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Seattle's Carissa's Wierd lives up to misspelled name ROSS RAIHALA Originally published December 7, 2001
One wonders why a band would choose to give itself the purposely misspelled moniker of Carissa's Wierd, particularly when in this modern world of computers and whatnot, it takes some doing to actually type out the word "wierd" without Microsoft Word immediately correcting it.
Regardless, the much-lauded five-piece indie folk group will perform Saturday night at Seattle's Graceland (109 Eastlake Ave. E.) as part of a four-band night that also will feature Virgil Shaw, Suffering & the Hideous Thieves and Angels of Light (which features Michael Gira of the Swans).
Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 from Ticketweb.com.
Carissa's Wierd arrived in Seattle from Tucson, with a brief sojourn in Olympia for band founders Mat Brooke and Jenn Ghetto.
"We lived in Olympia for a while but couldn't stand it," Brooke told Seattle Weekly.
Anyway, the band has earned plenty of buzz on the strength of its first two CDs, "Ugly but Honest" and "You Should Be at Home Here," both of which are available from the small Seattle indie Brown Records.
They're currently in discussions with several other labels, including Sub Pop and Touch and Go, to release the impending third album "Songs About Leaving."
The band employs acoustic and electric guitars, accordion and violin to create a slow, deliberate sound that occasionally brings to mind Will Oldham fronting Low.
Song titles such as "Halfway Spoken Heart that Feels Comfort in Everything Until it Disappears and then it's Gone" and "All Apologies and Smiles, Yours Truly, Ugly Valentine" speak volumes about the Carissa's Wierd musical plan of attack.
KRS on sale
Olympia's Kill Rock Stars label is offering a series of pretty great holiday deals via its Web site, Killrockstars.com (orders are handled through Buyolympia.com).
The label is selling three different packages that contain four Kill Rock Stars CDs, for $33 each. It's a pretty cheap way to expose yourself to some of the bands the label has to offer.
The first collects four various artists compilations the label has released over the years, including the amazing trilogy of "Kill Rock Stars," "Stars Kill Rock" and "Rock Stars Kill," a series of releases that collect songs from some of the best mid-'90s indie-rock bands from the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Another set features the latest full-length releases from local bands Bangs, the Gossip (who, sadly, played what may be their last show together last weekend), C Average and the Tight Bro's from Way Back When.
The third concentrates solely on Olympia's punk rock heroes Unwound, a band that celebrated its 10th anniversary during this summer's Yoyo A Go Go festival. It includes four of the band's albums that preceded this year's brilliant "Leaves Turn Inside You."
KRS has another four-pack of mini-albums for $24 that includes releases from Phranc, the John Doe Thing, Ronnie Spector and Jim Carroll. All of the label's 7-inch singles also are priced at $3.33 for the duration of the sale.
Not to be outdone, Olympia's K Records also is offering a new item perfect for holiday gift giving. It's a handmade T-shirt that features an "I (heart) Olympia" slogan with a drawing of a cat in place of the heart. And, really, who doesn't (cat) Olympia, right? See Kpunk.com for details.
Ross Raihala covers music for The Olympian. Send news and Top 10 lists to OlyRoss@aol.com. The Olympian Copyright 2001 back to main SOUND AFFECTS index
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