Witch Hats

a catch up post...

F Yeah

F Yeah Fest took over LA's "Echo, EchoPlex, Rec Center + surrounding locations" at the end of August. Elizabeth was there and took some pictures...

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posted at 12:32 AM on September 17, 2008 in music | pictures | Comments (7)

by Black Bubblegum

Heavy Trash
Jon Spencer

Jon Spencer and his Heavy Trash project with Matt Verta-Ray (Madder Rose) played Glasslands on 8/8 with Aussies Witch Hats. Here's how my esteemed colleague Bill Pearis described it:

If you're not familiar with Heavy Trash, Spencer does the same to rockabilly as he did to the blues -- he explodes it. Well not really, but he does have that certain intensity so this is more Hasil Adkins than Chuck Berry...

...Another surprise was Australian band Witch Hats who I also knew nothing about but ended up buying their record afterwards...... they laid down a thick layer of fuzzy, slightly gothy garage rock (think early-'80s Fall), powered by one of the best drummers I've seen in a long time

The pair play a show tonight (8/11) at Santos Party House with Make-Up/Weird War/Nation Of Ulysses honcho Ian Svenonius on the wheels of steel.

Witch Hats are currently in the midst of their first US tour, check out below for their full remaining schedule. RCRD LBL has two Witch Hats songs up for download.

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posted at 3:54 PM on August 11, 2008 in music | To Do | tour dates | Comments (11)