All roads lead to Bei Roy these days with the venue hosting a seemingly endless barrage of shows, more than usual even. Tonight it’s hallowed interior will be invaded by indie kids from all over town intent on shaking their fringes ever so gently until they’ve drunk enough to really let loose and whoop a little even as they applaud and then they’ll shuffle ever so closer to that cuter than cute indie girl they saw earlier at the bar…and probably freeze upand run away. Like we always do.
Radio Burroughs most unhelpful bio reads thus:
A relationship of almost six years. For their second album Radio Burroughs took a trip to the woods, mountains and shores within you. All which seemed familiar and wellknown still remains a great question. They studied and listened to birds but ended up being as smart as before. “Filler Words. Gesture.” could be the end of any boring discussion you did not feel like having in the first place. You will, however, surely recognize yourself in all those interactions, ends and situations as well. They’ve been there and wrote a record about it.
So here’s what it sounds like really, Wood? Wood! and Guess We Made It:
Supporting tonight are The Dropout Patrol:
Ten years ago, Berlin’s Dropout Patrol was started as a solo project by Jana, who also plays in Petethepiratesquid and Ex Best Friends. Over the last years, it evolved into a “real band” with rougher instrumentation, making people think they could draw comparisons to early Cat Power, Pavement, Songs:Ohia or even Karate, which is crazy.
It is kinda crazy but deserved on the basis of this song, Airports: