the Big Pink, Crystal Antlers, White Car
Phone: 773-276-3600 or 866-468-3401
Price: $13, limited $10 tickets
California six-piece Crystal Antlers were riding one hell of a buzz when Touch and Go picked up their stunning debut EP last year. Of course, buzz is hardly a reliable indicator of quality, but this time the zeitgeist nailed it—the band's follow-up full-length, Tentacles, proves the EP was no fluke. The album seethes, churns, whoops, erupts, and on memorable occasions even proudly choogles—it's a messy blend of garage soul and spaceship grease, coarse enough that if you fish around you can pick out bits of influences like the Animals, MC5, Hawkwind, and P-Funk. The one thread I can hold on to all the way through is the snaky organ of Victor Rodriguez, who's since been replaced by Cora Foxx; in the maelstrom of this music it works like the hero's voice-over in an otherwise overwhelming action movie. —Monica Kendrick
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- Ukrainian Village/East Village 1035 N. Western Ave.
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773-276-3600 or 866-468-3401
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