the critique of pure reason presents:

six organs of admittance
(with special guest chris corsano on drums)
PG Six opens
doors open at 9:30pm
all ages
$7-9
please, no large bags! this show is going to be really crowded.
let’s use the space for people and not possessions.

the critique of pure reason is happy to welcome back six organs of admittance (aka Ben Chasny), who is touring in support of his amazing new cd, School of the Flower (Drag City records).

Perhaps inspired by the east-meets-west solo guitar musings of John Fahey or Robbie Basho, guitarist Ben Chasny formed Six Organs of Admittance in 1998 in northern California. Six Organs’ self-titled, self-released debut was released that year, followed by various compilation tracks and obscurities. In 2000, Six Organs released the Manifestation EP (Ba Da Bing! records), a one-sided, clear, vinyl-only release consisting of one extended piece, and featuring female vocals and varied percussion accompanying the centerpiece of Chasny’s guitar. Also in 2000, Dust and Chimes was released; the second full-length from Six Organs, it featured raga-like guitar work surrounded by bells, chimes (as the name implies), drones, and Chasny’s multi-tracked, chant-style vocals. In 2003 Casny began an association with Comets on Fire which led to him becoming a full-time touring and recording member of the band. He also released Compathia (Holy Mountain Records) and two titles for Time-Lag—a CD reissue of 1999’s limited-edition Nightly Trembling, and the landmark For Octavio Paz. (allmusic guide)

Somewhere in between the syrupy sweet vocals of Sam Beam’s Iron & Wine with the atmospheric and psychedelic folk that is prevalent in the work of Ben Chasny’s Six Organs of Admittance, you will undoubtedly find young PG Six quietly strumming his guitar and singing about lost loves and the intricacies involved in relationships. PG Six recalls an older sound. Obscure British folk is the obvious reference point considering the conversational and occasionally poetic nature of PG Six’s lyrics. (Tiny Mix Tapes)

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