OTR: Dry The River at the Casbah 4/8/2012

I may not be hip to who the next big knob twirly electro-gazey chillwavey hipster bands will be, but my passion is ignited when it comes to new folky and rootsy guitar plucky pretty music kinda stuff. Like how many times did I tell you to go see Other Lives?? And now that little indie band is touring with Radiohead. Anyway, Dry The River is making waves from across the pond and is kinda like taking  Mumford and Sons and shaking them up with Fleet Foxes, and throwing in a dash of Calexico for good measure. The band is coming to the Casbah on April 8, opening for Bowerbirds and I love what I'm hearing (you can find them on Spotify until their album drops on April 17 if you're not sneaky enough to find the advance online). According to their press release:

They just landed on the super exclusive BBC Sound of 2012 list. This comes after hitting the #1 spot on the NME Chart and having been named one of GQ’s “100 Best Things in the World Right Now” and Q Magazine’s “Faces of 2012.”

Critics have been praising Dry the River and “Weights & Measures” with Q Magazine calling it, “Breathtaking stuff”, GQ raving that “…it’s a masterpiece in the making, packed with catchy riffs and overlaid with lyrical intelligence.” And the Sunday Times simply stating, “They have their own voice – and use it beautifully.”

Below is their new video, "New Ceremony".

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If you wanna check out more, here are some additional links:

‘No Rest’ promo

‘Weights and Measures’ live at Barfly

‘Lions Den’ live All Saints session

‘Bible Belt’ Acoustic 

"Weights & Measures" Live at Bush Hall 

“The Chambers & The Valves” 

Jeff's Upcoming Show Recommendation

While it is so easy to become jaded with all the shows, hype, buzz, overkill or whatever one prefers to call it, there are always bands and shows which I believe are of the can't miss variety. One such show features only two bands; one from North Carolina and the other from London. The connection is a simple one: heartfelt indie folk music. The former is Bowerbirds, basically a duo featuring Beth Tacular and Phil Moore. The latter is the British quintet fronted by Peter Liddle, Dry The River. The date to remember is also quite easy, being this upcoming Easter, April 8. The Casbah is the place to be when the two bands gather to present songs from their recently released albums. Without going into detail I thought it would be easier to preview the show with a video from each band's album. This is Bowerbirds third release while Dry The River, though formed in 2009, just released their initial full length today. The Clearing (Bowerbirds)is being released on Dead Oceans tomorrow.

This is a show I believe should fill The Casbah, holiday notwithstanding.

Enjoy the videos, mark the date, and purchase tickets here.

Watch a video about The Clearing.



Watch a video of The Chambers & The Valves below.