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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Wild Pop Styles at Map Room: 7/12

Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 11:41 AM

Charleston orchestral group/experiemental Americana/chamber rock band Lindsay Holler & The Dirty Kids (is there a good

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two-word definition for their unique style?) share the stage with some cool bands this week at the Map Room. One visiting act of note is Ilad (pictured to the left), an atmospheric quartet out of Richmond armed with a misty-cool new collection titled National Flags (SYJIP Records). Sort of drowsy blend of Air, Suicide, and Low, the album was recorded and mixed by Chicago cat John McIntire (of Tortoise).

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The obvious “stand-out” of the night might be Knoxville alt-pop act Mic Harrison & The High Score, as Harrison is best known as a former member of the V-Roys and Superdrag. He and his quartet (pictured to the left) are on the road behind a new, self-released collection called Push Me On Home.

Harrison & The High Score also share the stage with The Wagoneers (featuring former members of April Invention, although one wouldn’t detect it from the new band’s twangy Dylan-esque style) at the Charleston County Public Library (Main Branch, 68 Calhoun St., 805-6930) on Sat. July 14 at 3 p.m. It’s a free show (thank you, Kevin Crouthers!).

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I can't believe ILAD is playing Charleston. Can anyone tell me why they aren't playing Athens or Atlanta?

Posted by Sarge on July 11, 2007 at 11:28 PM | Report this comment
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This show was sick!

Posted by Dave on July 16, 2007 at 11:56 PM | Report this comment
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Alright, so I bought the ILAD NATIONAL FLAGS album at the show... super nice! Easy to zone out to, but real intense you know? Not zone out intense like INTERSTELLAR SPACE (!), but like chill out intense. Amazing keyboard sounds too. Get it!

Posted by Bill Sam Hamptons on July 27, 2007 at 9:31 AM | Report this comment

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