Those of us who yearn for the golden age of shoegaze and dreampop (it can't just be me, right?) are in for a treat this Saturday night. Buffalo's own La Cacahouette offer up a dazzling blend of psychedelia, dreamy vocals and swirling guitars that just make you think it's 1990 all over again. The band first caught my attention at last year's Music Is Art, and it was love at first note. In a scene that has become over saturated by metal and pop-punk rejects, La Cacahoutte is a welcome breath of fresh air. Influenced by 60s psychedelia, shoegaze and prog, the band's distinct sound ranges from sleepy-eyed dream pop to grandiose wall-of-noise epics - both extremes often found in the same song. Fans of My Bloody Valentine, Ride and Cocteau Twins take note – this just may become your new favorite band.
Led by a husband and wife team of Pepper Ochsner Thomas and Gerald Thomas and rounded out by Blake Ellman on drums, the trio formed in 2003 and has since developed a devoted fan base in the Queen City and beyond. Since their inception, La Cacahouette has opened for such diverse national acts as Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, Tristeza, Lisa Loeb, I Am the World Trade Center, and Silversun Pickups.
This Saturday is your chance to celebrate the release of the band's first CD, “French For Peanut" on All Things Ordinary Records. The night of great music will be completed by Love Parade, who play lovely psych-tinged indie pop with fuzzed out guitars that makes for a perfect Summer soundtrack. Local indie scene veterans Global Village Idiots, and Toronto's DD/MM/YYYY round out the evening's line up.
Photo by Mark Miller
Saturday, June 30, 9PM
$6
Mohawk Place
47 East Mohawk, 14203