The Critique of Pure Reason
presents:

cerberus shoal
tiger saw

doors @ 8:45
music @ 9:00
donation: $8
psych-rock

Cerberus Shoal was formed in 1994 at the Berklee College Of Music by a
group of Maine expatriates led by Chris Sutherland. “And Farewell To
Hightide” (Tree, 1997) presents a kind of rock music with a loose and
somewhat psychedelic structure. Their classical roots surface on “Element
Of Structure/ Permanence” (Audio Information Phenomenon, 1997), two
ambitious suites. Deeper and stronger jazz and world-music undercurrents
destabilize the two tours de force of “Homb” (Temporary Residence, 1999):
the instrumental “Omphalos” and the three-movement suite “Myrrh.” These
album’s fantasias run the gamut from avant garde music to world-music
without the slightest discontinuity. By pushing the technique to the limit,
the tracks on “Crash My Moon Yacht” (Pandemonium, 2000) sound like
collages. Rich ethnic instrumentation, dense orchestration, slowly
developing drones build a fantastic symphony. All in all, this album marks
a retreat from the avant garde territories of the previous one. The single
“Garden Fly/ Drip Eye” (Temporary Residence, 2001) focuses instead on voice
experiments. “Mr Boy Dog” (Temporary Residence, 2002), a double-CD
featuring members of the group Tarpigh, is Cerberus Shoal’s masterpiece.
(condensed from the “History of Rock Music” online)

Tiger Saw is a band from Massachusetts. They play songs of innocence and
songs of experience. Whispers, waltzes, and bedroom tempest songs. Jazz in
concept, though not in execution. In performance, the songs take on
different identities, changing shape as different players enter and leave
the fold. The recordings are tense and intense- like a first kiss.

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