Concert Fri May 09 2008

Find Your Mark

The North Carolina dirt road winds around trees and fields, and in the distance you see a beaten and decaying small white house with a wind torn roof and toothless fence. The sheep dog in the front yard barks twice to warn you of what lays ahead. Proceeding cautiously, you begin to hear the faint strums of guitar and banjo, and what seams to be a gospel choir. As you get closer the vocals reverse, bells sound, wheels spin clicking the pegs, cow bells and whistles, the dog is barking, wind chimes, noise explodes all around. You stand still to listen, but the noises fade to rain and static. You enter the house scared and confused. A pick-up truck pulls away and speeds down the highway. This is the sound of Megafaun.

Megafaun is brothers Brad and Phil Cook, along with high school friend Joe Westerlund. The trio moved to North Carolina in 2005 along with friend and band mate (DeYarmond Edison) Justin Vernon (you know, Bon Iver). The band broke up in 2006 and Justin returned to their native Wisconsin to become an indie blog darling. The three remained in NC to allow the culture and musical history to clearly erode their minds. They released their debut LP Bury the Square back in February, and it is filled with down south little gospel ditties and sing-along folk tunes. But there is a catch, laced within the tracks is a deep-rooted love for electronics and noise. That’s right, call it pushing limits, or genre bending, or whatever, just called it quality music.

[mp3] Megafaun - Lazy Suicide

Their goal in performing is to get the crowd involved, so be prepared to sing and clap. Megafaun will be performing this Sunday, May 11th @ The Hideout. Also appearing are Jon Mueller and The Paulina Hollers. 9:00pm $8

- Jason Behrends