The Lemon Tree Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Howlin Rain (with Ethan Miller of acclaimed Californian psychedelic rockers Comets On Fire and John Moloney aka Sunburned Hand Of The Man) make joyful free-wheelin' rock in the vein of Creedence Clearwater Revival or Boy Dylans' Pat Garret And Billy The Kid soundtrack. "We make music to beat the steering wheel of your van to or sing along with while drinking whiskey in the bathtub on a Saturday night with your dog."Also on this superb bill: Akron/Family of Brooklyn and their adventurous, imaginative take on gentle American country-folk with added unabashed electronic noise. Their deft blend of styles really shouldn't work under any circumstances, but it does and their schizoid oddness never once sounds contrived, instead fresh and exciting and pretty inspiring."Akron/Familys fourth album in a furious two-year existence keeps the groups rickety and inexhaustible spirit roaring ahead. Its touchstones, from the Grateful Dead to Neil Young to Fairport Convention, could easily veer into ostentatious eclecticism, but since Akron/Family doesnt boast a particularly charismatic singer, the musicians all singand playwithout pretension.: Time OutPhosphorescent draw comparisons to Iron and Wine and The Beach Boys and write music which is reflective and earnest, leading to acclaim such as that which describes new album Pride as "one of the 2007's most knee-bucklingly beautiful records" Stylus Magazine http://www.howlinrain.comhttp://www.myspace.com/howlinrainhttp://www.akronfamily.comhttp://www.myspace.com/akakwww.myspace.com/phosphorescent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lemon Tree Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Akron/Family return to the Lemon Tree following their Triptych 06 gig with King Creosote, Adem and Kitchen Cynics.For fans of Vetiver and Devendra Banhart...Akron/Family are signed to the distinguished Young God imprint, (Devendra Banhart, Mi and L'au) and their label boss is fted Swans' commander Michael Gira - a guru with whom Akron/Family also shared a release last year, playing alongside his Angels of Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Now, how quickly will THIS sell out?I need to know these things to find out how I long I can put off going to the Lemon Tree box office to buy tickets...Also; is this a joint Headline show or something? Will Howlin Rain get longer than Akron or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lemon Tree Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 THIS one is not so far away (tues next) so although you should be able to buy on the door, if you want to be safe then advance buying is always recommended you can now buy from one-up too. And.. Akron/Family will have the same length of set as Howlin Rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Awesome.I asked in One Up ages ago but they didn't know. S'good they're getting tickets in now, though.Will they have tickets in for Nouvelle Vague too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Strong Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Clashes with Efterklang in Glasgow.Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Clashes with Efterklang in Glasgow.Bummer.Efterklang are kinda amazing & nice to know there are more efterklang fans in 'deen. imp had them booked to play the monday night, but they decided in their wisdom to have a rest night........urghhhhhhhhhps this line up Isla has put together is kinda special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 imp had them booked to play the monday night, but they decided in their wisdom to have a rest night........urghhhhhhhhhWhat a terrible decision that was. Even I would have gone. They're playing in London the night that I'm down, but, I doubt my gig will finish/I'd be able to find the venue early enough to catch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 What a terrible decision that was. Even I would have gone. They're playing in London the night that I'm down, but, I doubt my gig will finish/I'd be able to find the venue early enough to catch them.You should be thankful that you have been given the opportunity to see Akron Family & Howlin' Rain(sunburned hand of the man) on one bill in Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Howlin' Rain(sunburned hand of the man) on one bill in AberdeenThat's a bit misleading grouping those bands since they sound nowt like each other. Common members doesn't mean common style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lemon Tree Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 The sheer number of bearded dudes holding guitars onstage at any given Akron/Family event being what it is... here's some more akron blurb...Akron/Family is John Brown's body, the ghost of Tom Joad and the art-school spirit of Andy Warhol crammed into one ornate, mossy mausoleum.(Magnet)Akron/Family aren't nearly as country-blues rooted as Banhart. Their songs are clearly pop songs, albeit filtered through an expansive, multi-instrumented sensibility. They work in a more structured way than Animal Collective, without the long hallucinatory improvisations or tribal percussion sessions.(Splendid)Meander[ing] through comparatively direct Mercury Rev and Radiohead moods....[Akron/Family (self-titled)] sounds like the work of a band many freak-folk acts strive to become. (AVclub) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Efterklang are kinda amazing & nice to know there are more efterklang fans in 'deen. imp had them booked to play the monday night, but they decided in their wisdom to have a rest night........urghhhhhhhhhThat is utterly gutting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 To be fair, though, if they had played tonight I'd probably fail all my Highers.Is A/F sold out yet? Will I be able to buy on doors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Is A/F sold out yet? don't think so, i bought tickets #52 & 53 ten mins ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Good stuff. I might just show up early and buy at doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mora-Treat-Guru Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm hoping to pop along to this...Just out of interest: will this be in the main room, or upstairs like Six Organs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Its the main roomAkron Family were just amazing when they played their Triptych show, with the added bonus of not one but TWO other notable artists this will be a very SPECIALnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This will be better than eating raw carrots.And I love eating raw carrots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I will not be attending this. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowball Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 This will be better than eating raw carrots.And I love eating raw carrots.Agreed & you see clearly on the way home :up: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickle Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Oh my god! how good was thatAkron / Family blew me away, just like last year they did not dissapoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I absolutely loved damn near every second of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Oh my god! how good was thatAkron / Family blew me away, just like last year they did not dissapoint.awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I didn't think Akron / Family could top last year's gig. But they did.Mental... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 That was pretty fucking good.Glad I went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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