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Swervedriver

Dirty On Purpose / Terra Diablo

Wed 6/11

21+

Doors 8:30pm

$20

Swervedriver

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  • The band who brought the car song into the shoegaze era, Swervedriver was formed in Britain in 1990 by vocalists/guitarists Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge, bassist Adi Vines, and drummer Graham Bonner. Fusing the swirling textures of the shoegazer aesthetic with the more traditional boundaries of pop, the group debuted with a series of brilliant EPs -- Son of Mustang Ford, Rave Down, and Sandblasted -- before issuing their full-length debut, Raise, in 1991. After a U.S. tour in support of Soundgarden, Bonner left the band, followed quickly by the departure of Vines; 1992's Never Lose That Feeling EP, their strongest effort to date, initially appeared to mark the group's swan song. But in 1993, Swervedriver returned; with the core of Franklin and Hartridge rounded out by new drummer Jez, they released their sophomore LP Mezcal Head. An import-only release, Ejector Seat Reservation, followed in 1995; in the fall of 1998, Swervedriver resurfaced with their fourth effort, 99th Dream. The Wrong Treats EP followed in 1999. Bonner and Vines, meanwhile, continued as Skyscraper. Adam Franklin recorded as Toshack Highway.
    --by Jason Ankeny

Dirty On Purpose

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  • A shoegazer-inspired indie band from New York City, Dirty on Purpose sounds like part of the continuum of atmospheric guitar-oriented rockers with alternating male and female vocals that includes Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, and My Bloody Valentine alongside cult favorites like Antietam, Come, and Sleepyhead. Formed in Brooklyn in 2002, Dirty on Purpose originally consisted of keyboardist Erika Forster, guitarist Joseph Jurewicz, and drummer Doug Marvin (all of whom share lead vocal duties), plus non-singing guitarist George Wilson and bassist D.J. Boudreau. Following a self-titled and self-released four-track EP released in 2003, Dirty on Purpose made a bigger splash with 2004's Sleep Late for a Better Tomorrow. Following the release of that debut effort, Forster left the band to start her own group, the electronically oriented Au Revoir Simone, who released their debut album, Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation, in early 2006. Adding Wilson to fill the third lead singer spot, with occasional help from guest female vocalists, the slimmed-down Dirty on Purpose released their second album, Hallelujah Sirens, in May 2006.
    --by Stewart Mason

Terra Diablo

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  • Proof both that fashions are cyclical and that the time frame for nostalgia is growing ever shorter, Terra Diablo is the obvious response to the neo-new wave synth dance bands of the early years of the 2000s: behold the shoegazer revival! Terra Diablo's manager, Jez Hindmarsh, used to be the drummer in Swervedriver, one of the leading lights of the original scene; his old band's influence, alongside contemporaries like the Stone Roses and My Bloody Valentine plus more recent rockers like the Foo Fighters and fellow Glaswegians Mogwai, is all over Terra Diablo's blend of alternately jangling and droning guitars, indie pop tunes, and diffident vocals. Terra Diablo formed in 2000, unsurprisingly by a pair of record store clerks: singers and guitarists Ian Fairclough and Davey McAuley bonded over the LP racks and soon were writing and demoing songs together. Adding bassist Paul Wilson and drummer Davie Calder, Terra Diablo began trudging up the ladder of Glasgow's competitive local music scene. A trio of EPs on various small labels followed, along with tours across the United Kingdom opening for bands like Snow Patrol, which pinched Wilson in 2005 after their bassist Mark McClelland left the band; Wilson's replacement was Stu Mileham. Signing to the indie label Nocturnal Records, Terra Diablo released their self-titled debut album in the fall of 2006, featuring re-recorded versions of all of the group's previous singles. Around that same time, Terra Diablo was in New Orleans, recording their second album with Evanescence producer Jeremy Parker.
    --by Stewart Mason
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