By Rick Cornell, Meredith Langley, Tessa Dare Mangum, Fred Mills and Mark Slagle Discology Online - CD reviews of Dallas Wayne and Samiam . Far out, indeed. The Comas started off as a mock alt.country band before the members realized they were on to something. If you like slow, dreamy pop with a liberal share of organs, violins and keyboards, come out to their CD release show. Portastatic usually traffic in lush instrumentals and wistful pop songs, but their latest EP, De Mel, De Melao finds them paying homage to classic Brazilian artists.
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The Murder City Devils open what is sure to be a memorable show. The Minutemen, Watt keeps on working like he's got something to prove. Grand National completes the line-up. The Glands make low-fi psychedelic pop in the vein of Love and the 13th Floor Elevators. Their songs are musically fantastical but their lyrics are grounded very much in reality.