Thursday, March 23, 2006

MUSIC: The Bats at SXSW/End Of An Ear Records 3/17/06

Ah, the Bats! I've loved them since my friend Fred Anderson turned me on to them back in the '80's, and never dreamed I'd have the chance to see them live outside of their native New Zealand. So I really couldn't believe it when I was standing in a record store off the beaten path in Austin, watching them work the magic that is their wonderful and unique jangly/dissonant pop. They're a genre unto themselves, and super-sweet people to boot. Now run out and buy their latest cd, At The National Grid, cause it's great.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

How about sharing your observations of Paul Kean's wonderfully unique bass style....

Happy Talk

steve scariano said...

The brotha's a trip and a half! Yes, I'll post something about him...

Anonymous said...

You guys really should cover "The Gnome" off Piper.


-Mick Jones

steve scariano said...

Fuck Pink Fucking Floyd!