Til We're Blue Or Destroy, The Corto Maltese @ Beerland
Look no further than Beerland Saturday night to find some of Austin’s most interesting fledgling indie bands. Headlining is Til We’re Blue Or Destroy, a 9-piece communal rock group utilizing every sound at their disposal. That means occasional horns, digital sounds and synthesizers, vibes, cross-gender choruses and even electronic vocal effects. They could use some wood blocks though. Just a thought.
Then, there’s The Corto Maltese, who already gain major points for naming themselves after the '70s comic series of the same name about a swashbuckling sea captain. Formed just last year, this indie pop foursome are already building a buzz and are often compared to Arcade Fire.
A different kind of indie pop, The Unbearables have been known to bring a 14-person stage show with grandiose arrangements and a flare for the dramatic. Not only did they write and perform a zombie rock opera last year, but they have released a concept CD of those epic tunes called Just One Bite: Selections from “Bitten!: A Zombie Rock Odyssey". With moog, clarinet, Farfisa and the Zombie Girls Choir chanting “people, people, we’re gonna eat ‘em” how could they go wrong? Opening the show are The Dirty Hearts with their appropriately dirty rock (or rawk!) complete with brash punk attitude and some new wavey synth for good measure.
Til We're Blue Or Destroy w/ The Corto Maltese, The Unbearables, The Dirty Hearts
Saturday, July 28th
Beerland
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm
Til We're Blue Or Destroy Myspace
The Corto Maltese Myspace
The Unbearables Myspace
The Dirty Hearts Myspace
Image courtesy of Til We're Blue Or Destroy's Myspace, by Felicia Graham.
