tUnE YaRdS
Merrill Garbus is tUnE YaRdS.
A one woman show.
Has played in town in the past down at the Pine Street Studios as well as at the 5th Element with her band SISTER SUVI.
She is a recent member of the label 4AD, which has some stellar acts such as Atlas Sound, Bon Iver, Scott Walker, The Mountain Goats, TVOTR and The National.
Sandwiching in a solo run of dates after just getting off a European/ tour with Dirty Projectors and before she hits the states again with the likes of Sunset Rubdown & DP.
check it!
$6 at the door.
Doors 8:30 – Pacific Slope about 9pm – tooth ache 10pm or so.
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Possessing an expansive sound that marries a coarse folk ingenuity with the bold pop sensibility of an R&B siren, BiRd-BrAiNs was assembled with a staunch DIY aesthetic.
Recording herself using a digital voice recorder and assembled using shareware mixing software, she was described by Stereogum as “a self-contained Sublime Frequencies compilation, jumping between blues, African tunes, shiny reggae-esque sprawls, and lo-fi folk”, infusing the worldly sonic palette of M.I.A. or post-punk pioneers The Raincoats.
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and she plays with people sometimes too.
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