Corto Maltese Celebrate EP Release Tonight @ the Parish

Ume, Corto Maltese, White Denim
Friday, April 17
The Parish Room (214 East Sixth Street
$7, $7 for 21+, $10 for 18-21, doors @ 9:30pm
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As usual, there’s a fortitude of great music to catch this weekend. But tonight’s lineup at the Parish has got us itching for the work week to end. Three promising acts — Ume, Corto Maltese and White Denim — are teaming up to bring some local flavor to music overloaded souls.

Ume is led by the auspicious Lauren Langner Larson, whose sauntering stage moves and impeccable musicality feed her role as rock goddess. The backbone of the band is comprised of her husband Eric on bass and Jeff Barrera on drums, supporting the powerhouse of pleasantries on the latest EP. Corto Maltese is currently celebrating the release of their latest CD, Answer, Answer. The saucy tunes highlight the group’s romantic yet playful presence. (“The Heat Death of the Universe” has had us bouncing around all week.) And let’s not forget our good friends of White Denim. We’ve been carousing their shows for awhile, but some of you may have just discovered them during jam-packed shows at SXSW and are eager for more. The handsome trio delivers schisms of psych-rock that sound delightfully un-manufactured.

It will be interesting to see how each of these talent-ridden acts continues to soar this year, so catch them while they’re still fresh and eager to please their hometown.

Ume MySpace Corto Maltese MySpace White Denim MySpace

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By Candace Birkelbach in Arts & Entertainment on April 17, 2009 3:17 PM 0 Comments

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wattage

I think the author here made a valiant attempt to describe 3 bands in a colorful manner, but is anyone doing any editing on her behalf?

I do not think the word "fortitude" means what you think it means in this case. Perhaps "multitude" is the word you were looking for?

How is the lead singer from Ume "auspicious"?

What is a "schism of psych-rock"?

You may have been attending White Denim's shows, but you could not have merely been "carousing" them. Maybe you were "carousing AT" them?

I love reading blogs and I love seeing new folks trying their hands at writing, particularly when those folks are helping promote some local talent. What I don't understand is how stuff that makes no sense frequently gets onto Austinist. I'd love to see places like the Austinist supersede the attempts at journalism published in the Chronicle, etc -- but for that to happen, the editors really need to help the writers elevate the game.