The Baltimores are bouncy New Wave pop seasoned with keyboards and horns with a high-octane stage show to boot. Opening is The Strike, mod Minneapolis pop punks who recall melodic elements of the Clash. Singing lyrics that are so surreal that they make Salvador Dali look like a literalist over combative pop tunes that self immolate, you never know what will happen when the costumed ones take the stage. Our last benefit was so successful it landed us in court. Inspirations include Raincoats, Magnetic Fields, Lilliput, Palace, and Smog, but don't look for them in the songs.
Comparisons are futile.
There will also be surprise performances by some very special guests. The Cows return to the Bottle with more songs about dirt, beer, and waffles. Thumbnail remain one of the last bastions of loud sonic rock with screamy vocals. In the days of all of the post rock emotional softness, Thumbnail sneers real ugly like in the face of recent trends. Cows friends Vaz are opening.