Dope Magic is performing with Frau Eva at The Music Room on Saturday, October 29th.

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Dope Magic at The Music Room on Saturday, October 29th.



Dope Magic are an up and coming Atlanta four piece that create music that is a mixture of indie, pop and folk.



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Frau Eva are performing second.



"There's something very thoughtful and intentional about Frau Eva. The trio of Vanessa Degrassi, David Klinger and Ben Usie (singers and multi-instrumentalists, all) have clearly thought through every note, every lively "la da da," and every heartbreaking melody. No drumbeat seems misplaced. It's as if they took the bohemian spirit of Devendra Banhart, the pathos of Ben Gibbard and the meticulous arrangement of Grizzly Bear and turned these elements into their own soft-spoken anthems, referencing everything from Hermann Hesse to The Smiths. The songs on the their EP, Rip Out The Threads, can effectively soundtrack intimate moments alone." - DCist



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Pree is performing first.



"There are many indications that the District of Columbia’s march towards gentrification continues unabated. The city is no longer the nation’s murder capital, big box stores sit atop ruins of the 1968 riots and one of the area’s most promising bands is neither hardcore nor punk. Nay. As Bob Dylan said before he became a reanimated corpse, “The times, they are a changin’.” The District is now home to the wonderfully expansive and complex indie-folk group Pree, a project created by vocalist (and Columbia Heights resident) May Tabol.

The band’s name, in addition to being a reference to Neutral Milk Hotel’s “A Baby for Pree,” is also a synonym for a test or trial. Tabol initially viewed her work with Pree as a test of her ability to step out of the backup vocal role she held in her former group, Le Loupe, and into the lead vocal spotlight. It’s safe to say that Tabol has passed, but this boundary-pushing attitude leads the album to take some unexpected and interesting turns. Some tracks, like “Lemon Tree,” are initially driven by a piano rag and acoustic guitar pairing that begs to be included in Apple’s next marketing campaign, when suddenly dreamy electric guitar licks come floating through the background. These electronic flourishes, a distorted loop effect here, a sudden influx of woodwinds or backup choir there, elevate Pree out of the morass of generic indie-folk groups and into something more akin to a female-fronted Modest Mouse with heavy folk influences. Another focal point of the album is Tabol’s pretty, if untraditional voice, which quavers somewhere between those of Regina Spektor and Joanna Newsome. Tabol bends the pitch of her notes to the breaking point and swallows her words hard, making for a wobbling, stuttering delivery that wisely resists going “full Newsome.” While Newsome’s voice has always been divisive, Talbol’s stays interesting and engaging without becoming “challenging,” which is code for “difficult to listen to,” and never lapses into affectation or precociousness.

Pree categorizes themselves as “Americana, Indie and Glam.” While bands sometimes pigeonhole themselves with tongue firmly in cheek, the categorization actually fits pretty well here. The band’s ability to weave the haziness of Good News for People Who Love Bad News seamlessly with folksy brushed drums and unearthly vocals leaves the listener with a lot to like in Folly. It’s an album that rewards repeated listening, as previously unheard elements seem to pop out each time. The album’s release date is perfectly timed – this is sweater music – and it may well become your soundtrack to autumn apple-picking adventures and corn maze road trips." Ronnie Cummings / Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie



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$5, 18+
Doors @ 8:30 pm

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