Wildbirds and Peacedrums

Three look-my-glasses-slip-down-my-sweaty-nose-and-that’s-a-new-experience-for-me reasons to towel off and then head right back to the Empty Bottle tonight…

1. So I guess Sweden isn’t all about black metal. Wildbirds and Peacedrums hail from the hotbed of extreme metal but somehow have chosen a different, yet oddly similar, path. The similarities are in the creepiness of their orchestral pop. The dark imagery might not be there nor the cardboard drums and poorly mic’ed vocals but one wouldn’t be surprised to hear a song like “Bleed Like There Was No Other Flood” playing along to slow motion footage of a church burning to the ground. See, I can make anything about metal.

2. Rocker Jaime Rojo is much less creepy. Backed by members of such local luminaries as Jon Drake And The Shakes, Elephant Gun, God’s Gun (lots of guns), and Old Man Orville, Jaime makes some rocking singer songwriter noise. It sounds so simple but Jaime makes sure to load his tunes with just enough loose rock and catchy melodies to keep your head nodding, foot tapping, and brain singing along. Oh, and go buy his EP on his Bandcamp page won’t you.

3. Are you ready, like really ready, for Laughing Eye Weeping Eye? Gypsy vaudeville? Is that what’s going on here? It’s like a Ren Faire nightmare which might be the most fiendish of all nightmares. Anyways, come celebrate the release of their album Where Snakes And Seers Go and make sure you’re ready. No joke. Prepare yourself. Make sure to drink plenty of water. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 6/7. Empty Bottle. 21+. $10.