Grandchildren

From: Philadelphia, PA
RIYL: Fuck Buttons, Hooray For Earth, Parts & Labor

mp3: Grandchildren – “Cold Warrior

Earlier this year, I ventured out to Death By Audio for a late night show by my friends Tropic Of Nelson (members of Depreciation Guild, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, North Highlands). After they ripped through a set of powerful Jesus Lizard style rock, I nearly decided to call it a night and take my tired self home. Instead I decided to stick around to see if the following band Grandchildren was any good, and to provide another body to the very empty floor before them. I’m really glad I stuck around, because the Philly band was nothing short of incredible. Their music has a kind of post-apocolypic feel combining heavy electronics and percussion with more acoustic sounds. Oddly enough, when Grandchildren finished their set, the musicians moved about, switching instruments and transforming into yet another band, Rad Racket. And at that point I wasn’t leaving, and the similarly sounding but not identical Rad Racket played an equally mesmerizing set.

Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/21 – Hemlock Tavern- San Francisco, California
11/24 – Valentine’s – Portland, Oregon
11/25 – Backspace – Portland, Oregon
11/26 – Smiley O’Neill’s – Vancouver, British Columbia
11/27 – tba – Seattle, Washington
11/28 – Caterina Winery – Spokane, Washington
12/1 – 501 Club – Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/2 – Turf Club – St. Paul, Minnesota
12/3 – Viaduct Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
12/4 – The Vollrath – Indianapolis, Indiana
12/5 – The Clinic – Bloomington, Indiana
12/6 – Al’s Bar – Lexington, Kentucky
12/7 – Pilot Light – Knoxville, Tennessee
12/8 – New French Bar – Asheville, North Carolina
12/9 – 529 – Atlanta, Georgia
12/10 – Farm 255 – Athens, Georgia
12/11 – Outer Space – Charleston, South Carolina
12/12 – Tipsy Teapot – Greenville, North Carolina
12/13 – Wham City presents @ Jesus Camp – Baltimore, Maryland
12/17 – Cameo – Brooklyn, NY, New York