obits @ the cellar door

i like shows. i like music. and, i like trying to listen and find new music. the other day i was poking around emusic and based on some recommendation stumbled upon a band called the obits. i hadn't heard of them, even though i actually have a song from them on my ipod (it was on the emusic selected & collected sampler that rademacher was on). they have a 7" out now, as they're working towards a full length.



today in my email i saw that the obits would be playing in visalia on thursday night. pretty cool show if you're in that area or up for a drive. here's the info from sound n vision:

Thursday, May 21, 2009
OBITS (SUB POP Records)
THE LIGHTS
The Suicides
$5, 21+, 9:30pm
The Cellar Door
101 W. Main St., Visalia CA

Brooklyn-based Obits is making some of the best straight ahead rock n' roll music these days.

Their sharply interwoven guitar lines, muscular rhythms, and garage-influenced punk meets rockabilly sound is a reminder of just how powerful good ol' rock music can be in the hands of the right band.

Band leader Rick Froberg has fronted influential indie bands Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes. Now with Obit's new Sub Pop release "I Blame You", Froberg has created his most accessible and catchy album to date.

Check out their song "Two-Headed Coin" while imagining them live. You'll channel enough sonic grit, attitude, and energy to make their mid-week performance worth staying up late to attend.

Seattle's The Lights play the middles spot, while a mix of Visalia indie veterans known as The Suicides will start the show!