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Concert Mon Dec 31 2007
Death By Butterfly
I have to admit, usually when someone mentions the words "concept album," i start sprinting the other way. But Butterfly Assassins might be one to something.
The Chicago quintet, which features the indie rock dream line-up of rock instrumentation plus piano and cello, has an upcoming concept album, Sylvia, due this winter on Old Flame Records. According to their press, the album revolves around a turn-of-the-century Russian gal named Sylvia who spends over a decade staring across a table at an old man (as turn-of-the-century Russians are wont to do). But melancholy won't do for our Sylvia, and she busts out for adventure in the 19th-century world. But you know, it kind of, well, rocks in a moody, melodic, and grandiose, Arcade Fire-meets-Queen kind of way.
Check out their upcoming show at the Metro with The Lifeline and Absent Star on Friday, January 11. The admission is free if you snag the flyer from the band's MySpace page before 8:00 p.m.