cursive behavior
cursive: matt maginn, tim kasher and ted stevens.
Think the heavy road construction on Limestone has shut down CD Central? Not a chance. Our fave indie record store at 377 S. Limestone (which goes without saying, seeing as there really aren’t any others around here anymore) has snagged the Omaha trio Cursive for an in-store performance on Tuesday (7 p.m., free) ahead of its show later that night at The Dame, 367 E. Main (8 p.m., $10 with Very Emergency and The Love Language opening).
On its new Mama, I’m Swollen album, Cursive offers a variety of deceptively sunny pop reveries including Mama, I’m Satan and From the Hips. Both tunes mask lyrics that foam at the mouth a bit before blasts of garage rock frenzy and cowpunk glee take over.
Hear for yourself at www.myspace.com/cursive. And if you’re heading to CD Central for the in-store, it’s best to park behind the store on Jersey St. while Limestone is being ripped apart.
Call (859) 233-3472 for info on the CD Central set and (859) 231-7263 for the Dame show.
I am a native Kentuckian and freelance journalist who has been writing about contemporary music for the Lexington Herald-Leader since 1980. I have not a lick of honest musical talent myself, just a pair of appreciative ears for jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, Americana, soul, Celtic, Cajun, chamber, worldbeat, nearly every form of rock 'n' roll imaginable and, when pressed, the occasional tango and polka.