Spindrift (former Brian Jonestown Massacre members) at Star Bar tonight
August 27th, 2008 by Chad Radford in Music news
One of the more intriguing promos to land on my desk over the last few weeks is a 12” EP, titled Goin’ Down by the Los Angeles band Spindrift. The group’s founder Kirpatrick Thomas spent some time on the road playing guitar with Brian Jonestown Massacre a few years back, but don’t start thinking this group has anything in common with BJM.
Thomas crafts slow and sandblasted soundscapes that have more in common with the “Spaghetti Western Psychedelia” of Ennio Morricone’s film scores than anything else.
In addition to the new EP, the feature film the group made and starred in, titled The Legend Of God’s Gun, was released on DVD on Aug. 12th, and the group also has a song featured on the new soundtrack to the new Quentin Tarantino-produced film Hell Ride (starring Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen) which came out on Aug. 8th.
Spindrift plays The Star Bar tonight w/ Pink Police and Ocha La Rocha. $8. 9 p.m. 437 Moreland Ave. 404-681-5740.
The current line-up features members of BJM as well as fellow Los Angeleans the Warlocks, and the line-up and instrumentation for the Goin’ Down EP looks like this…
Kirpatrick Thomas: guitar and vocals
Dave Koenig: rhythm guitar and harmonica
Henry Evans: bass
Marcos Diableros: harmonium, autoharp and slide guitar
Julie Patterson: melosonic organ
Jason “Plucky” Anchondo: drums and percussion
Dan Allaire: drums and percussion
Remaining Tour Dates:
Thursday August 28 - The Black Cat - Boone, NC
Friday August 29 - The Milestone - Charlotte, NC
Saturday August 30 - The Boot - Norfolk, VA
Sunday August 31 - The Khyber - Philadelphia, PA with The Asteroid #4
Tuesday September 2 - Cafe Nine - New Haven, CT
Wednesday September 3 - Glasslands Eastcoast Record Release Party - Brooklyn, NY with the Vandelles
Thursday September 4 - The Cake Shop - Manhattan, NY with Paul Dillon / (solo Silver Rockets) and Ringo Deathstar
Friday September 5 - MOJO 13 - Wilmington, DE
Saturday September 6 - Abbey Lounge - Boston, MA
Sunday September 7 - Metro Gallery - Baltimore, MD
Monday September 8 - The Velvet Lounge - Washington DC
Tuesday September 9 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH with Stereo Workers Union
Wednesday September 10 - Cafe Bourbon Street - Columbus, OH
Thursday September 11 - Casa Cantina - Athens, OH
Friday September 12 - The Gypsy Hut - Cincinnati, OH
Saturday September 13 - Northern Lights Lounge - Detroit, MI
Sunday September 14 - The Beat Kitchen - Chicago, IL with Velcro Lewis & His 100 Proof Band and Press Gang
Monday September 15 - High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
Tuesday September 16 - Turf Club - St. Paul, MN
Wednesday September 17 - Imperial Inn - Rapid City, SD
Thursday September 18 - Bender’s Tavern - Denver, CO
Friday September 19 - Burt’s Tiki Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT
Saturday September 20 - Neurolux - Boise, ID
Monday September 22 - King Cobra - Seattle, WA
Wednesday September 24 - Dante’s - Portland, OR
Thursday September 25 - Big Pete’s - Arcata, CA with White Manna
Friday September 26 - Nick’s Night Club - Chico, CA with Candy Apple
Tuesday September 30 - The Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
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