The Echo & Echoplex (Venue Partner)
Echo - 1822 Sunset Blvd
Echoplex - Enter at 1154 Glendale Blvd
213.413.8200
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Cracker
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Thursday Sep 9, 2010 (8pm)
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- Price
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$20 / $18 advance
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“Of all the conceptual pranks Camper Van Beethoven have pulled off over their 25 years, nothing tops the band's inexplicable fling with Virgin Records. It's hard to imagine the major label releasing 1988's Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart and 1989's Key Lime Pie today — the albums exposed the Santa Cruz group's heady mix of punk power, country candor, and Frank Zappa-inspired comic virtuosity to a wide range of adventurous listeners. Camper Van Beethoven never became as big as side-project Cracker (who headline tonight) but when they officially reunited after covering Fleetwood Mac's Tusk in its entirety, fans were waiting with open arms.”
Max Goldberg, Flavorpill
Cracker, the group that veritably introduced brash irreverence and irony into alt-rock, are back and in top form on their 429 Records debut, Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey. This rich new trove of sharp-witted songs showcases a bristling, late '70s–early '80s power pop punk aesthetic which hits as hard as it did at the band’s formation 17 years ago. Eight albums (one platinum and three gold) and a barrel full of anthemic hit songs later, Cracker endures, using their ability to weave decades of influences into an album that is seamlessly riveting.
—The Echoplex
