Concert Tue Jul 29 2008

It’s Time for the Percolator

I’m not sure why I was handed this disc by the band Percolator, it could be my intense addiction to caffeine or maybe it was proximity to the mail box, but nonetheless I am in possession of a homemade disc containing 6 songs by Percolator and 4 song by hometown Jagjaguwar giants Odawas. Local bands take note, this is a very cleaver way to promote a show. In the hand written note the band says they are opening Odawas, one of their favorite bands. Naturally, I expected to hear some influence or similarities, but to my ear there were none. Percolator has a raw, basement band sound, full of energetic bass lines and pop melodies.

The tracks on this disc were taken from their full-length debut album, Man is Not a Bird!, which they currently have streaming on their website. The album was self-recorded last year and self-released last month, and is rich with a multitude of styles culminating in a solid debut. If all of that was not reason enough check out this up-and-coming band their logo/mascot/illustration should put you over the top. I’m not sure what it all means, but I love looking at it!

Percolator are opening for Odawas tonight (yes, tonight, 7/29) at The Subterranean. It is a 21+ show and tickets are only $8. Also appearing are The Four Kicks and The Grownup Noise, and the show starts at 8:30pm, but doors open @ 8:00.

— Jason Behrends / Comments (0)