Some bands wear a style like a trendy fashion statement, and others embody what that music is about by creating their own artistic identity while expanding and building upon what has come before them. The Prids, from Portland, Oregon, are among the latter. Incorporating elements of synth-inflected new-wave dream pop within a framework of post-punk's desperation, melancholia and rhythmic momentum, the Prids write music that is a catharsis, an exorcism of personal demons and an upswell of heighte
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Today in Backbeat Online:
• The Five Peace Band at the Paramount Theatre.
• Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit.
• Q&A with David Frederickson of the Prids.
• Freaky Friday: "The Force" Swinging robodisco of the '70s.
Today in Cafe Society:
• Free wine and cheese, and other sweet deals.
• Tony's Market seeking serious foodies.
• Veggie Girl: City, O' City.
• How sweet it is for
Tom MurphyThe Prids, Overcasters, Gangcharger Monday, March 30, 2009Larimer Lounge, DenverBetter Than: A show featuring genre-specific, nostalgia acts.Gangcharger (Tom Murphy)Gangcharger set the pace for the show opening with a grittily atmospheric instrumental piece shot through with pulses of pure energy, followed by what sounded like a Confusion is Sex-era Sonic Youth song. At this point it dawned on me how Ethan, the guitarist, was able to make his Fender Jaguar sound both ghostly and abrasi
