White Belt Yellow Tag (above) and labelmates Sparrow and the Workshop hit NYC for two gigs this week
Monday, June 7, Union Hall, 702 Union St., $7, 7:30
Tuesday, June 8, Pianos, 158 Ludlow St., $8, 8:00
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UK-based label Distiller Records is bringing over two of its hottest British acts this week, with White Belt Yellow Tag and Sparrow and the Workshop teaming up for gigs Monday night at Union Hall in Brooklyn and Tuesday night at Pianos on the Lower East Side. Yorkshire’s WBYT, consisting of guitarist Justin Lockey, sampler and vocalist Craig Pilbin, and drummer Tom Bellamy, will be featuring songs from its debut album, the anthemic, hook-heavy METHODS. Meanwhile SATW will be playing tunes from their latest, CRYSTAL FALLS, filled with Gothic folk Westerns and lilting harmonies led by lead singer Jill O’Sullivan and Nick Packer. The two groups are nothing alike, which should be all part of the fun.