Austinist Preview: Rasputina and My Brightest Diamond at the Parish Room

Rasputina is one of those bands that sounded like a gimmick but turned out to have the skills to carry the concept far enough to make it interesting. We, like many children of the '80s first became aware of Rasputina when they were one of Marilyn Manson's favorite projects and all the goth kids at our high school were totally, totally into them because they were covering pop songs on cellos and that was just so, you know, awesome.

Rasputina has evolved since then, and the band is currently touring in support of their sixth album, Oh Perilous World out from the Filthy Bonnet Recording Company. Since the days when their work covering bits like "Bad Moon Rising" and "Brand New Key," the band has delved further into distortion and lead singer Melora Creager's obsession with history. The tracks from Oh Perilous World hover in between eerie and jaunty, sweet and sinister, with the vocals contributing to the relative stylistic uneasiness. Get your dose of postmodern Victoriana at the Parish this Saturday, where the band will be joined by ethereal indie rock outfit My Brightest Diamond.

Rasputina with My Brightest Diamond
The Parish Room
Saturday, July 28
Tickets $15
Doors at 8 p.m.

Rasputina [official]
Rasputina [MySpace]
My Brightest Diamond [official]
My Brightest Diamond [MySpace]

[Picture of Rasputina from the Rasputina website.]