Spindrift (former Brian Jonestown Massacre members) at Star Bar tonight
One of the more intriguing promos to land on my desk over the last few weeks is a 12” EP, titled Goin’ Down by the Los Angeles band Spindrift. The group’s founder Kirpatrick Thomas spent some time on the road playing guitar with Brian Jonestown Massacre a few years back, but don’t start thinking this group has anything in common with BJM.
Thomas crafts slow and sandblasted soundscapes that have more in common with the “Spaghetti Western Psychedelia” of Ennio Morricone’s film scores than anything else.
In addition to the new EP, the feature film the group made and starred in, titled The Legend Of God’s Gun, was released on DVD on Aug. 12th, and the group also has a song featured on the new soundtrack to the new Quentin Tarantino-produced film Hell Ride (starring Dennis Hopper and Michael Madsen) which came out on Aug. 8th.
Spindrift plays The Star Bar tonight w/ Pink Police and Ocha La Rocha. $8. 9 p.m. 437 Moreland Ave. 404-681-5740.