Foot Village @ Death By Audio (+ Bring Drumsticks!)
Foot Village | Death By Audio | May 12, 2008
“Hi, we’re No Age,” Brian Miller of Foot Village joked from the floor of Death By Audio in Brooklyn last night. While it’s true the band’s peers such as No Age and Health have brought attention to the Los Angeles scene, groups like Foot Village maintain it.
Having just seen No Age last week at the comparatively fancy Bowery Ballroom, Foot Village at a DIY venue just seemed more apt. The stage, unable to contain the band’s four drummers set up in the middle of the floor while the crowd circled around. Despite the volume of four sets being pounded at the same time, the band screamed over the noise (occasionally with the assistance of megaphones), and members often jumped out from behind their drums to get a little closer to the audience.
Meanwhile, in the back of the room along with the band’s merchandise, Miller carries an array of material from his label, Deathbomb Arc. The label has released albums from many Los Angeles acts including Captain Ahab, Kevin Shields, and (of course) Foot Village. A while back I stated that the Los Angeles scene “will continue to explode,” and Foot Village not only aides the explosion but embodies it as well.
For those wishing to see Foot Village on tour as they make their way back the west coast, the band have asked concert-goers to bring either a pair of drumsticks or a drum key to their shows (it’s not hard to imagine that they go through a lot of them). In exchange, they promise an exclusive tour CD-R. Trade your sticks and keys at any of the dates below!
www.myspace.com/footvillage | www.deathbombarc.com
Foot Village on tour:
05.13.08 @ Tinderbox – Brattleboro, VT
05.14.08 @ Hidden Cities – New Brunswick, NJ
05.15.08 @ The Bank – Baltimore, MD
05.16.08 @ Jan’s Room – Allentown, PA
05.17.08 @ Skylab – Columbus, OH
05.18.08 @ Food Fortress – Chicago, IL
05.19.08 @ Hall Mall – Iowa City, IA
05.20.08 @ Haunted Kitchen – Lawrence, KS
05.21.08 @ Rhinoceropolis – Denver, CO
05.22.08 @ Outch’ Yonda – Albuquerque, NM
05.23.08 @ Trunkspace – Phoenix, AZ
07.11.08 @ Women – Los Angeles, CA
Tags: Death By Audio, Deathbomb Arc, Foot Village
