Photo courtesy of That Dog That Dog will play two shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn tonight and on Friday night, their first East Coast shows in 15 years. Beginning in Los Angeles in 1991, the quartet spent the better part of that decade perfecting a sound that split the difference between indie-pop, pop-punk and power-pop, while penning increasingly complex instrumental and vocal arrangements. Shortly before disbanding in 1997, the band released their swan song, Retreat From the Sun, a record that still stands as one of that decade’s lost alt-rock classics. Even if they never quite attained the level of success that labelmates and fellow Los Angelinos Beck and Weezer did, That Dog‘s cult following has remained strong, as evidenced by ... Continue reading →
Monday Apr 23 $8 Backstage / Doors at 8:00 AMERICA HEARTS SINGLES CLUB Remember the singles club? Back when you loved a record label so much that you paid for a year's worth of seven-inches in advance? America Hearts does. In lieu of unwieldy, expensive vinyl that parents who don't have record players can't listen to, the Beach Boys/Magnetic Fields-inspired DC quartet fronted by Jess Matthews will release three digital mini-EPs at Black Cat shows in April, May, and June! Showgoers will receive a download at the door, getting free access to the band's fresh take on lo-fi, country-tinged pop – and honoring an indie-rock tradition without worrying whether something is supposed to be played at 33 or 45 r.p.m. So, What's in America Hearts's ... Continue reading →
