Oh man, do you hear that? It sounds like mayonnaise and cottage cheese being squeezed slowly out of a turkey baster. Oh wait, never mind - it’s just my brains slowly seeping out of my ears. This finals week appears to have been a particularly challenging one for your intrepid mission freakers. But it’s all over now, and we’re gearing up for a freakin’ awesome summer here in the IC. And like everyone and their mothers, we’re excited for the break from studies and snow, if the amount of “ink” this here show has already gotten on these here pages, is any indication.
We’re saying hello to summer with a triumphant trio of indie rock bands.
Like a Red Valerien blooming every spring, a great Mission Creek indie show is perennially flush with Ames favorites The Poison Control Center. Seriously, if you haven’t seen them yet, we’re giving you another opportunity. If you have seen them, than you know to come prepared. The PCC’s last hoorah here (opening for Cursive for the Mission Creek Fest) ended with crowd members playing guitars and young women nearly shoved through ceiling tiles. At their most passive, the dudes from PCC do head-stands while playing guitar solos. So keep your wits about you.
I know Craig tipped off you dedicated readers to Chicago’s Head of Femur already, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind you about the Windy City quartet. Our Midwestern brethren are out reppin’ some new material, 2008’s Great Plains on string of shows running across these great plains (too corny?). [Ed. note - nice unintended dual pun] And if finals didn’t turn your brain to cottage cheese, then Head of Femur’s brand of “hyper-prog” (as one p-fork writer so aptly dubbed it) will put you well on your way towards googly-eyed bliss.
And rounding out our three-band-bill: The Heavenly States. This crew from O-town (that’s Oakland, for those of you who aren’t down), Calif, got lost on their way back to the coast. So Mission Creek took them in, soaking and shivering. We fed them, nursed them back to health, and now that they’re strong enough to pick up their instruments, they’re gonna close out our bill at the Yacht Club. I’m just kidding ’bout that whole strays thing, but it sounded funny, and c’mon, my brains are still seeping out of my ears. Andre gave you a totally spot on write-up about these guys and gal the other day. We don’t have to re-convince you now, do we?
Who: The Heavenly States w/ The Poison Control Center and Head of Femur
Where: The Yacht Club
When: Sunday, May 18th
Doors: 5 pm
Cover: $7
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