January 19, 2009, 8pm
Skully’s Music Diner
1151 N. High Street
(614) 291-8856
$8 in advance / $10 at door
All ages, under 21 pays $3 surcharge at door
Bishop Allen
http://bishopallen.com/
Brooklyn by way of Boston indie rock quartet Bishop Allen formed in 2003 around core members Justin Rice and Christian Rudder. The group (the two longtime friends are joined by a rotating cast of musicians) takes its name from Bishop Allen Drive in Cambridge, MA, the street where Rice and Rudder used to reside. The band released the largely self-recorded Charm School in 2003, followed by a flurry of EPs (January, February, March, April, and May). In 2006 the band signed to Secretly Canadian/Jagjaguwar sister label Dead Oceans and released the full-length Broken String. - ©1992-2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Electric Owls
http://www.myspace.com/electricowls
With his band The Comas on hiatus, Andy Herod’s self-produced new project, Electric Owls embarks on an exploration of musical experimentation whilst dwelling on the distinctly dark and cryptic with the release of the Magic Show EP. Aptly titled, the four tracks propagate the mystical spirit of Halloween with many macabre references in songs such as “Cannibal Superstar” and “Darken Me”, both lyrically dredging up feelings of death and dethronement put against a backdrop of slightly offbeat—yet melodic—pop hooks and intertwining harmonies. Less heavy songs also appear on the release, such as the unusually jaunty and whimsical title track, evoking surrealistic images and a dreamy musical style equal parts nocturnal and charged—perhaps better identifiable as an electric owl. - C|Net Music Downloads
This is My Suitcase
http://www.myspace.com/thisismysuitcase