Upcoming Show: Crooked Fingers (featuring Eric Bachmann of Archers of Loaf) at Bordello Bar, Los Angeles, CA - February 2

If you are a true-blue 90's indie-rock fan and are going to be in L.A. on Monday, February 2, you may want to drop by Bordello Bar for Crooked Fingers, former Archers of Loaf frontman Eric Bachmann's musical project for the aughties. In October 2008, Crooked Fingers left indie-rock label Merge Records and struck out on their own with their "Forfeit/Fortune" album, which is apparently as lush and as dark as it wants to be. The show starts at 8:30pm, and Bordello Bar can be found at 901 E. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.


Archers of Loaf was one of those bands that it took me until my Mach 3 phase of indie-rockness to get to, but once I did, I was thoroughly pleased with the often noisy, frenetic punk-infused pop that these Chapel Hill, NC guys purveyed (alongside fellow Chapel Hill natives, Superchunk and Polvo) that kind of became the trademark 90's indie-rock sound.

Their debut album, "Icky Mettle," was released in 1994 on Alias Records, and proved to be their breakthrough record. The single "Web In Front" from the album became a college radio hit, was the only video for a few months in 1994 to play between movies on USA Network's "Up All Night" program, apparently, which warms my 90's-besotted heart to think about. The release and subsequent popularity of their second album "Vee Vee" in 1995 spurred 90's Uber-Beeyatch Madonna to court them for her Maverick label. They said nopers on that, but did tour with Weezer that year, which was a hectic experience for the band, given that Weezer fans weren't feeling their more abrasive sound and the crews were no picnic either.

I love learning more about bands that I didn't get the chance to get more familiar with (barring their music, of course) back in the day. Here are some Archers of Loaf videos to equate you with a really cool Band You Might Have Missed:



Archers of Loaf - "Web In Front" from the album "Icky Mettle" (1994)



Archers of Loaf - "Might" from the album "Icky Mettle" (1994)



Archers of Loaf - "Harnessed in Slums" from the album "Vee Vee" (1995)

It's music like that that keeps me plugging away at this blog. It helps me hold on to some pretty good memories of being young and in love with everything. Here's a Crooked Fingers jam for ya, enjoy:



Crooked Fingers - "New Drink for the Old Drunk" from the album "Crooked Fingers" (2000)