It’s odd writing this review knowing that the album’s creators are merely hours away from no longer existing. In case you haven’t been paying attention, Chicago duo Puerto Muerto, consisting of Christa Meyer and Tim Kelley, are playing their last show tonight at the Empty Bottle. And it’s quite a shame seeing how their latest release, Drumming For Pistols, is an excellent excercise in painfully honest emotional salience told through a veil of midwestern blues.

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UPDATE: It looks like the end of Puerto Muerto maybe closer than we thought. According to a post on Puerto Muerto’s Facebook page, Christa Meyer will not perform with the band at their February 13 record release show in St. Louis.

It’s usually not a good sign when one member of a duo doesn’t show. I suggest catching Puerto Muerto on February 22 at the Empty Bottle as it might be your last chance to catch the band…possibly forever. The full note from Christa is below:

Hello all!

I just wanted to let the fine folks of Saint Louis know that I will not be performing with Puerto Muerto on Saturday night. I wish I could be there, but he spirits have carried me to another place and I’ll be hanging out in a romantic cloud somewhere nice with my valentine.

I hope you have a smashing evening with Tim and the gang!

Love
Christa

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Chicago husband and wife indie-folk duo Puerto Muerto have released the title track from their upcoming release Drumming For Pistols as a free download.

While Puerto Muerto fans will have to wait until February 9 for the full album, “Drumming For Pistols” will surely tide them over until then.

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