A Parliament of Owls
Do any of these bands sound familiar to you? American Football, Cap’n Jazz, Owls, Joan of Arc, Owen, Make Believe, (the list goes on). Well if so, you’re probably familiar with the musical stylings of a Kinsella family member or two, or even three. Aside from Owen (Mike Kinsella) who has released about seven studio albums and a slew of singles, splits and ep’s over the last decade and a half, most of these bands have received an almost cult like status due to their fondness for writing a great album and breaking up or simply taking an extended hiatus from writing and performing music.
Owls, which is fronted by Tim Kinsella and features Mike on the skins, is playing a small, precursor tour over here in the UK in order to promote their new album, titled simply as Two. While American Football’s self-titled album is a staple in any late 90’s emo rock fan’s dusty CD binder and has probably been brought out and scratched up to soften a break up or two since then, Owls’ self-titled first album always made me think of them as the piss head little brother, rocking out in the garage.
The two London shows left on Owls’ UK tour are happening at the Tufnell Park Dome on September 19th and the second, which is sponsored by Banquet Records in Kingston upon Thames, will be at the Fighting Cocks on Saturday, September 20th. For this show, get your tickets directly from Banquet here. Prices include tickets only to be collected at the door, or your choice of a ticket and an LP or a ticket and a CD.
Anyone who is willing to make the trip to Kingston and has attended a show put on by Banquet Records knows they are often some of the most intimate experiences that a concert goer can have with their favourite bands. These shows are often small enough for you to get right up close but big enough to get lost dancing in a sea of people just as into the music as you are. Due to the fact that these guys probably won’t reunite for another decade or two, this one really shouldn’t be missed.
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