Austinist Show Preview: Electric Tickle Machine @ Beerland Friday

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Electric Tickle Machine w/ Wine & Revolution, A Giant Dog, Dikes of Holland
Friday, November 20
Beerland (711-1/2 Red River)
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You might be thinking that Electric Tickle Machine - kind of a misnomer at first - is another in a seemingly long line of garage pop / psychedelic rock groups making danceable rock and roll and going the extra mile to make their live show kinetic and engaging but failing to transition that energy into their recordings. But, such is not the case. It’s clear on Blew it Again, released earlier this year, the group didn’t simply enter the studio and bang out tracks, then hop in the van and head to the next show. They gave a damn, and it translates in recordings which toe the line between the produced and lo-fi, allowing for a fair amount of grit and fuzz to enter and join the brightness and clarity among the chorus and keys. It makes for an album with a different look and feel from their live show while channeling some of that raw, live energy, which has been known to include the occasional naked audience member dancing and jiggling their parts uncovered up on stage.

New Yorkers Electric Tickle Machine are landing in Austin Friday at Beerland on the last couple of dates on a short run from California to St. Louis. 60s-inspired soulful garage rockers Wine & Revolution and the jangle-punk, psych-country of A Giant Dog will also be present, along with the aural intensity of Austin locals Dikes of Holland.

Electric Tickle Machine [MySpace]
Wine & Revolution [MySpace]
A Giant Dog [MySpace]
Dikes of Holland [MySpace]