go see great lake swimmers, winterbirds @ bottom of the hill this friday
the Winterbirds @ KZSU
There’s a pretty sweet bill at the Bottom of the Hill this Friday: Great Lake Swimmers (myspace) and locals Winterbirds. Kate Maki’s also on the bill.
You may remember Winterbirds from when they played down at KZSU. They play gorgeous male + female-vocaled slowcore in the vein of Low and Pedro the Lion.
the Winterbirds – The Thing We Will Forget (Live at KZSU) (mp3)
Great Lake Swimmers are a band I’ve liked since I reviewed their debut full length for KZSU. Playing folk with a nice sense of space and natural reverb, the band has consistently put out good music for the past few years. I haven’t had a chance to see them yet, so I’m excited to see this show.
Great Lake Swimmers – Pulling on a Line (mp3)
Great Lake Swimmers – Moving Pictures Silent Films (mp3)
You can stream the whole new album at Spinner. Also, Thousand Island Life had an interesting article a while back about the band recording that album in the US-Canada border region called Thousand Islands.
Here’s info in compact form:
4/3 Great Lake Swimmers, Kate Maki, Winterbirds @ Bottom of the Hill, 9pm, $12, a/a
See you there?
I’ll be at Justin Townes Earle/Jason Isbell at the Independent. The new GLS album is great though.
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