Pelican Brings City of Echoes to Austin at Emo's Saturday

Chicago has been a hotspot all summer long, hosting the Pitchfork Music Festival and Wicker Park Fest recently, and now Lollapalooza this very weekend. However, Chicago’s own instrumental masterminds, Pelican, take a break from the windy city to play Emo’s Inside on Saturday night. Pelican’s detailed arrangements and song structures feature a shift towards more melodic soundscapes than before on their latest effort, City Of Echoes. According to guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec, "City of Echoes stands for the feeling of sameness brought on by globalization. It's visiting countries and seeing slight differences through the window, only to end up at the club and feel like you didn't see anything at all." (As per the band’s label site.) Most interesting!

Besides Pelican’s geographical themes, seasonal song titles, and current philosophy, one best be prepared for a sizzling live performance. Walls of wailing guitars that complement and clash in typical Pelican post-rock style should appease loyal fans and spawn new ones. Houston’s Fatal Flying Guilloteens open with previews from their upcoming release, Quantum Fucking, due in October, while Clouds metal up the middle spot.

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Pelican: [myspace]
Clouds: [myspace]
Fatal Flying Guilloteens: [myspace]

Pelican, Clouds, & Fatal Flying Guilloteens
Saturday, August 4th
Emo’s Inside
10 pm

Photo courtesy of Pelican’s MySpace, by Ryan Russell.