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Austinist Show Preview: Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities at Scoot Inn

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Art rock, post rock, even if it’s all messed up, it’s still rock n’ roll to us. New York’s Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities conjure up exotic backdrops set to irregular rhythms and assorted instrumentation to produce a bizarre, complex sound that’s part music part art. Their 2nd album Lucas is out now on Ghostly International. Moments of cacophony lead to longer instances of cumulative harmony as the band mixes genres and styles to derive a unique brand of din. Formerly called the Skeletons & the Girl-Faced Boys, the act is headed by Matt Mehlan and complemented by a revolving cast of musicians. They play the Scoot Inn on Friday for what promises to be an intriguing evening. The venue’s MySpace page indicates a presentation of “art videos” in addition to the eclectic band.

Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities: [official site] [myspace]

Skeletons & the Kings of All Cities, Pataphysics, and Smoke Detector
Friday May 4th
Scoot Inn
9pm

Text intro coined from Billy Joel classic.

Image from Skeletons’ MySpace, Author Unknown.

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  • adi

    Thanks ShowListAustin!

  • showlistaustin

    It will be $5.

  • nhennies

    The video art is because this is the Okay Mountain gallery's first birthday party. woo hoo



    www.okaymountain.com

  • adi

    my "research" didn't find a cover charge for this show, but i would say around $5-7 probably

  • zeus

    anyone know the cover charge for these guys. big badda boom.

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