Superior gothic country trio won't be bringing anyone down at Union Hall
Union Hall
702 Union St.
Tuesday, November 24, $10, 7:30
718-638-4400
www.elliottbrood.ca
www.unionhallny.com
Once again, we find ourselves featuring an up-and-coming band that has recently experienced problems on the road; this time, it’s Toronto’s Elliott Brood, whose van was broken into in Montreal. But the Gothic country trio has soldiered on, scheduled to pull into Brooklyn tonight for a gig at Union Hall, headlining a bill with Bryan Scary & the Shredding Tears and the Black Hollies. Recently nominated for a Bucky award for best live band in Canada, Elliott Brood features Casey Laforet on bass and guitar, Stephen Pitkin on suitcases and percussion, and lead singer Mark Sasso on various stringed instruments, including banjo, guitar, and ukulele. The group is at the tail end of its North American tour, celebrating the U.S. release of MOUNTAIN MEADOWS (Six Shooter, October 2009), a terrific album containing thirteen songs that display the threesome’s bright, jangly feel-good alt country Americana roots rock, from the majestic, epic “Fingers and Tongues” to the sweet “Miss You Now.” In between is such fine tunage as “Without Again,” “Garden River,” and “The Valley Town.”