Jake Orrall, shredding it up last year at Santos Party House, will be at (le) poisson rouge with brother Jake on Sunday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
(le) poisson rouge
158 Bleecker St.
Sunday, August 21, $18, 7:00
212-228-4854
www.myspace.com/jeffthebrotherhood
www.lepoissonrouge.com
Nashville duo Jeff the Brotherhood, consisting of Orrall brothers Jamin on three drums and three cymbals and Jake on three-string guitar, play a dizzying blend of psychedelic postpunk garage power pop that explodes on record and onstage. Making music since their high school days ten years ago, JTB is on the road in support of their latest disc, the instantaneously affecting We Are the Champions (Infinity Cat, June 2011), the follow-up to their 2009 breakthrough, Heavy Days. Featuring such killer tracks as “Cool Out,” “Bummer,” “Mellow Out,” “Stay Out Late,” and “Shredder” (and no hint anywhere of the overused Queen classic), the brothers Orrall, well, shred their way through thirty-four minutes of unabashed rock-and-roll fury, evoking the Ramones and the Replacements (and even Weezer) as they cut it loose and fast. On “Ripper” they repeat, “I don’t wanna,” but you’re definitely gonna wanna check them out when they play (le) poisson rouge on August 21, curiously sandwiched between legendary doom metal band Pentagram, which just released Last Rites, their first record in seven years, and North Carolina heavy metal acolytes Valient Thorr. When we saw JTB last year at Santos Party House, they tore the place apart, with Jake ripping it up on top of the bar and going deep into the crowd as Jamin kept pounding away on his kit. Sure, they’re playing on a Sunday night at LPR, but as they say on the new album, “I know everybody stays up late,” so don’t worry about work Monday morning and have a blast.