Concert Series!Band:
Website: http://silversunpickups.com/
Date: October 27, 2009
Location: The Vogue Theatre, Broad Ripple, IN
Since the release of Carnavas in 2006, SSUP has brought their distinctive mix of Shoegaze melodies and mesmerizing Alternative fuzz guitar sounds center stage. With the release of their second full length LP, Swoon, earlier this year the band’s guitarist and lead vocalist, Brian Aubert, describes their progression with the following statement, "some songs are very quiet and delicate, [while] others are just f*cking loud." Debuting at #7 the album does not disappoint.
Based out of the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles, a center for the indie rock scene in Hollywood and LA, and home for such acts as Beck, Elliott Smith, Pavement, Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Pickups took their name from a store front at the corner or Sunset and Silver Lake Blvd. The band often says the name is more of “a state of mind.” Formed from neighborhood friends of friends, the current lineup is comprised of Aubert (guitar/vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass/vocals), Joe Lester (keyboards) and Christopher Guanlao(drums). SSPU recognize that their sound is rooted in the community in which they originated.
A special note to remember to get a good view of Chris Guanlao when seeing Silversun Pickups live, as a driving force behind the scene he makes a show of it!
Check out these tracks:
- Future Foe Scenarios
- Well Thought Out Twinkles
- Panic Room
- Substitution
- There’s No Secrets This Year
- Lazy Eye
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