Preview: Conveyor at Joyful Noise HQ on Sunday, July 29th!
This is a really exciting time of year to see shows. Everybody and their mom is going to be on tour the next few weeks. Even I’m going to be on tour, and I never do stuff like that. Part of the thrill of booking a tour is that you discover great new bands from across the country. I’ll be playing with a band from Brooklyn called Conveyor in Washington DC on June 27th, and then, while we continue to their home base of New York for the weekend, they’ll be coming to my hometown of Indianapolis and playing at Joyful Noise Headquarters! Since I can’t be there to see it myself, I’ll try my best to encourage you to go.
Conveyor (Brooklyn)
& Bait & Tackle Tabernacle.
Sunday, June 29th at Joyful Noise Headquarters!
Go!
They describe themselves as “a band.” And they go on to say, “the music is best described as melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, predominantly major-key, and adequately fits under the categories of rock and pop, with additional associations, more or less strong, to related sub-genres.” Accurately and completely describing unique music is somewhat beyond my capabilities as well, so here’s some information on their most recent project instead.
Conveyor released a new album in May called Prime. The music was composed and performed alongside two live screenings of THX 1138 – the first feature film written and directed by George Lucas and perhaps his only notable foray in the field of science fiction. The film lends itself well to such a project; the imagery and pacing set an open and thoughtful mood that can be explored fairly deeply. Listen to a sample from their bandcamp page:
They also have explored more conventional ground over the years with some exciting tweaks. For example, “Mammal Food” has a great scuzzed-out, fuzzed-out groove, and “Woolgatherer” provides some bouncy, pleasant pop that would be fun to bounce around pleasantly to. Coincidentally, both of those songs have music videos, and you can watch them as many times as you want for free:
Fountain Square kingpins Bait & Tackle Tabernacle (ft. Peter King, Fred Brown, & JNR artist Jorma Whittaker) will provide local support.
Conveyor Website: http://www.conveyormusic.com/
Conveyor Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/therealconveyor
As a side note, another band I’ll be playing with in DC, Br’er, will be playing at The Back Door in Bloomington on June 22nd with Kam Kama, Bebop Tsunami, & DJ’s Drekka & Ray. I’d highly encourage you to check that one out too!