July 1st 10PM ... a dream line up at the Mercury Lounge
Pylon Reenactment Society from the ashes of the best live US indie band of the early '80's (Athen's GA PYLON) comes a perfect reconstruction of the Pylon songbook put together by the magnetic and indelible Pylon lead singer Venessa Briscoe Hay that features some of today's best Athen's players and most importantly has the approval of both Michael and Curtis the other two surviving original Pylon members, (Randy unexpectedly had a heart attack and Pylonceased t exist. I saw the PRS last year at Maxwell's in Hoboken,,, and it was a memory made alive and real. I have always loved PYLON and now I love PRS
Richard Barone is a legend in US indie rock because of both his band the Bangos and his solo albums ... as well as his work with recreating the folk music scene of the early 60's He also happens to be one of the best guitar players to emerge in the indie rock of the 80's
ah 75 Dollar Bill,, not Not since the Method Actors has a two-person band been able to make such hypnotic soundscapes, Rick Brown and Che Chem a new 75 Dollar Bill some call it trippy psychedelic jazz looping rounds and others ears suggest a mash-up between Mauritanian trance meets the softer side of Branca's guitar sonic complexity. 75 Dollar Bill is my favorite NYC art experimental band ..
when Randy died of a sudden heart attack years ago, PYLON ceased to be....years passed. Then last year Vanessa went to Curtis and Michael and said she wanted to sing Pylon songs again. She wanted to put together a Pylon Reenactment band. Both Curtis and Michael said "go for it." so she found players in Athens and then under the watchful eye of Curtis and Michael.....PRS was born. I saw them at MAXWELL's ..about six months ago...the songs were almost recreated perfectly..and Vanessa, well Venessa is a rara avis twirling and singing on stage as a packed room cheered and caught the dance bug, i was in 7th heaven ..as was Richard Barone he jumped on stage and joined them for a song... now I have learned PRS is releasing an ep from the tour. WOW1
