Sea Wolf's rustic indie vibe
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This guy Sea Wolf (or Alex Brown Church) is on the road now, and I think you're going to hear more about him. His sound is balanced tipsily between indie pop and Americana, happy on the surface but shadowy underneath (just like all quality pop is, IMO). Here's what I wrote about his Philly show. The rest of the dates follow:Sea WolfSat., Nov. 3, 9pm. $10. With Mark Mulcahy + Hong Kong Stingray. North Star, 27th and Poplar sts. 215.787.0488.www.northstarrocks.com Breezy on the surface, but laced with ominous images and funereal Americana flourishes, Alex Brown Church’s Sea Wolf have been getting some traction lately among folk-tolerant indie rock fans. The California native’s new album Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low has a prevailing mood of mournful giddiness. It’s a ghostly, melancholic world he inhabits, and yet his songs kick up their heels to the reel of fiddle, guitar and cello. And maybe it’s to forestall the inevitable lupine-named band comparisons that Church calls his first single “You’re a Wolf.” (J.K.) Friday November 2, 2007 - Baltimore, MD @ The 8x10W/ Nada SurfDoors: 8 PMAll AgesSaturday November 3, 2007 - Philadelphia, PA @ North StarDoors: 9:3021+Monday November 5, 2007 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge21+Tuesday November 6, 2007 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East UpstairsDoors: 9 PM18+Wednesday November 7, 2007 - Montreal, PQ @ La Salsa RossaDoors: 8:30 PMAll AgesFriday November 9, 2007 - Toronto, ON @ El MocamboDoors: 9 PM19 Saturday November 10, 2007 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog ShopW/ Immaculate Machine, JJ Magazine, and Afternoon NapsDoors: 8:30 PMAll AgesMonday November 12, 2007 - Lawrence, KS @ Gaslight TavernDoors: 8 PM18+Tuesday November 13, 2007 - Denver, CO @ Larimer LoungeDoors: 8 PM21+Wednesday November 14, 2007 - Salt Lake City, UT @ In the VenueW/ Saturday Looks Good to MEDoors: 9 PM21 Sunday November 18, 2007 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up TavernDoors: 8 PM 21+Friday November 30, 2007 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet JonesW/ Patrick Park and Sara LovDoors:8 PMSaturday December 1, 2007 - Long Beach, CA @ Rhythm LoungeW/ Patrick Park and Sara LovDoors: 8 PMThursday January 24, 2008 - Costa Mesa, CA @ Samuell TheatreW/ Peter, Bjorn & John. Sea Wolf @ 8:30 PMThe wonderful people at Daytrotter have put up some free songs from a live session Church did with them. Click here to check it out: http://www.daytrotter.com/daytrotterSessions/724/free-songs-sea-wolf
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