Milwaukee based quartet, the Scarring Party, will perform a free concert at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St, on Thursday, November 11 at 8:30pm.
Quickly becoming one of the hottest acts in Milwaukee, these unique musicians perform tuba, accordion and banjo driven "end-time" music that draws on the influence of 20's and 30's music hall, Lomax folkways recordings and 70's punk. In five years, the four-piece have attracted a growing following and shared a stage with a diverse range of acts, including Daniel Johnston, Polyphonic Spree, Secret Chiefs 3, Why?,Tilly & the Wall, the Ditty Bops, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and Southern Culture on the Skids.
Band members Christopher Roberts (percussion), Isabella Carini (tuba & trumpet), William Smith (banjo & cello) and Daniel Bullock (vocal, accordian & guitar), while displaying impressive technical proficiency, create a historical sound much like that of the old Victrola. Combined with the dark "old testament" feel of the lyrics, listeners are treated to a completely original sound experience.
Though the Scarring Party performances combine low-key showmanship with vaudevillian spectacle, the more confounding part of their aesthetic is the role of typewriters, 40lb cast iron bells, the theremin-howl of mandolins, unorthodox percussion and Daniel Bullock's warbling tenor delivered through the crackling Victrola veneer of a hand-built copper microphone.
This is one performance you will not want to miss. Sample the music at www.scarringparty.com. Admission is free and no reservations are necessary. Seating available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 8pm.
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