Monday, July 20, 2009
Cream Calendar
Cream 8 off 8th: 1980s Tonight!
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by Steve Haruch on
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 8:29 AM
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Tonight! Cream Covers Month at Mercy Lounge passes the halfway mark with yet another bunch of localtastic bands playing a bunch of awesome songs that happen to have been written in the '80s.
The '80s! New Wave! Lonnie Lardner!
We've put together another great lineup just for you--rocking your face tonight will be (in this order):
Plex Plex
Bows and Arrows
Eliza the Arrow feat. Thundersnake
Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband
The Non-Commissioned Officers
How I Became the Bomb
The Protomen
Heypenny
What sonic pleasures from the Reagan years await your precious ears? Jams a-plenty, including cuts from Pat Benatar, Pixies, Motley Crue, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Erasure, Sinead O'Connor and Phil Collins--to name but a few.
So come to Mercy Lounge tonight. There will be beer! While you're there, you can enter to win a bunch of stuff,
Starts at 9 p.m., and it's free. It is your destiny.
Update:
Check out The Spin's review of the show, and get ready for '90s night, July 27.
Tags: 1980s, 8 off 8th, free, shots