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[chilli]

contributors play
Dr Drakes
Monday 17th May 04
Doors 8pm
Door tax £5

featuring
Puerto Muerto
+ special guests
Desc

Puerto Muerto
Fucked-up alt.country, which cuts Kurt Weill with Tom Waits
and the Handsome Family, mixing mazurkas with sea shanties,
polskas with noir-ish, cinematic sweeps and Spanish folk with
post punky fury as it goes. Marvelous, mad and mordacious stuff.
See them live a totally fantastic experience. One of their songs
The Hangman's Song was used on the blockbuster film Dawn of the Dead.

Desc
Formerly known as Khaya, who recorded three albums records and
recorded two sessions for John Peel. Out of theses ashes, Desc have formed
& are inspired by many things but to put their songs into context they have
been said to sound like an acoustic Sonic Youth or Ennio Morricone on speed.

Another Interesting Music night of eclectica................

this sounds very interesting indeed. the mention of tom waits got me...

[chilli]

try this link for what the press say about Peurto Muerto

http://ctokic.net/cgi-bin/porto?what=press

by the very concept, Interesting Music want to promote
touring artiststhat offer something DIFFERENT & normally
bypass Aberdeen. We are very lucky to be offered PM at
fairly late notice. Take our word, live PM are very very special
all who witnessed their show @ Unknown Pleasures No 4
with Delicate AWOL & NoahJohn (Charlamange@ Drakes 2/6)
will testify.

this is a buzz gig with our full 5* recommendation.

pass the word

nb
hope to see you @ kasule/frogpocket/chevron/electric tibet,
two days b4. We are very proud of achieving such a great line
up of artists who will make this one another memorable night .....

[Alan Cynic]

Agreed, Chilli! The Lemon Tree gig was a memorable night. Puerto Muerto managed to be dark, amusing, aggressive, gentle and downright weird all in one set. I even bought one of their CDs. Seeing them at close quarters in Drakes will be awesome.

[chilli]

Originally posted by Alan Cynic:
Agreed, Chilli! The Lemon Tree gig was a memorable night. Puerto Muerto managed to be dark, amusing, aggressive, gentle and downright weird all in one set. I even bought one of their CDs. Seeing them at close quarters in Drakes will be awesome.

Your description of their LT show last year is very perceptive & accurate. Like u,
I think the intimate nature of Dr Drakes will enhance their performace, if thats possible.
A very exciting prospect me thinks.

[french_disko]

Well, as usual, I'll be there - for both the Puerto Muerto and the Kasule gigs.

[chilli]

excellent support the cause, here's some more PM info


Puerto Muerto was formed in early 1999 by Tim Kelly and Christa Meyer. In its earliest incarnation, they were known as Johnny Deformed. People violently opposed the name, throwing their bodies at the feet of the two members, begging them not to use Johnny Deformed any longer.

As the pair traveled, they wrote and performed for anyone that would have them. Eventually, they decided to be called Puerto Muerto, after an imaginary bar in Tim's mind. The duo moved to Chicago in the fall of 1999 to make friends and play music for appreciative throngs of people. The have many influences, including such artists as THE KINKS, CHARLES MINGUS, KURT WEILL, THE CLASH, and so on. People have compared their music to LEONARD COHEN, THE MEKONS and EDITH PIAF. They live with a dog named Lenya. She is developmentally disabled. Puerto Muerto has been picked up by Fire Records of London which has released Elena, Your Bloated Corpse Has Washed Ashore and a new one called See You In Hell (which has an amazing looking cover).

[Alan Cynic]

Originally posted by chilli:
People have compared their music to LEONARD COHEN, THE MEKONS and EDITH PIAF. They live with a dog named Lenya. She is developmentally disabled

This figures....I was kind of reminded of Lotte Lenya the last time they played (she sang lots of Kurt Weill stuff, and was Rosa Kleb in From Russia with Love....the unpleasant wifey with the knife in her shoe)

[chilli]

Originally posted by french_disko:
Well, as usual, I'll be there - for both the Puerto Muerto and the Kasule gigs.

French Disco is obviously a person of very good taste, Come down early
on Sat, it'll be busy.

Make yourself known, unless u come from Iceland!!!!!

[french_disko]

Originally posted by chilli:
French Disco is obviously a person of very good taste, Come down early
on Sat, it'll be busy.

Make yourself known, unless u come from Iceland!!!!!

You know me already - just not my moniker on this forum! I'll be sure to tell you on Saturday, though.