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Dropping in with The Droptines
The Droptines swung by Wichita for a Friday night show at WAVE indoor, and their own brand of dark country shone through. Lyrically harsh, punchy, and oft poignant, their short, melodically interesting songs (with hardly ever a repeated hook) proved to make a very enjoyable evening of music. Conner Arthur’s raspy vocals feel destined to…
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Hypnotic Yo La Tengo
The evening with Yo La Tengo was pretty sweet. Ira Kaplan danced with his guitar like a car dealership inflatable man caught in a windstorm, unpredictable and alluring. a stage presence somewhat reminiscent Michael Barnes from the great Fleetwood MacDonalds.
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I Fell Asleep at Gregory Alan Isokov’s Wichita Show
Peace, calm, serenity. The violin floated over the guitar like a lullaby for people who own too many plants. Three songs in, my body simply gave up. Gregory Alan Isakov whispered one note too gently, and I slipped into the cleanest, deepest nap of my adult life. I woke up to polite applause and zero…