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Four of a Kind
Four of a Kind
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Modest MouseTonight @ The LC After years of toiling away in the underground, Modest Mouse became a legitimate mainstream success with the release of 2004’s “Good News for People Who Love Bad News.” Bolstered by the breakthrough radio single “Float On,” Modest Mouse went on to sell more than a million copies of their fourth full-length release. The song even hit the ears of an audience previously foreign to Modest Mouse when a cover version appeared on the wildly successful “Kidz Bop 7,” a compilation targeted to the pre-teen audience. The band’s latest, “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank,” is on track to surpass the previous album’s sales and is the first to feature ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Expect a very diverse crowd with a wide age range at this outdoor show. — Chip Midnight
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Great WhiteFriday @ Alrosa Villa Just in case you missed it when Poison, Ratt, Quiet Riot or Slaughter rolled through town, there is still a chance to relive the glory of hair metal. Great White, famous for their rock radio staple “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” will be bringing their brand of over-the-top rock to the Alrosa. Touring off their brand new comeback album, “Back to the Rhythm,” Great White is truly experiencing a miraculous return to the stage. The band was linked to the infamous Rhode Island night club fire in early 2003, yet still managed not only to reunite with the classic lineup but also to record a truly great album of new material. So dust off your acid-washed denim jacket, spray on the Aquanet, and get ready to rock. — Steve Patrick |
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The Winter SoundsMonday @ Skully’s Music Diner Hailing from Athens, Georgia (hometown of R.E.M., the B-52s, Pylon and Neutral Milk Hotel, among others), the sounds the Winter Sounds make don’t bear a direct resemblance to that of their forefathers, but do exhibit the same sort of ingenuity that once made the sleepy college town a music hotspot. The band’s latest full-length, “Porcelain Empire,” is marked by sparkling, indie pop, the group melding intricate but catchy instrumentation with stunning vocal melodies and a certain amount of bittersweets. “Sound Forged Like Spine” sticks out, showing off many of those best qualities. With constant touring (this will make the third time the band has played Columbus this year), the Winter Sounds may put Athens on the map yet again. — Stephen Slaybaugh |
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Brimstone HowlWednesday @ Carabar Equal parts Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Damned, Nebraska’s Brimstone Howl play a tempestuous mix of swampy, blues rock and doom-laden punk. On their first full-length album, “Guts of Steel” (produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach), this comes out in a dozen scorching blasts of rock backdraft. “Red Glare” is a thumpin’ send-up of chickenscratched riffs. On “The Moment and the Hour,” singer John Ziegler channels Dave Vanian (a la “Wait for the Blackout”) both thematically and vocally for a charming bout of nihilism. But the record’s highlight is “Cyclone Boy,” a blistering slice of greased lightning that at once recalls the Dead Boys and Stooges. What Brimstone Howl does may be pretty basic in theory, but it is all the more remarkable in practice. — Stephen Slaybaugh |
Originally Published: August 15, 2007
