The Kinks, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Billy Joel, The Cars, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pixies, The Walkmen, Elvis Costello, The Shins, David Bowie, Mates of State, The Smiths, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Cyndi Lauper, Weezer, 1950s doo-wop, The Clash, much more!
The Cavemen Go. Yes, they do. The Cavemen Go have kept going through more than a half decade; through two EPs (2003's The Cavemen Go and 2005's Never Part Again) and a full-length album (2009's New Lives); through countless shows at the clubs, bars, cafes and festivals of the Northeastern U.S. Through it all, they've come to be recognized as one of the finest pop bands of the region, consistently solid in songcraft and performance, constantly growing and honing their sound to an ever-sharper point.
Even from the time The Cavemen Go first emerged as a duo (singer/guitarist Jeremy Sage and drummer Bob Rock) in 2003, during the fertile days of the New Haven garage-pop mini-explosion, the band was markedly distinct from their peers. Sage's songwriting channeled the no-frills, hook-heavy sounds of early rock'n'roll without coming off as self-consciously retro. His lyrics and singing conveyed an unabashedly hopeful romanticism, but the kind tempered with dry wit and emotional ambiguity. Those creative tendencies have continued to date. The Cavemen Go don't play throwback pop: What they play is timeless. New Lives, recorded by the members of the band (Jeremy, Bob, keyboardist/singer Emily Hamar and former bassist John Varrone) themselves in an empty apartment above a lawyer's office (a setting so un-rock 'n' roll it is, in fact, totally rock 'n' roll), sees The Cavemen Go further fusing the past and the present. The Brill Building/British Invasion/Motown influences are still there, as are nods to the poppier end of contemporary indie rock, and even shades of country and folk-rock. Simultaneously modern and classic, nuanced and efficient, New Lives showcases the band's punchiest, most urgent melodies yet. And with the arrival of new bassist/vocalist Brian LaRue, the 'Go' are poised for yet another exciting chapter. "We've got our new lives," Sage sings. "Let's get started." Of course, elsewhere, he also sings, "I'll stay committed if you stay combative." Yes, The Cavemen Go sound somehow familiar to the pop connoisseur. But you haven't really heard it before. This could only be The Cavemen Go.
Your tweet almost gave me a heart attack, you know. For once, I am happy you are playing in CT, because if the 27th was in Boston, I would totally cry because I would have to miss it. Come back here, but for heaven's sake DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!!!
Wednesday, May 13: VERY TRULY YOURS @ Cafe Nine, New Haven Local pop bands Death To New England and The Tyler Trudeau Attempt will open. 250 State Street, New Haven, CT Doors at 9 p.m. Music at 10 p.m. FREE show.
August, 14 2008 at THUR- PANTHER (KRS), DIGITAL LEATHER, FIASCO, EULA, ELECTRIC BUCKET, & MURDERVAN 21 daniel st, Milford Local Takeover 3 Year Celebration, Connecticut 06460 Cost : $5
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