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Music
Akron/Family

When

Wednesday Apr 30, 2008 (7:30pm)

Where
Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St, 415.861.2011) Directions: Fell at Van Ness. Van Ness Muni Stop.
Price
$15 / $13 advance
Details
http://rickshawstop.com/phpEventCalendar/index.php
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Akron/Family, a trio of ethereal, hirsute fellows from Pennsylvania via Brooklyn, descend on San Francisco. Their music — crackling alt-folk punctuated by surprising acoustic interludes — seems to issue from a warped gramophone, rather than a bank of speakers. Borrowed sounds, discordant string arrangements, and harmony-heavy vocals create an ambiance similar to that of a religious revival; even the hardest-hearted hipsters may surrender to the fervor.

Oliver Spall