Weekend Picks

TONIGHT (Friday, July 23): Slowest Runner (Brooklyn); Ascent of Everest (Nashville); and ARA (Lexington) at at Institute 193
7 pm/ $6 suggested donation

I think I first stumbled across Ascent of Everest on a Lastfm.com Godspeed You! Black Emperor channel. I was really impressed that they were based so close by and surprised that I had never heard of them. Been keeping my eyes out for a local or regional show for a while, and lo and behold here it is! This is going to be one of those really cool shows a lot of people sleep on. It’s a tiny little venue so get there early.

The Ascent of Everest: High quality, heavy mostly instrumental post-rock.
Slowest Runner: self-described “instrumental post-baroque band” from Brooklyn. Wasn’t familiar with them until I just listened to some of their songs – recommended if you like Rachel’s, Explosions in the Sky, Silver Mt Zion, etc. From the looks of the picture on their MySpace page, they put on quite the energetic live show.

Saturday, July 24:
Jesco White, the Dancin’ Outlaw, with Sunday Valley and at Cosmic Charlie’s.
Doors at 8/ $15.