Show Preview: Church of the Friendly Ghost presents The Visitations at Salvage Vanguard

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The Visitations at The Salvage Vanguard Theater
Wednesday, March 4
Salvage Vanguard Theater (2803 Manor Road)
$5, Doors at 8pm, Show at 8:45
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Who are The Visitations, and why might you care? If you've got any stock in the southern pop renaissance of Elephant Six, you'll probably want to find out. Unlike the myriad of bands that get compared to the trashy/beautiful output of Elephant Six associated bands like Neutral Milk Hotel and of Montreal, The Visitations aren't sound-alikes but actually Athens-based contemporaries, and lead man Davey Wrathgabar has performed previously in Elf Power and Fablefactory.

On the band's third release The Conundrum Tree, Wrathgabar takes a cynical but equally fun approach to lyricism and melody, steering his band closer to associated act 63 Crayons and their brand of political satire than the cheery output of many other Athens-dwelling groups. Out on Orange Twin records, this new album features contributions from Derek Almstead of (and formerly of) too many bands to mention (Elf Power, of Montreal, The Instruments, etc.) and Jason NeSmith of Casper and the Cookies.

Performing with The Visitations are two Austin acts, Plutonium Farmers and His Astroturban. Experimental trio the Plutonium Farmers have a regular slot at The Moose Lodge on Monday nights, and their weirdness expands here for the headlining slot. His Astroturban, who open the show, is the stage name for Sean McCarrey and friends. We've seen McCarrey perform with Marcus Rubio in the past, and his own recording project sounds entrancing enough to warrant an early arrival to The Salvage Vanguard.

The Visitations: [myspace]
Plutonium Farmers: [website] [myspace]
His Astroturban: [myspace]