Backwords
Venue: Gillie's, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
Backwords blends modern psychedelics with folk rock, 60s pop and a myriad other sonic surprises. Like a bluebird fluttering through the prairie, Backwords delivers gentle, lazy melodies that stick to the tongue and cannot be forgotten. And like a hawk nesting atop a New York skyscraper, there is a fury—a swooping darker underside that Backwords explores at the drop of a wooden nickel. It is and is not quite The Beach Boys meeting Daniel Johnston meeting The Velvet Underground meeting Wilco and all sharing a mellow joint..

Based out of Brooklyn, Backwords is rooted in city grit but rides the concrete waves with a cowboy’s heart. The band is a regular fixture of the New York City scene and has played countless gigs over the last three years at venues and spaces such as Mercury Lounge, Cake Shop, Glasslands, Sycamore, Cameo Gallery, The American Folk Art Museum, etc. They have played official showcases at 2009 and 2010's CMJ Festivals as well as 2010's Northside Festival and were recently named a “Top 10 Emerging Artist” in the “Alt-Folk” category by The Deli Magazine NYC.

For more information, visit: http://backwordsmusic.com

Local musicians are showcased on Thursdays and Saturdays at 7pm. NO DOOR COVER! Gillie's musicians play for TIPS every Thursday and Saturday.

For more information on Gillie's, call: 540-961-2703 or visit: http://www.myspace.com/gilliesmusic

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