Music Pick of the Week.

Last night I ventured out to one of my favorite neighborhoods in Louisville to see a highly praised new band out of Brooklyn. I've been hearing and reading all these very positive reviews of this unknown band, if you can call it a band since there are only two members. So off I went to Zanzabar in hopes of seeing something original. http://www.zanzabarlouisville.com/
If you haven't seen a show at Zanzabar then I suggest you get there really, really early due to the fact that there isn't a stage. It's simply an open space where the band plays with no elevation at all. When the band started people where literlly climbing the walls to get a glimps of them. While you're waiting for the band do yourself a favor and order the chicken cynthia. I was starving and per recommendation of one of the servers I got the chicken cynthia. Wow, I was not expecting this dish from such an unpretenious place. This place, in many, many ways is not your typical neighborhood bar.

Anyway... the band. When you get a chance go to Ear-Xtacy and pick up the new Sleigh Bells cd. How would I describe their sound....? Imagine if Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails got together with a cheeleading squad from Bring It On and they all got wasted on Tequila shots. From the first track to the last they kick you in the gut and as you double over it's a knee to the face. Let me just say that if you need some tunes to get your game face on before you enter the ring, this is the cd. The cd is called "Treats" and just look for a cd cover with, of all things, a cheerleader pyramid on it. Here is the Pitchfork review of it. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14251-treats/