UPDATE: We’ve just been informed that this show is cancelled due to poor weather conditions in NOLA. Enjoy the vids anyway!
The Nashville-based rock ‘n’ roll band began their current tour last night in Baton Rouge and hit the hot new Freret Street club tonight.
This will be their first visit to New Orleans since the departure of founding bassist Kelley Anderson. They are touring in support of their latest album, Blur the Line. Roger Moutenot, who is known his work with indie legends Yo La Tengo and John Cale produced this collection.
Other writers and the group’s press materials have called the band’s sound a mix between Patti Smith, Neil Young, and Tusk-era Fleetwood Mac. But to these ears, the new album’s sound takes a lot from 1960s girl-group harmonies and even has elements of songs from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
I imagine convertibles ripping down the open road with bouffant hairdos coming undone in the wind. There are definitely some snarling guitars, but I hear Link Ray rather than Young.
Gasa Gasa is on a roll lately, bringing in hot young bands to play the intimate space. I recently checked out Black Taxi, another indie buzz band, at the venue and was impressed by the professionalism of the staff and the excellent sound.
