Good things come in threes: Tonight is the stateside CD-release party for Grand Hallways Japan-debuted album Yes Is the Answer, a performance from Voyager One (Grand Hallway member/producer Jeramy Koeppings other band), and another chance to pick up Sleepy Eyes of Deaths recently-released Street Lights for a Ribcage. Yes and Street Lights are both beauties but couldnt be more different. One is sentimental, with pianos, sweeping violins, and Tomo Nakayamas honeyed tenor; the other is emotionally bombastic, with analog synths and drums that would sound at home on an Isis record. Each of these local acts is worth at least eight bucks, but Im most excited about Sleepy Eyes. Their retro-futuristic, celestial precision just might keep you up all night.
Sleepy Eyes of Death + Voyager One + Grand Hallway
Wednesday, August 8