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Contest Tue Mar 02 2010
Contest: Free Energy @ Empty Bottle!
Philadelphia's Free Energy formed out of the ashes of the Twin Cities' Hockey Night. Where Hockey Night sounded like a heavier Beulah, Free Energy is rooted more in glam-pop. Influences like T. Rex, Thin Lizzy and some new wave are clear in the mix. ("Something in Common" could be mistaken as a cut from Room On Fire.) Hooks, handclaps and breezy vocals worm their way into your head and stay there. A single on DFA has been holding ears over in anticipation of the LP, Stuck On Nothing, out next week on Astralwerks. Producer James Murphy seems to have traded in his turntables for guitars on this one. This Friday, Free Energy plays at the Empty Bottle and Transmission's giving away a pair of tickets to the first person to email "DREAM CITY" in the subject to contests@gapersblock.com. Update: Hold your horses! We have a winner! Congrats to Tim!
Los Angeles' Foreign Born headline Friday's show. Their latest, Person to Person, is an ethereal collection of music that sounds best on sunny days. Cleveland's Clovers open. The show's 21+ and starts at 10PM. Admission is $10. The Empty Bottle's at 1035 N. Western.