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Oxbow
with Thighs and Godstopper
$12 advance, $15 door
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OXBOW
San Francisco legendary noise rock, avant garde jazz/classical composition meets heavy warped blues ensemble Oxbow plays Toronto for the first time! A blistering mess of angular visceral guitar notes rise & fall from tsunami like swells to sparse dissonant passages, as lead singer Eugene Robinson spits out gnarled lyrics. Technical compositions built with accuracy & unbridled aggression, flail in fits of exhaustion before spurring onward in a crushing second wind. With records out on SST, Hyrdahead and Crippled Dick Hot Wax, plus a notorious career spanning almost 25 years, this is not to be missed.
THIGHS
Noise punk revival unit featuring members of Odonis Odonis Pants & Tie and more. Thighs channel the chaotic energy of The Jesus Lizard with the herky jerky & spazz elements of Arab On Radar. This band is far from a caustic mess, using bare bones punk structures they weave what can only be described as mosh music. Angular riffs with crunchy textures. Singer Mark Colborne showcases a rawer more strung out side of his vocals (almost desperate) over distorted grooves. Come get dishevelled.
GODSTOPPER
Hot off a US tour & release of a new LP, Mike Simpson's Godstopper, throws down chunky guitar riffs built out of textured sludge. Ravaged vocals sit on top of avant heavy meets freak pop compositions. Angular notes create hard edged groove structures. Technical yet beautiful, haunting yet crushing.