“Give Oulipo’s latest EP a few measures and its title, Primitive Ways, makes sense — skittering beats and cavernous, reverberating vocals overwhelm as a few witchy howls drive the point home… These are not the acid-washed jams that they initially seem; they’re great pop songs, built by offspring of high artistic theory residing in the digital age.” -Shuffle Magazine

http://oulipo.bandcamp.com

Though rising and thriving in the sun-soaked swamps of Central Florida, before huddling in the bed-bug infested tombs of Brooklyn, Alligator Indian weren’t truly forged until Spooky Bubble and Christian Church relocated to the subterranean crystal nexus that is Asheville, North Carolina. It’s here they’ve spent the past two years honing their arts & craft while unfurling a slew of EPs and singles, either through their own machinations or with the help of friends and believers like KillerPOP, Beko-DSL, and most importantly, Bleeding Gold. Spring I’m In is the most chronologically recent release by the band and San Diego’s Bleeding Gold Records.

www.alligatorindian.com

Brain Paint (Boone) – first show!
The latest lurching brain baby from Slopes’ David Cate. Fiercely contorted guitar with bellowing, reverb-drenched vocals – backed by Tyler Hoskinson on drums and Drippy Inputs on bass. Don’t miss this.

$5
9:30
All-Ages

At last! Live jazz returns to Espresso News.

From the capital, led by sax-wielding helmsman Carter Harris, we bring you the impossible cool of Blue Lunar Quartet:
www.bluelunarquartet.com

:: 9:30 pm
:: All-ages
:: Drink Specials for those of legal drinking age.
:: $5 SUGGESTED DONATION (to help the touring band pay for gas on their trip to and from Raleigh)

LA LUZ – All-female, surf-soul from the pacific NW, on Burger and Suicide Squeeze records. Need some motivation, read below…

“Frontwoman/guitarist Shana Cleveland shreds through surf lines as effortlessly as if she were brushing her teeth. Marian Li Pino’s minimalist rolling drums shimmer—initially appearing to be a calm river, the undercurrent is constantly moving forward and pulling you along, threatening to submerge you in its catchy, hypnotic pulse. Plus, there’s Abbey Blackwell on bass and Alice Sandahl on keys, easily pulling off the full-on ’60s sound, the kind of sweet surf rock with a touch of melancholy that should be the soundtrack to the slow-dancing-at-prom scene in every teen movie. During the two live shows that I’ve seen La Luz play so far, I’ve heard ‘This band is totally gonna be famous’ or ‘Dude, they’re gonna be so big'” -The Stranger

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14906-sure-as-spring/

>>> http://laluz.bandcamp.com/

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DRAG SOUNDS – Like Television, but weirder. From the piedmont of North Carolina.
>>> https://soundcloud.com/drag_sounds

VIEWFINDER – Dreamy Boone hunks dreamily shoegazing.
>>> http://viewfinder.bandcamp.com/

:: $5
:::: 18+
:::::: 10:00

“Other Colors began as the bedroom pop project of Will Ryerson. From these beginnings it bloomed, broadening in scope from homespun 4-track hiss into soaring, mystically enhanced spectral pop. These songs manage to exude undeniable uplift vibes. It’s a carefree, adventurous spirit. Will has a particular gift for birthing earworms, too. They burrow your head for days, almost to the point of being annoying. Testimony of this comes in the song ‘Dark Things’, an effortless bit of refined guitar-pop.” -Faster Louder (Australia)

“I’m constantly amazed by how much weird, awesome music is generated in the dilapidated neighborhoods of Baltimore, my neighboring gritty city. This simple pop will draw you into the ”future folk-rock” hand-crafted by this trio…” -Yvynyl

“As the guitar plays, something else creeps up…an entity…a being…a force…a horn…an organ…an idea…taking the life of this lonely sparsely beautiful rock and haunting it hard. Baltimore’s Other Colors’ solitary magic and expansive lo fi rock is something to take ahold of now. Their S/T album was recorded during last year’s blizzard, and that walled in mystique flows through this gem.” -Pasta Primavera

“Completely fallen for this lonesome, melancholy-dripping ‘spectralist pop’ gem… a slow-burning tune with devastating harmonies drenched in a low-profile, restrained fog of noise and reverb.” -No Fear of Pop

http://genpoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/other-colors

Lollipops
http://thelollipops1.bandcamp.com/

$5
::::::18+
::::::::::Real cheap beer

Music show

SLOPES ///
Shoe gazing haze ripping alt-pop

KATTERWAUL* ///
Primitive garage-soul

MERIDIAN ///
Voluminous cave-wave

*Katterwaul’s full-length cassette debut, “Gimmie Fever” CS-32 ($5 includes limited ed. patch and download).

Surplus flyers from past shows will be available for free, and Light Jockey Wright will be slinging light beams for your viewing pleasure.

:: $5 entry
:::: 9:30 pm
:::::: All-Ages

Chemical Peel –
http://chemicalpeel.bandcamp.com/

Southern Femisphere –
http://southernfemisphere.bandcamp.com/

Brain Paint –
(come and find out)

5 Bucks
10:00 pm
::::18+

Sediment Club- Funky noisy post-punk/ no wave for fans of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, the Pop Group, and the Minutemen.

New 45 split with Guerilla Toss
http://sedimentclub.bandcamp.com/

Full-length produced by Ivan Jullian of Richard Hell and the Voidoids! Ask your record store clerk about it.
http://softspotmusic.bandcamp.com/album/time-decay-now

Brain Paint – New Boone band featuring members of Slopes and Hats.

5 Dollar Cover
Ages 18+
Dollar pbrs

EX-CULT – Memphis, TN
“…a punk rock sweet spot that incorporates angular post-punk, flying saucer fuzz guitar, snotty vocals and bash-your-head-in energy. A real stone groove! Killer linear punk à la Wire, Urinals, Australia’s X or something, man! A show at SXSW caught the attention of indie wonderkind Ty Segall, and the two began making plans to record in San Francisco,” resulting in their s/t Goner release.

OBN IIIs – Austin, TX
http://www.avclub.com/articles/obn-iiis-make-garagepunk-thats-best-heard-in-a-vac,92735/

KATTERWAUL – Boone, NC
Primitive, 2-piece, garage-soul helmed by Tucson transplant Brittany Katter and Slopes’ Tyler Hoskinson on drums.

THE NERVE ENDINGS – Bristol, TN

$5 advanced tickets available from 641 RPM, Black Cat Burrito, and Devon Tuttle (919-200-5629)
$7 at the door.
10:00 pm sharp!
Cheap beer
18+

Cloud Becomes Your Hand- seriously wild band from Brooklyn. They played at Loven House a couple of years ago.
“Avant-prog bumping insect rock & roll”
“A renaissance faire acid trip underwater in grandma’s winnebago.”

Here’s a video of the last Loven show:

Drippy inputs- Boone Americana

Potluck at 7
Music at 9
5 dollars for the touring band

Here at LHU we believe music is best when shared with friends. Compile your favorite summer anthems on cassette. I’ll be drawing names July 19th, swapping tapes August 3rd. This time its reciprocal, so you recipient also makes a tape for you.