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Good Records Eighth Birthday Party with The Black Angels, Colourmusic, Record Hop and more

Saturday, April 19, at Good Records

By Jesse Hughey

Published on April 17, 2008

There is no weak spot on this amazing, nearly all-local, all-day lineup that the Good folks have assembled. The show belatedly marks the store's eighth birthday and also falls on "Record Store Day," a national celebration of independent record stores.

At first glance, the lineup's order seems inexplicable: Why would an established band like The Theater Fire play an 11 a.m. set when a relatively little-known act like Frogboy has an 8 p.m. slot? But musically, it makes perfect sense. Good Records assistant store manager C.J. Davis once likened choosing the order of bands in a show lineup to creating a mix CD. Both should flow smoothly, ultimately building to a climax. This one should do that perfectly.

The Theater Fire kicks the fete off with its lively traditional folk, guaranteed to wake up anyone in the store. Things settle down a bit with Mom's intricate, sample-accented acoustic soundscapes, which is then followed by a couple hours of folk standout singer-songwriters. Astronautalis, The Baptist Generals and Lions will incrementally build up the tension again, and then it gets (mostly) quieter and more contemplative from Robert Gomez's 6 p.m. set through the 8 p.m. set of Frogboy—the name under which former Comet guitarist Daniel Huffman performs experimental laptop instrumentals. His electronic beats should segue nicely to The Great Tyrant's guitar-free, synth-fueled goth-metal, which should more than adequately prepare the audience for the skuzzy blues-rock, guitar noise, noisy pop and psychedelic garage-rock to follow.



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