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The Low Cards in Newp
Providence’s Americana scene is very much a cornucopia of talents. There’s a motley crew of folky singer-songwriters, rhythmic bluegrass acts and bluesy rock bands that make up a unique community. The Low Cards are indeed a part of it and they put a swampy spin on the style with their self-titled debut that was released on November 29. Dan Baker slings on guitar while crooning a voice that’s reminiscent of both Tom Waits and John Fogarty. The rhythm section of Brian Jablonski on upright bass and Matt Slobogan on drums is the glue that holds everything together.
The band’s sound is like a jug band without a jug. They convey a vibe that’s energetic and fun much like an act that would be playing on a street corner with random instruments like a washboard and pots & pans. It’s an organic essence that brings about the comparisons. There’s no nonsense and each song off of the album is straight to the point. A thud is consistent throughout the album as well while adding emphasis and feeling.
“Road Outta Here” is a raw rock & roll track that’s about leaving things behind and moving on. There’s a steady build up in the beginning that leads to an abundance of twanging. With a steady backing coming from Jablonski and Slobogan, “Closer” has a jumpy structure and it’s one of the faster tracks off of the album. For the ones who like to reminisce about fancy cars, “Corvette” definitely goes out to them. It has a badass aesthetic that gives it a chance of being part of an action film soundtrack.
The Low Cards will be making a stop at The Grange in Providence’s west end on December 20th with MorganEve Swain from Brown Bird & The Huntress and Holder Of Hands. They’ll also be heading up to the Boston area on January 6 to rock Atwood’s Tavern in Cambridge, MA. Whether you can only catch one of the shows or you’re planning on being at both, grab a copy of the new album. Its honest rock & roll music done in peculiar ways.
Jodie Treloar at Hope & Main
with The Suitcase Junket
$20 door
Hope & Main
Main St School
Main St
Warren, RI
7:30pm
Foul Weather Friend Self Titled
75OL-268 Foul Weather Friend – Self Titled
compact disc
$7.00 S&H Included
Digital download and streaming available here
Track Listing
1. Halo Moon
2. Fences And Walls
3. Let It Go
4. Sully The Mix
5. Run
6. Whole Again
7. Happy Bubble
8. Summer Stars
9. Girls of Wild Strawberries
10. Love Won’t Leave Me alone
11. No Use for You Now
Recorded in Fall 2017 at Shangri-Lo. Cranston, RI.
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Black Oil Incinerator at AS220
with Oneida, Le Feeling, Whore Paint
AS220
Empire St
Providence
9pm
Lincoln Tunnel Phone This One In
75OL-267 The Lincoln Tunnel – Phone This One In
$9.00 S&H Included
Digital download and streaming available here
Track Listing
1. Time’s Wasting
2. Bangkok Debutante
3. Bedroom Eyes
4. Kennedy Plaza
5. Change
6. Phone This One In
7. Interstate Interior
8. Stay in Bed (This Christmas)
9. Who You Gonna Believe?
10. Start a Fire
Since the release of the band’s debut record Today 2.0 in 2015, the band has played throughout Rhode Island and
Massachusetts while morphing their sound into something new and fresh yet still familiar. This is all captured on the new
record, a diverse set of songs, both aggressive and delicate, abrasive and melodic.
The Lincoln Tunnel is Christian Caldarone, John Menard, Keith Menard, and Mike Tomasso
The debut release from the Lincoln Tunnel is a mess of indie rock, Americana and mariachi horns thrown together
like a Jackson Pollock painting where against all odds, it somehow works. – M. Clarkin, Motif
“Damn, I Wear It Well” begins this epic collection of brilliant songs with a circus-like romp, replete with a
bass played like a trombone, an attenuated oompah rhythm, and some scorching guitar….“Ordinary Sky” is
elevated psyche interspersed with an irresistible cascading guitar riff…“Line My Pockets” is a mysterious
and spacy yet upbeat and surly love song… the songs are smart and the band uses instrumentals like a
good painter mixes colors for effect. Definitely a band to watch. – Francis DiMenno, The Noise New England
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Low Cards Self Titled
75OL-260 The Low Cards – Self Titled
$10.00 S&H Included
Digital download and streaming available here
Track Listing
1. Townie
2. Closer
3. Suffer
4. Dead Man
5. Dig
6. Suffolk County Line
7. Corvette
8. Ain’t My Home
9. All I Know
10. Road out Of Here
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The Lincoln Tunnel CD Release Show at The Parlour
with Six Star General, Today Junior, Psychotropics
The Parlour
North Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm