Thank You Very Monday: Extra Golden and Icy Demons blow up the Empty Bottle

By Johnny Loftus in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 20, 2009 8:10PM

A collaborative product of Kenyan and American musicians, Extra Golden inhabits a musical place that truly values each part of its sound, often by enmeshing the strident runs of warm, hey-is-that-the-sun guitar work with rhythms borne from funk, American indie rock, and the vestiges of disco. After two well-received records for Thrill Jockey, as well as an appearance at last year's Pitchfork Festival, the group is playing The Empty Bottle tonight in support of its newest, Thank You Very Quickly.

Opening are locals Icy Demons, whose blend of experimentalism and steady-eddie Krautrock tick-tock should go great with the Bottle's usual Monday night drink special, a PBR with a chaser of Beam for a measly five bucks. These grooves are recession proof.

Empty Bottle, 1025 N Western, 9:30 p.m., $12, 21+

BY: Johnny Loftus