Tyvek w/Awesome Color at Little Hamilton
by Emily Bartlett Hines
It’s standard practice to introduce bands by drawing parallels to better known acts. But in the case of Detroit punks Tyvek, it makes more sense to compare them to more obscure bands, like the late-’70s DIY groups — The Homosexuals, The Desperate Bicycles, Television Personalities, The Midnight Circus — that you’d hear on a Hyped to Death compilation. Like them, Tyvek layers yelped, gleefully imperfect vocals (about such mundane topics as air conditioners and sidewalks) over lo-fi, squealing guitars and flat, pounding drums. At their best, they’re compellingly catchy and terrifyingly primitive; they’ve built up a massive cult following since forming five years ago. They’ll be joined by fellow Michiganers Awesome Color, praised by Rolling Stone as “a grittier version of Sonic Youth.”
Tue., March 23, 8 p.m., 2010
Tue., March 23, 8 p.m., 2010
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