Saturday, October 18, 2014

Solo groups

Last Saturday I once again headed to Pressed to check out a diverse bill pulling sounds from the folk, experimental and post rock realms, among others. Black Hairgrease - a.k.a. one man diverse bill Blake Hargreaves of Caymans and others, opened things up with some crooning loops.

Black Hairgrease at Pressed

Blake slides!

Black Hairgrease at Pressed

Well, you get the idea, another intriguing musical outlet from Hargreaves.

Black Hairgrease at Pressed

Philadelphia's Hermit Thrushes have some unusual sounds of their own. The quartet sounded to me like they were making downbeat tunes for broken wind-up toys. They certainly like their songs brief, several of them started and stopped abruptly. Here's guitarist Yianni Kourmadas, violinist Andrew Keller and keyboardist Spencer Carew.

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Yianni also handled most of the singing.

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Taryn Jones rounds out the group.

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Andrew bows!

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Spencer hits a bit!

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Extra Taryn!

Hermit Thrushes at Pressed

Montreal's Maica Mia ended the evening with a first rate set. Playing as a duo with drummer Johnny Paradise, Mia's music put me slightly in mind of Heavy Mountain.

Maica Mia at Pressed

Maica sings!

Maica Mia at Pressed
Johnny hits!

Maica Mia at Pressed

The whole lot!

Maica Mia at Pressed

Hair-swirling action!

Maica Mia at Pressed

A great capper.

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