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Know Your Opener: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

October 19, 2014

It’s not every day that us Buffalonians are privileged to see musical acts from other continents, but if you’re planning on hitting up the White Fence show tonight at the Tralf, you would be so lucky. Opening for the psychedelic singer-songwriter is a grand seven-piece from Melbourne, Australia—meet King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. The band’s sound is, for a lack of better word, tremendous, walking heavy-footed on the border of neo-psychedelia and garage rock. Not only do King Gizzard’s songs easily draw comparisons to 1960’s psychedelic bands such as The Yardbirds and The Beatles, but do so without beating the genre like a dead horse. The songs are fresh, fuzzy, lush, and fun, all the while maintaining that 60’s vibe that gives King Gizzard their flavor. A lot of their songs have an unbridled energy to them (think The Hives), and if their live show is anything like the[...]

Tonight: White Fence

October 19, 2014

There is something in San Francisco’s water supply that seems to enable a seemingly endless stream of musicians to release an equally endless stream of amazing psychedelic garage rock. Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees spring to mind first but you should not forget the output of White Fence, aka Tim Presley. You may recognize the name of the excellent collaborative record he did with Ty Segall last year. This year, Presley released the excellent Segall produced LP,To the Recently Found Innocent. White Fence’s output is, perhaps, the most accessible of the artists mentioned earlier. Pop rock inflected with just the right amount of grit and strange, To the Recently Found Innocent stands as one of this summer’s most memorable releases. Tonight, he will be brining White Fence to the Tralf to what should be a very good way to spend a Sunday night. Joined by King Gizzard & the[...]

Just Announced: White Fence

June 3, 2014

The Tralf continues to fill up its 2014 schedule as the downtown venue is set to welcome White Fence, the solo project of lo-fi psych rocker Tim Presley, on Sunday, October 19th. Set to release its latest record, the Ty Segall produced To The Recently Found Innocent, this summer, White Fence would be best suited for fans of fellow San Fran garage acts like The Oh Sees and Segall. Australian punk collective King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will be providing support. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, June 6th, at noon for $12 in advance, $14 day of.