The Antlers - Tonight at Emo's [Show Preview]

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The Antlers w/ Little Scream
Tuesday, June 7
Emos (603 Red River St)
$15, doors at 9
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Hot on the heels of their latest release, last month’s Bust Apart, the Antlers bring their dramatic, three-piece production to Emo’s tonight. Nearing the half-way mark for best of 2011, Burst Apart may be one of their most well-rounded release, an accessible follow up to their groundbreaking 2009 release Hospice - their epic doctor-patient concept album full of heart-wrenching songs that maybe, kind of, made you cry that time, when no one was looking?

The Antlers certainly set themselves up for a hard act to follow with this new release, but this Brooklyn-based band has proven themselves a strong, evolving trio capable of creating some truly enchanting, atmospheric music. After all, this is a band that began as Peter Silberman's solo project in 2007, and look where they are now. Their crescendo/decrescendos song structures are filled with complex instrumentation provided by Darb Cicci (keyboards, trumpet, bowed banjo) and Michael Lerner (percussion). Their formula works wonders - Silberman's ethereal vocals, packed with emotionally tinged lyrics, float perfectly upon the beautifully layered, dreamlike orchestration. Tonight's show promises to be something special.

Little Scream opens with doors at 9pm.

The Antlers: [myspace]

Little Scream: [myspace]