by Alysia Vallas
This weekend’s concert combination will be like nothing you’ve heard before. Mucca Pazza and Low Skies, both from Chicago, break all sorts of musical barriers and do it in style.
Mucca Pazza does not fit your conjured image of a typical punk group, unless, of course, you generally picture a 27-piece circus marching band. They parade the stage with their big band, surf and punk sound, sporting all sorts of instruments: trumpets, trombones, accordions, and more percussion than you can handle. Running amok in their snazzy costumes fit for a football team marching band, the group is bound to keep you entertained. Believe it or not, cheerleaders come included. The band’s MySpace describes them as, “Oompah-oompah-oompah-pah! Toot-toot! Doo-doo-doodoo-doo! Honk! Boom-bap boom-boom-bap.”
Low Skies may be a little less flashy, but they rock a mean, nerdy look. They push the limits with unique vocals and an atypical sound, a fun fusion of indie, soul and blues with a twinge of electronica. The band leaves you singing its tunes thanks to the soulful yet twangy vocals of Christopher Salveter and misty atmosphere the rest of Low Skies produces. While the music has lots of potential to be mopey and sad, it actually leaves a happy-go-lucky aftertaste. The overall affect is music that you can thoughtfully bob your head to while pondering your exes and the world at large.
Mucca Puzza and Low Skies will perform with campus band Vegetable Medley this Friday night in Gardener Lounge at 9 p.m.
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3 comments:
We always have the same types of bands on campus.
Believe me, a group even remotely like Mucca Pazza hasn't played on campus during my four years.
But if you really care, there are things you can do. Email [concerts]. Get your friends to email concerts. Start a petition-- any of them being vastly more productive than posting anonymous whining on the s&blog.
Apparently this type of criticism isn't taken too well, instead marginalized as whining. No wonder it's not brought up more around campus.
I agree with anonymous from above. It's always prog rock or indy rock or post-punk or hardcore or whatever--but pretty specific genres. How many country artists have there been in the past couple of years? What about metal? Mainstream rock? Acoustic rock?
The music caters to a small group of students who are in the social group of the concerts committee. Is it on students to suggest new bands? Sure, some of it. It's also the job of the concerts chair to seek out new types of music, too.
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