Or, the Whale

show 47: We listen to Call and Response by Or, the Whale (alt.country from San Francisco) It came out on 7 inch but you can now buy it on iTunes.

Or, the Whale is the band that if ever caught off guard by an onstage power outage would say, Fuck it, pull in tighter, and play and sing harder and louder than you'd hoped for in the first place.

When it comes down to it Or, the Whale's music can fly spirited and boisterous or topple lonely and bereaved. Hell, sometimes it does all those things in one song. Stories of hope and longing emerge from soothing, stirring vocals and twangy rock instrumentation. The latest evidence of this is on their first full-length album, Light Poles and Pines :

What: Or, the Whale and Que La Chinga :
When: Apr 13, 2007, 9:30 PM :
Where: Pearl Lounge, 507 2nd St, Eureka :

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