bands, recording and touring for years. The tangible outcomes of such travels most notably include Josh’s first band, Tangiers, who brought a Rock/Post-Punk sound that began a trail of critical acclaim with their first release Hot New Spirits and spread over two more records (Never Bring You Pleasure), 2004 and The Family Myth, 2005). A bending blend of genres and with a transcendent atmosphere that was displayed both live and on record, Tangiers caught the attention of indie-rock fans across Canada and the US, and earned rave reviews from such notable sources as Pitchfork Media.

Years from the landscape of Tangiers, Josh again returns to music with an entirely new line up of collaborators. As before, he seeks to offer a new sound and approach drawing from a collection of his time-tested influences, newfound landscapes and his own highly cultivated voice. Now gathering from a pool of Soul, early-Funk, Roots and dark Punk influences, Josh endeavors to continue to challenge the contemporary ideas surrounding song and fashion while at the same time remaining committed to traditional song craftsmanship.