Heyyy did you catch the Maps & Atlases show at Kuumbwa on Sunday? I did! Those Chicagoans whumped and warbled their way into the hearts of the assembled believers. If you’re in southern CA, head’s up! They’re headed your wayyyy! If you ain’t gonna to catch ‘em on this go around, big ugly yellow couch will hook you up, my friend. Check out this clip of Maps & Atlases performing “Solid Ground,” the fourth track on their new record Perch Patchwork (Barsuk).
Solid Ground by Maps & Atlases from Big Ugly Yellow Couch on Vimeo.
As you can see in the video, these guys have really impressive musical talents and beards. A question for you, though:
This beard:
Impressive, or no?
Maps & Atlases are touring with Cults and The Globes, a young-blooded experimental rock outfit from Washington, the state. Local americana rockers Tetherhorse opened.
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Music Director - Our music director takes more dance classes than academic classes, collects noisemakers, sups on soup in the wintertime, and still finds time to read Susan Stryker's "Transgender History" to KZSC's pet seahorse.