Wednesday, Aug 29 - Back Room
Cool Serbia
w/ The Vandelles, Hits, Four Visions
Wednesday, Aug 29
8:00 pm in the Back Room
$8 / 21+
COOL SERBIA
Cool Serbia formed in 2010 as three friends whose past musical
projects include Austin, TX bands Ringo Deathstarr, International
Waters, and Low Line Caller. A bunch of shows later, including a ton
of performances during the 2011-2012 SXSW music festivals and a tour
of the East Coast, and after a modest amount of internet buzz from
blogs like NYLON daily and Impose Magazine, they've relocated to
Brooklyn in anticipation of the release of their debut EP.
Cool Serbia draws their influence from a diverse list of bands and
artists encompassing everything from The Zombies to The Jesus and Mary
Chain, and the result is a completely unique sound that seems both
contemporary and timeless.
Live, they've gained a reputation for delivering pop in the loudest
way possible, blasting jangly guitars through 100 watt Fender amps at
near-uncomfortable volumes with pounding rock and roll beats that are
impossible not to at least think about dancing to.
The band has plans to release their first EP in the Fall of 2012, to
be quickly followed with another United States tour.
http://coolserbia.bandcamp.com/
THE VANDELLES
The Vandelles are rock n’ roll noir at its finest. Their songs are the
perfect soundtrack to rain-slicked city streets at night, and the
lust, betrayal and violence that filters through them. The band
thrives on layers of fuzz and a wall of reverb-laden guitar noise, and
they also harbor a penchant for 60s garage pop melody and surf rock
riffs. Those expecting the Vandelles to sound like their Brooklyn
contemporaries Vivian Girls or Crystal Stilts would be wrong—they
channel a dirtier, scuzzier aesthetic more on par with the Cramps,
Suicide, X, or even Link Wray. On the new release, Del Black Aloha,
songs like “Lovely Weather” and “Dash N’ Dive” find the band’s ragged
riffs, crooned vocals and crushing, dread-inducing pedal manipulations
forming a perfectly sinister sound that both terrifies and transfixes
the listener. Definitely not recommended for those who suffer from
anxiety, late-night panic attacks, or criminal thoughts. - Bill Dvorak
http://thevandelles.bandcamp.com/
HITS
HITS is a New York City band to the core - both gritty and sleek,
confident yet volatile, with a touch of vulnerability that’s never
quite healed from past heartbreak. With undeniably catchy melodies,
anthemic choruses, and playful lyrical wit, led by singer/guitarist
Louis Epstein, HITS have positioned themselves to be at the top of
bands to watch this year.
The songs form a throwback 80s electro-synth sound with a contemporary
feel only the year 2012 could allow. The new EP, produced and mixed by
themselves, swings from high energy dance songs like "Veins" and "St.
John" to the thoughtful musings on isolation in "Twin Peaks" and the
skewed vision of love in "Madness."
http://hitsnyc.bandcamp.com/
Four Visions
Four Visions is the moniker and solo bedroom project of Daniel Abary based in Brooklyn, NY.
http://fourvisions.bandcamp.com/
PRESENTED BY KRISTINA TEQUILLA WITH THE COLLABORATION OF MY SOCIAL LIST
