Pylon Reenactment Society Live At Lamplighter with Ibex Clone & Data Drums
Schedule
Fri Sep 20 2024 at 08:00 pm
Location
Lamplighter Lounge | Memphis, TN
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Pylon Reenactment Society plays the music of Athen's beloved PYLON plus originals... with original Pylon singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay. When people talk about the beginnings of the music scene in Athens, GA the discussion usually begins “The B-52’s, R.E.M...” Those who know will continue the list, PYLON. They were every Athens, GA band’s favorite Athens band. Their musical naïveté, southern upbringing, art school smarts, and house-party roots exploded together to create something quite improbably amazing, hitting the listener on mental, physical, and spiritual levels simultaneously. On the surface, their angular guitar parts and dynamic rhythm section had something in common with UK post-punk bands like Gang of Four and PIL, but PYLON was more fun and less studied — and they had a secret weapon in Vanessa Briscoe Hay, whose inimitable vocal textures and phrasing defined the band’s sound for most listeners.
PRS was formed in 2014 to play a few Pylon songs for a one-off show as part of an arts retrospective exhibit named Art Rocks Athens - appropriate as the members of Pylon were all art majors at UGA. Vanessa decided to call the project Pylon Reenactment Society - an inside joke among the original band when they were relearning their material in the early 2000s. The Art Rocks show was enthusiastically received. Encouraged, and with the surviving Pylon members’ blessings, Pylon Reenactment Society became a real band.
Shows with Fred Schneider, Dressy Bessy, 75 Dollar Bill, and KAG of Priests soon followed. Requests for shows around the country and overseas began to flood in. What had started as a one-off project, has now wowed both long-time fans who thought they would never get to see this music performed live again as well as younger fans who have just discovered Pylon. The positive feedback provided impetus to keep moving forward and to write fresh material in the spirit of Pylon.
For more info go to https://pylonreenactmentsociety.com
Opening up will be Memphis' great bands
IBEX CLONE https://ibexclone.bandcamp.com/
and
DATADRUMS https://alsotapered.bandcamp.com/album/asyndeta
Doors at 8, music at 8:30. Space is limited- get advance tickets now, get to the show early to get a great spot.
Advance tickets available at Goner Records for $20.
Online tickets include service fee.
Tickets at the door are $25.
Presented by Goner Records and The Lamplighter Lounge.
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Where is it happening?
Lamplighter Lounge, 1700 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, United States,Memphis, TennesseeEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
