Review & Photos: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra @ GAMH
Photos by Nicole L. Browner Led by Efrim Menuck of Godspeed! You Black Emperor fame, Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (SMZ) are one of the last remaining post-rock bands with any relevance after the genre bubble burst, arguably due to its simplicity. Numbskulls with e-bows and penchants for bloated, instrumental songwriting were churning out useless eight minute 'epics' at an unsustainable rate in the early 2000s. (I know because I'm describing myself). But SMZ have stuck around, releasing the poignant and well-received Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything earlier this year, which might represent their last attempt at a strict guitar and violin [...]
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GY!BE-affiliated Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra returns with Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything, its latest burst of chamber punk. The band's going to be performing at the Great American Music Hall on Monday, and we've got a pair of tickets to giveaway! https://soundcloud.com/constellation-records/thee-silver-mt-zion-austerity To enter for a chance to win tickets to Monday's show, email contest@thebaybridged.com with “Thee Silver Mt. Zion” in the subject line and your full name in the body of the email. A winner will be selected at random and notified via email. Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, White Magic Great American Music [...]