essential-ish: PAPERCRANES (ft. RAIN PHOENIX), TEXTUAL (ft. Dave Lebleu of THE MERCURY PROGRAM), SUMMERBIRDS & MORE!

WOW! what a freakin' insanely nice line-up we've got sorted for this Thursday evening's show @ Crowbar! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do us & yrselves a favor!!! ...read over this entire post, listen to the tunes, round up yr friends & meet us out there! should be a fantastic night of some of the finest music Central Florida has to offer.

check it:

PAPERCRANES is a Gainesville, FL-based quintet that features actress/singer Rain Phoenix (yes... River [RIP] & Joaquin's sister). they play what probably could best be described as subdued / delicate / (almost) Adult-Oriented Indie-Pop / Rock. Really nice stuff, which will definitely appeal to fans of LOW, COWBOY JUNKIES, YO LA TENGO, MAZZY STAR, ALEKA'S ATTIC, etc. seems as if this band is ready to pick up speed & might be spenidng more time in NYC than FL real soon, so it'd definitely behoove you to come out & see them now!

TEXTUAL is the long-running solo- / side-project of one Mr. Dave Lebleu, whom most of us know much better as the drummer / percussionist for THE MERCURY PROGRAM. not exactly sure what his newest stuff sounds like, but i do know... it's always high-end. whether it's the Ambient- / IDM-leaning Electronica of his earliest work or the groovier / more fleshed-out sounds he presented when TEXTUAL last played Tampa (@ New World - in support of the PROGRAM)... just know we're talking decidely compelling & sophisticated jams. highly recommended for fans of THE MERCURY PROGRAM, TELEFON TEL AVIV, THE ALBUM LEAF, etc.

SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR kick ass in a way that's uniquely their own, but complement these other 2 acts very nicely. just got word from my man Curtis that they've actually moved back to Orlando full-time, putting their involvement w/ NOW IT'S OVERHEAD on the shelf ...fully focused on making their next record pop. it's called "Druids" and it's freaking fantastic & we've got our favorite tune, "The Hero Boys / The Folding Men", posted up below! available to download for the first time ever... anywhere! an aestheticized >>> / essential-ish exclusive baby... whatchu know about that!??!?

so yeah, check out that beast & more MP3 action below (under the poster / info).

aestheticized presents >>>
PAPERCRANES
TEXTUAL
SUMMERBIRDS IN THE CELLAR
THE VERA VIOLETS (ex-DRONE DIMENSION)
& I LOVE U (ex-DOVE)
Thursday August 30
9pm | $7 | 18&Up
@ Crowbar
1812 N 17th Street
Ybor City - Tampa - 813.241.8600

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