Austinist Preview and Giveaway: Grizzly Bear at Emo's

Originally a one-man recording project in a Brooklyn apartment, in the last three years, Grizzly Bear has picked up three talented musicians and created an album of ghostly and experimental indie rock. Their 2006 album Yellow House (which was actually recorded in a yellow house in Cape Cod) has been praised by critics and other artists the world over, and the album's big song "Knife" has been covered, re-mixed, and mashed-up several times. Even CSS is rumored to do a cover. Which is weird since Grizzly Bear has nothing to do with Brazillians or dance-rock. That is, of course, unless you consider that Grizzly Bear's lead singer Ed Droste says his favorite album of last year was Hot Chip's The Warning (we love him for that).

Opening for Grizzly Bear are The Papercuts (see album review below) and the ever-mysterious Peter and the Wolf. Leave your dancing shoes at home because this show will be full of haunting but wondrous layers of musical magic. Grizzly Bear is playing a free in-store at Waterloo, but if you miss it, don't worry! We want to send you to the show tonight. Just fill in your information and wait while the stars align.

Grizzly Bear w/ The Papercuts, Peter and the Wolf
Emo's, inside stage [map]
Doors at 8pm, show at 10pm, $8
*Waterloo in-store at 5pm

[Grizzly Bear official site]
[Grizzly Bear on MySpace]
[The Papercuts on MySpace]
[Peter and The Wolf on MySpace]

Photo courtesy the band's MySpace