January 15, 2010 8pm
The Summit
2210 Summit St.
(614) 268-9377
$5 adv / $7 door
Ages 18+ - under 21 pays $2 surcharge at door
Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers
http://www.myspace.com/shilparay
Shilpa Ray and her Happy Hookers play grinding blues, sleazy jazz, and bracing rock with punk immediacy and pop appeal. The result? Something like a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald, channeling Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, and singing her songs before a wall of distortion and thunderous, pounding rhythms. The band reads like a who’s who of recent NYC rock luminaries including members of Creaky Boards, Soft Black, Kapow!, and cult rock producers The Negatones. Live shows are already a notorious commodity — and audiences have been screaming as loud as the band does.
They are currently riding a wave of SXSW buzz which has followed their 7 shows there and preparing for a Spring tour and a Pianos Residency in May. Their debut album, ‘A Fish Hook An Open Eye’ captures the band’s raw and unique sound in 8 solid tracks, demonstrating depth, ability, and emotional scope, eclipsing anything from Shilpa’s already lauded past. But Shilpa is not looking back: ‘A Fish Hook An Open Eye will be released this spring and then Shilpa and her band will viciously tour throughout 2009.
Sharon Van Etten
http://www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten
Although she was born and raised in suburban New Jersey, Sharon Van Etten’s folk music evokes the open landscapes and lonely expanses of Middle America. A dedicated choir student during her childhood, she began writing songs on her guitar as a high-school student and, upon moving to New York, started playing them in concert. Van Etten signed with the Chicago-based indie label Drag City and issued her official debut, Because I Was in Love, in spring 2009. - ©1992-2008 All Media Guide, LLC