My favorite Earth era is 90's Earth: straight-ahead drone, somewhat melodic, altogether mesmerizing. I tend to not be the most generous music fan when bands I enjoy begin to incorporate elements and tweaking their sound, so when The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull came out, I was a bit disappointed. "What is this alt-country vibe? And Bill Frisell is on this? Say wha?" But don't listen to ol' stick in the mud me -- I would have to say that that LP was a great welcoming call to all the stick-in-the-muds who may shy away from genre labels such as "drone" or "experimental," but would be likely to check out something with a more accessible sound.

This may all sound like I don't really dig Earth anymore, which is not the case at all. I am ecstatic to have to chance to watch them perform material from their new album Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light: 1 at the Tractor on March 3rd. It's their album release show, and promises to be a magical night of music!

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Three days of electric fuzz and long-haired men - count me in!

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at The Crocodile

If you've ever been to a Kinski show, you know that they strive to expose all of their fans to the kind of music that influences them or otherwise puts a smile on their face.

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