Details: Cursive with See Through Dresses & Dylan Ryan Sand at Vega 3/22
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CURSIVE
Cursive’s 2015 tour will come hot on the heels of Saddle Creek’s November 24th, 2014 release of an expanded, deluxe reissue of their 2003 breakthrough album, The Ugly Organ. Each night’s setlist will feature songs culled from across the band’s seven albums – including their most recent, 2012’s I Am Gemini– in addition to drawing heavily from The Ugly Organ. A cellist will also accompany the band throughout the tour to perform on any The Ugly Organ-era songs.
Cursive is the longtime trio of Tim Kasher (vocals, guitar), Matt Maginn (bass), and Ted Stevens (guitar, vocals), with Patrick Newbery (keys) and Cully Symington (drums). The band is known for their vital, magnetic live show, earning rave reviews from outlets including the Cleveland Scene’s C-Note music blog (”[Tim Kasher’s] effect on the crowd was chilling last night…Cursive was focused and on-spot, composed and gripping”), Nuvo Weekly (“…the five-piece slashed through a near-perfect set of songs from their last nine years of albums”), and the Orlando Sentinel’s Soundboard blog (“…the band still knows how to rock on stage…[Cursive] thrashed away with an abandon that heightened the passion of Kasher’s dense, emotionally charged wordplay.”).
SEE THROUGH DRESSES
See Through Dresses released their debut self-titled LP in November of 2013. Principal songwriters Mathew Carroll and Sara Bertuldo, along with drummer Nate Van Fleet and bassist Alex Kirts, have crafted a catalogue of songs indebted to classic post-punk and new wave artists of the 80’s, but their sonic footprint more closely resembles the textural treatments of 90’s dream-pop and shoegaze. The arrangements often build as though to erupt, only to implode. There are moments when Bertuldo and Carroll sound noxious and distant, their voices doused in reverb, their guitars droning and pulsing. When the clouds look dark, See Through Dresses offer flashes of pure pop sunshine to punctuate those moments of isolation and distance. At their most hopeful, they remind us of the simplicity of longing and the eagerness that accompanies an expectation for love in a loveless culture. At their most honest, See Through Dresses portray a dull terror born of idleness, sickness, and failure. The result is a well-rounded catalogue that disillusions as it comforts and soothes as it burns by injecting the familiarity of music-gone-by with lyrics about regrettable psychologies – it’s a total bummer that’s still fun to listen to.
DYLAN RYAN SAND
Dylan Ryan- Originally from Chicago, Ryan has drummed with bands Cursive, Icy Demons, Rainbow Arabia, and Herculaneum.
Tim Young- Despite relocating to Los Angeles a decade ago, Tim Young has maintained his musical ties to Seattle and continues to play with artists such as Matt Chamberlain, Wayne Horvitz, Reggie Watts and Thruster!
Devin Hoff- Currently living in Philadelphia, Hoff works regularly with his old bandmate Nels Cline, Cibo Matto, Julia Holter, and Cibo Matto.
“What Black Sabbath might sound had they attempted fusion.” Something Else!
“…engaging guitar melodies delivered with the heft of prog rock–and group improvs that succeed whether they’re gentle or vicious…” – JazzTimes
“…something in between John Zorn’s raucous free-jazz and the romantic stylings of Black Sabbath.” – L.A. Weekly
“…rock listeners will follow the dots which extend back to Black Sabbath and up to Joe Satriani.” -Audiophile Audition
WMBR Best Recordings of 2013, “Sky Bleached”
