As a tangential follow-up to the last post about a music video staring Ray Wise, here’s my favorite recent discovery: Twin Peaks. They are a bunch of young guys making hazy rock like a humid blast of summer…something perfect for the dwindling days of winter. There are touches of Supergrass, Wavves and lot of noisy Chicago classics. “Stand In The Sand” definitely gives reason to keep an eye on these guys for more releases.
Hell, they’ve already got an appearance under their belt on Chicago’s venerable public access, indie kids dance party Chic-a-go-go. That’s a high mark to me.
As well, check out a six song set they recorded for Epitonic and this live clip from FeelTrip Studios.
They’re playing The Hideout’s Annual SXSW sendoff party Saturday March 9th before heading down to Austin. Also playing: Judson Claiborne, The Congregation, Scott Lucas & The Married Men, The Waco Brothers, Frontier, Summer Girlfriends, Mahogany, Outer Minds, The Hood Internet. Starts at 3:30, tickets are $10.
Man, I miss The Hideout. What a near-perfect Chicago venue…behind The Empty Bottle, of course. Enough Chicago nostsalgia, you can find a list of Twin Peaks’s SXSW gigs here.
