Lineup change at Cameo Show: Invisible Days, Prospector, Dinowalrus, Translations + Night Manager

We woke up this morning to the news that both Dream Diary and Ravens & Chimes canceled our Cameo NYC B.E.A.F. Psych Pop show – we are borderline devastated! The show must go on though and the good news is that the other awesome bands on the bill will get a better time slot – the show will start at 8 instead of 7.30. Here what we have confirmed for now – we are trying to book aat least one band at the last minute to fill in for the sick.

11.00 – TRANSLATIONS

Honored with the Deli’ s CD of the month title in September 2010, this Translations know how to use reverb, clanging drum machines and lo-fi tricks in ways more interesting and sophisticated than your average Bushwick bedroom project. Most importantly, they can write good songs, and have found a strong signature sound in Andrew Fox’s dark and thoughtful vocals.

10.15 – DINOWALRUS

What would you expect from a band called Dinowalrus if not something really "out there"? The band in the last few years has slightly tamed their wild psych rock experimentalism in a more structured and pop direction, which ended up producing a sound that’s at times reminiscent of none other than The Psychedelic Furs! (I think that’s the first time I reference that band in my entire music-writing career, pretty excited about it). The band played one of our shows about two years ago, we are really looking forward to see how their live show has evolved since then.

9.30NIGHT MANAGER
See blog on top of the page

8.45 – PROSPECTOR
Hailing from the Lower East Side (not Brooklyn?!?) Prospector – with their riff driven, dark and tense songs – are probably the least psychedelic band on this bill, although shoegazer elements can be found in their droney guitars. The band’s main reference though is the energy of the punk/hardcore scene that they all grew up with. Tonight (and in their recently released debut EP) expect uptempo, moody and in your face indie rock that doesn’t shy away from minimalistic melodies.

8.00 – INVISIBLE DAYS

This is one of the few bands we’ve heard in recent times that’s creating quality shoegazey music that doesn’t sound formulaic.The single we are streaming below has cool sounds, a beautiful melody sung by a voice possessing a graceful and dreamy empathy that might have therapeutic and stress relieving powers – that’s what anybody into dream pop like us wants to hear. By the way, hopefully this little blurb is positive enough to get the band to quote us on their online press section!