If you’re a fan of music gigs and your schedule happens to look relatively free over the next two weeks then there’s only one hangout you should be considering, and that’s Thekla. Not only does it self-describe itself as “possibly the best venue in Bristol” but it’s on a boat! Many of you will already be familiar with the location that multi-tasks as a café, bar, stage and club. Over the next couple weeks a whole string of talented acts will be rocking out for the Bristolian crowd at the popular nightspot.
First up on Thursday the 24th of February are the Local Natives who hail from the sunny state of California, USA. They are touring our grey country in promotion of their debut LP titled ‘Gorilla Manor’. The album is a classic slice of indie pop-rock that combines melodic harmonies with sweeping vocals and all around awesome-ness. They have been getting excellent reviews and have ridden a wave of hype up to this point but their album sure as hell backs it all up. ‘World News’ and ‘Airplanes’ are spectacular but I let you decipher the rest at their upcoming gig.
For those of you who like their rock/pop a little dreamy and very danceable go down to see Brooklyn based three piece Yeasayer when they call in at the boat. Their new album, Odd Blood, has seen the folkier elements of their first outing – 2007’s All Hour Cymbals – exchanged for a more snyth-led feel and is set to be one of the indie staples of the year. If you’ve got to like a buzzband, let it be this one instead of Vampire Weekend.
Soon after on Saturday the 27th of February, the local Welsh favorites by the name of Los Campesinos make their return. The seven-piece indie band have been very busy putting together three albums over the last two years and the latest one is optimistically called ‘Romance is Boring’. In promotion of this effort they have hit the road to show off their boundless energy and joi-de-vivre. Los Campesinos put together a truly eclectic live show with all sorts of instrumentation that’s a lot of fun and can only be fully appreciated live.
To check the full listings be sure to head over to their website (www.theklabristol.co.uk) where you’ll find a whole lot of other great shows along with prices and opening times.
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