Advance Tickets are Available for this show at the bar at P.A.'s Lounge. You must come to the bar to purchase them, preferably After 5 PM.

If you have any questions regarding tickets, email them to...
tickets--at--thecritique--dot--org

Please Note that this show starts EARLY! 7PM Doors.

Coming along at the same time as Stereolab and PJ Harvery (with both of whom they shared a record label as well as a previous Peel Sessions compilation on Strange Fruit), Th' Faith Healers were a gritty, noisy version of their peers but were no less revelatory. Led by the meaty jangle of guitarist Tom Cullinan (Quickspace), they played a type of neo-Krautrock minimalism but never forgot they were a rock band. Songs could go on for over forty minutes, locking into a groove, shifting and changing with subtlety, pummeling the rhythm home with energy and force, but still remain spontaneous and fun. The songs on their three albums on Too Pure (the last two of which were released in the US on Elektra Records) are among the greatest of nineties rock, avoiding the indulgences of the day and keeping chained to the strength of the melody. "Reptile Smile," "Don't Jones Me," and "Sparklingly Chime" maintain a constant energy throughout, thanks to Joe Dilworth's steel-secure drumming style (Joe took over for Ben Hopkin, who then switched to bass) and Roxanne Stephen's powerful and charismatic vocal delivery. Recently reunited after a ten-year hiatus, Th' Faith Healers are playing a few very select shows, including SXSW in Austin, Texas.

: Website :
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/healers/

: MP3s :
Peel Sessions

Bright have studiously erected majestic pillars of sound since their inception in Boston, MA in 1994. Gaining notoriety and a dedicated following for their trance-inducing, cascading minimalist rock, Bright have amassed a brain-flogging discography of four albums and an ep to date (on Ba Da Bing! and Darla Records). It has been a while since their last opus, 2000's Full Negative (or) Breaks, as the band went on hiatus, with guitarist/vocalist Mark Dwinell's remarkable solo Nonloc project as the only platter offered in the interim. Now relocated to Brooklyn, the duo of Dwinell and multi-instrumentalist Joe Labrecque have recharged their energies, entering the studio early in 2005 to conceive their fifth full length. Rapture and reverence shall be bestowed unto all fans of minimalist, melodic ambient rock, for leading lights Bright are back with Bells Break Their Towers, their most sonically taut and elaborately adorned recording yet. Pheonix Feature

: Website :
http://www.geocities.com/hoteggs2002/Bright2.swf

: MP3s :
http://www.myspace.com/brightsounds