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Concert Wed Aug 05 2009
Witness the Rise of the Warlocks
It takes some brass to go with the original name used by both the Grateful Dead and Velvet Underground. But if ever a band were to do that, the Warlocks are probably them. Often drawing comparisons to mid-era Velvets and the Jesus & Mary Chain, the Warlocks headed by Bobby Hecksher (Beck, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Magic Pacer) have been charging forth through this decade.
Despite numerous personnel changes over the last few years, the albums have all remained more or less within the same spectrum without sounding like clones. Early in their career they made a case to be categorized as a lo-fi Spiritualized, but they've moved on to exploring droning (in a good way) shoegaze and neo-psychedelia with the last couple records. Now they might be lumped in better with My Bloody Valentine or even Ride. They still have spaced-out jams, but they're using distortion more effectively. For years they've been lauded for their performances and, hopefully, that holds true the next two days.
The Warlocks play Thursday and Friday at the Empty Bottle with the Morning After Girls. Both shows start at 9PM. They're 21+ and $10. Gliss and Sadhu Sadhu open on Thursday. Grimble Grumble and the Vandelles open on Friday.