March 24, 2010 8pm
The Summit
2210 Summit St.
(614) 268-9377
$8 adv
Ages 18+ - Under 21 pay $2 surcharge at the 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.
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
http://www.myspace.com/milesbenjaminanthonyrobinson
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, based on name alone, may sound like a president on first offing, but give his eponymous, debut album a spin and you’ll soon realise a more relevant career has presented itself for this 25-year-old Brooklyn bard. This is modern music made the old-fashioned way: take ragged, soulful and completely compelling hymns for tough times, throw into the mix an impressive array of backing musicians, and just record what happens. His sophomore album is Summer of Fear, out October 20th on Saddle Creek Records. New York has been sadly lacking a proper troubadour looking at the stars while mired in the gutter–but in Miles, we have our man.
Suckers
http://www.myspace.com/suckers
“If the bouncy poly-rhythms of the Talking Heads made sweet, sweet love to Purple Rain-era Prince, with a healthy dose of lo-fi fuzz and DayGlo swirls.” - MTV
“These guys are… homing in on the New Wave sweet spot between Madness and Tears For Fears.” - Rolling Stone (”Hot List,” June 25 issue)
“Suckers are… redefining notions of off-kilter guitar-pop.” - Interview Magazine
“During [Suckers's] set, my music journo friend and I simultaneously gave each other the same exact “These guys are good, huh?” face. I’ve been to a lot of shows with this friend and the face thing is an extremely rare occurrence.” - Pitchfork Media
“The shaggy, joyous tunes of local quartet Suckers sound like campfire sing-alongs for the Animal Collective generation.” - Time Out NY
“These lads melt together a peachy knack for warm and fuzzy, squiggly psych-pop, complete with whistling and Morricone-like druthers.” - URB (”Next 100″ issue)
“There’s an irrepressible, slow-building energy that pours out of this four-piece band.” - Bob Boilen, “All Songs Considered”