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  The Physics of Meaning |
Both having released noteworthy chamber-pop albums in 2008, Daniel Hart's The Physics of Meaning and Ari Picker's Lost In The Trees are like bedfellows. But even if the pairing seems too easy, their sounds are satisfyingly divergent: Hart's violin (which has been heard on recordings by the likes of St. Vincent, Annuals and The Polyphonic Spree) leads Physics' classically inclined bombast, recalling the extravagance of Yes or Led Zeppelin more than a stuffy strings ensemble. Picker relies instead on a more lonesome sound, cherrypicking elements of classical and folk music to augment his hushed, thoughtful songwriting. Albina Savoy opens at 9:30 p.m. —Bryan Reed
02.07 BELLAFEA, THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT @ NIGHTLIGHT
Bellafea's long-awaited Cavalcade saw the band evolved into a muscular, tightly wound unit able to dart and dodge upon off-kilter guitar lines through a rhythmic minefield, all without forsaking the songwriting. With Lost Houses, The Curtains of Night proved itself to be equally forceful, but the duo opted for a full assault, trudging through thick fuzz and laying siege with megaton riffs. Neither Bellafea's hailstorm nor Curtains' avalanche suffer from any shortage of volume or intensity, and, live, the effect is only multiplied. The opening act, Dischord-signees Andalusians, kick things off at 10 p.m., dragging shiny-happy '60s pop through the mud just enough to add some edge. —Bryan Reed
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