The Vaselines, Redd Kross, the Wipers, Chuck Berry, Nirvanaâ€¦

September 18, 2009 at 7:00am

REV. ADAM MCKINNEY: COBALT CRANES BRING L.A. TO OLY >>>

Cobalt Cranes, based out of L.A., is a quintessentially Californian band that trades in buzzing bursts of tightly wound art-rock. Co-founded by Kate Betuel and Tim Foley, the two shuffled through a couple lineups before finally finding their band.

Their songs conjure up images of L.A. punks in bold shades blasting noise in dirty clubs. And so it seems to be. The boy/girl dynamics of Cobalt Cranes soften the edges of songs that threaten to be too cold. And just when you think youâ€™ve got the band down pat, a song like the gently bombastic â€œMessyâ€ comes along, with its guitar lick thatâ€™s surprisingly reminiscent of Chuck Berry. Cobalt Cranes is not afraid of tweaking and stretching its sound, and completely upfront when copping to influences.

â€œOur influences change a lot,â€ says Betuel, before she and Foley proceed to list off any and all bands that have affected them in the past and may again someday.

â€œThe Vaselines, Redd Kross, the Wipers, Chuck Berry, Nirvanaâ€¦â€ they say of what was influencing them at the time they recorded their upcoming EP, In Media Rez.

Itâ€™s all of a part, this L.A. thing.

[Le Voyeur, Cobalt Cranes with Johnny Cheeseburger, Christmas, Civita, Friday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m., no cover, 404 Fourth Ave E, Olympia, 360.943.5710]

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