There are very few bands that manage to come up with a name that really says something about the bands sound, but The Slow Burners have done it perfectly. The electrified, countrified folk songs of George Neals post-Little Grizzly band smolder intensely but deliberately. Drummer Grady Don Sandlin and guitarist/keyboardist Ryan Thomas Becker are quite capable of blistering instrumentation, but usually play with considerable restraint so as to not overpower Neals delicate vocals and painful stories. If you havent familiarized yourself with them yet, this Friday night show in the cozy setting of The City Tavern is an ideal opportunity. The soaring psychedelic roots rock of Stumptone, whose Gravity Suddenly Released is one of the years best local releases, and Shibboleths tight instrumental lounge-pop should each nicely contrast and complement the Burners.
Fri., Aug. 29, 2008