GOODNESS IN STORE IN PRINT & ONLINE >>>
Sure, sometimes we all feel a little like that dead guy Peter Fonda stumbled upon this week, but in times like these - unless you really are physically dead - it's important to keep your chin up and your feet moving forward. Perhaps some Weekly Volcano music coverage is just what the doctor ordered ...
Here's a look at the musical goodness in store in print and online in this week's Volcano
DRAGGING AN OX THROUGH WATER & GHOST TO FALCO
Portland multi-instrumentalists Dragging an Ox Through Water and Ghost to Falco make enveloping, hard-to-categorize music. Dragging an Ox Through Water (Brian Mumford) colors his folky jams with circuit-bent flourishes from tweaked oscillators and light-dependent resistors.
Historically, Ghost to Falco (Eric Crespo) has played his eclectic, Elverum-esque compositions solo, but for his show at The Den, he'll be joined by Ryne Warner (of Castanets) and Aan's Bud Wilson. - Jason Baxter
I don't believe that Greylag are charlatans. A four-piece from Portland, the band makes music that wisely avoids any attempt to replicate traditional folk tropes, instead focusing efforts on creating a warm ambience of airy harmonies, gentle guitars and distantly chugging drums. Were it not for the insistent momentum that the drums provide, one might worry for a Greylag song evaporating into the atmosphere - as in "Winter White," which nearly floats off before being plucked down by its toes. - Rev. Adam McKinney
To celebrate the birthday of Neil Harris, owner of The New Frontier Lounge, the venue has booked pizza-loving indie rock bikers Wheelies (no strangers to The New Frontier), caffeinated 253 veterans Gold Teeth ("the most rock and roll band in Tacoma") and ecstatic Tacoma punks The Fucking Eagles. - JB
The Volcano has sung the praises of Roman Holiday plenty of times before. With a local brand of seemingly arena-ready pop rock, the band - led by longtime friends Shane Lance (lead vocals, guitar) and Emerson Shotwell (drums) - has been rocking hard and looking good doing it in these parts since 2008. - Matt Driscoll
Makeup Monsters (formerly the duo of Shayne Weeks and Isaac Solverson, now a trio including Jay Clancy) are a band that's frustratingly talented, handsome and widely beloved. They're also remarkably young - something that's been discussed to death here and elsewhere. - JB (Video courtesy of YouTube/ Kris Crews)
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