Also contributing to my enthusiasm for this week is the fact that my friends in Lyonnais are in town to play a few shows. Lyonnais (say: lee-OH-nay) is a quartet out of Atlanta that play brooding, epic jams full of doom and gloom, with occasional glimmers of hope (see: “Modern Calvary” — my personal favorite). While the group has some cassettes and CD-Rs floating around, they have yet to release the LP they recorded in Brooklyn with Ryan Rasheed (Prefuse 73, Leb Laze) late last year. For now, appease your ears by listening to their tunes on MySpace or a more-recently mixed version of “Transitive Properties of Youth” posted on Creative Loafing. Fans of Factory Records, post-rock, and psych will all find something to like.
If doubts remain as to the awesomeness of these dudes, check out band members Farzad Moghaddam and Farbod Kokabi’s record label, Geographic North. Their track record consists of a vinyl re-release of Belong’s October Language, a 12″ EP by Warm Ghost (Paul Duncan), and a 7″ series with limited color vinyl and original artwork by Kokabi, featuring acts such as A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Soft Circle, Landing, Psychic Powers and more. The name of the series? You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever. An Orange Juice-referencing 7″ series? I rest my case.
Thursday, April 14 – 9 p.m.
Union Pool – $8
w/ Helado Negro
McDonalds
Friday, April 15 – 8 p.m.
Glasslands Gallery – $10
w/ Eternal Summers
Golden Dogs
Dream Diary
Oberhofer (DJ set)
P.S. Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Nomadic Reverie 