The Independent
628 Divisadero St
415.771.1422
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Rouge Wave
- When
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Friday Nov 7, 2008 (9pm)
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- Price
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$20 / $18 advance / $35 VIP
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Just because a band is friends with Jack Johnson doesn't make it a jam-branded John Mayer in the making. While haunting indie-popsters Rogue Wave's most recent release does come via the aforementioned troubadour's personal label, the band's hard-won cred (they have two prior releases on Sub Pop) remains intact. Sure, their sound's a little slicker (a process that began with their last release), but psych-tinged, ghostly indie rock remains leader Zach Rogue's focus — that, and attaining the same level of high-voiced croonery as the Shins' James Mercer. And while the band's trajectory has pushed the basement ballads into the background, the newly christened rawkers are as invigorated as ever.
