Despite the comparisons (blame the one sheet), Olympia's Gun Outfit sound much more like Some Velvet Sidewalk (or, really, King Kong) than Dinosaur: Their straight-ahead, bass-free punk-inflected rock is definitely old-school in spirit, which is maybe why folks are fond... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: GUN OUTFIT»
Posted on April 22, 2009 in , (2 comments)
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By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Yesterday started off bright, early, and ecstatic with NJ's Roadside Graves at Peckerheads. The band seduced a 2PM crowd into hooting, hollering, do-sa-do-ing, and otherwise pretending it was after midnight to tracks both new... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»
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Gun Outift remind me a bit of King Kong, though since they're from Olympia they remind me more of a (comparatively speaking) vocally understated Some Velvet Sidewalk. They have no bassist so -- continuing the SVS thing -- you could... CONTINUE READING NEW GUN OUTFIT - "IN THE DARK"»
Posted on January 16, 2009 in (3 comments)
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