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STG Presents
10/15/2009 9:00 PM at Jay Reatard with special guests: Cheap Time, Box Elders, and Lover! - The Crocodile
2200 2nd Ave, Seattle, Washington 98121
Cost: $15
Jay’s first title under the solo “Jay Reatard” moniker, Blood Visions was released in early 2006 on In The Red, and it politely sat on the shelves for over six months until the live act brought up the rear and things started to happen.
Hands-down one of the best live acts in the country, the Jay Reatard band (Stephen Pope on bass and Billy Hayes on drums) fueled a phenomenon by sheer force and efficiency: Shows frequently featured 18 songs (or more) in 25 minutes (or less), often running through his catalog at double or triple speed, and announcing the next song title before the first song ended. Though lately they’ve been known to play as long as an hour and to take the occasional breath, the crowd-pleasing sense of panic and brutality remains – think of the infectiousness of top-shelf Buzzcocks shoved by the physical power of Black Flag or Husker Du at their peak.
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