Weekend Show Forecast: 1/7

Friday, Jan. 8

Boulder Acoustic Society

Where: Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
When: 8 PM

If Boulder Acoustic Society had a commercial on local television, its tagline would be this: “Appalachian folk with a Talking Heads attitude.” That’s the cheesy 2-bit version of BAS, a description they might just take well to. As the perceptive reader has already guessed, this Boulder-based four piece are partial to acoustic instruments: accordion, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and what have you. The sounds they make will be familiar to the initiated St. Louisan, as echoes of the Big Muddy world abound. Subtract the love for the Mighty Mississip’, add a slightly deranged attitude, move it down the street a few blocks to the Lemp, and there you have it: a show to be reckoned with.
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This entry was written by Matthew Ström, posted on January 7, 2010 at 7:51 pm, filed under Upcoming and tagged Bad Plus, Boulder Acoustic Society, Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, The Bistro. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.