SATURDAY 1/31
JON GARCIA AND THE BEST LAID PLANS, LEVATOR, SWALLOWS
(Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N Mississippi) Seattle's Levator is the unlikely trio of guitar, drums, and sax, but they emit a florid, encompassing sound that is rich with shadow and detail. Guitarist Sky Lynn is a vocalist of surprising range, and on the band's new full-length, The Biggest Waves Come at Night, she weaves both wordless chorales and hard-rock vocals with equal skill. And don't be put off by the presence of Nate Henry's sax: This isn't Huey Lewis and the News or Men at Work. Henry's drawn-out, haunting lines aim for drama, mood, and mystery rather than rooty-toot gas piping. Together, the trio patiently creates a stormy, lush backdrop in which songs rise up slowly, then heavily crash down like waves hitting sand. NL Levator also performs tonight at 6 pm at Music Millennium(3158 E Burnside).
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