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Tonight at Rudyard's, local boys/Esotype Recs honchos Golden Cities will be opening for The Appleseed Cast (along with The Hungry Villagers, who I dunno). We've got a brand-new review of Golden Cities' self-titled album up here, and take it from me, it's pretty great -- nicely atmospheric, foreboding stuff that's like some mutant crossbreed between old-school emo, Explosions in the Sky-esque spacerock, and Mogwai's darkest, rawest moments. I've heard bits and pieces of the latest Appleseed Cast album, too, and it sounds like they're gonna be a good match, sound-wise. A good one, honest...

Labels: Musical Crap, Reviews, Things To Do