The title says it all. I know the show info is out there. This post isn't going to be incredibly insightful or novel, but I wanted to personally take the time to introduce you all to Segall's music if you haven't gotten the chance to listen. Segall, member of many bands, now a solo musician, has perfected the art of making 2-3 minute gritty garage rock tracks, much in the tradition of the late Jay Reatard sans the fake British accent.
Segall's ethic and recordings are an example of lo-fi done well. By that I mean: a) these songs would still be good even if they weren't bathed in an foggy sonic mist of fuzz and hisses b) they actually sound like they were recorded with lo-fi techniques, not recorded in a multi-million dollar sound lab and piped into a plethora of plugins to give the veneer of lo-fi-ness. The music has a lot of integrity and is raw as hell. Sometimes the words are really hard to make out but the groove is never lost.
Cambridge-scene pastiches like "Fuzzy Cat" sound like they're being played off a dusty record from 30-40 years ago. The strange, child-like lyrics on this one only make it better, making it sound like Syd Barret was somehow involved.
Black Lips-inspired (forgive me if they're not but I sure hear some echoes!) Houston rockers Mikey and the Drags will be opening. Come early. They're good too. Thursday night at Walter's. Ten bucks.
