The Troubadour
9081 Santa Monica Blvd
310.276.6168
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The Beautiful Girls
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Wednesday June 25, 2008 (8:30pm)
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- Price
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$12
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It's hard to come up with a fresh sound using the classic three-piece setup — guitar, bass, and drums. But Australia's Beautiful Girls somehow craft unique minimalist dub with only these three instruments. While the bass is heavy on many tracks, it's dynamic, always changing and moving forward. There's diversity, too; while the intro to "Under a Southern Sky" could be the soundtrack for an action movie starring a man on a mission, "Spanish Town" radiates a mariachi vibe, with shimmering church organ and lyrics that describe the simple life in Mexico. But no matter the style, the band stays true to its less-is-more mantra.
