Headlining is The Grapes, whose lineup has recently been made whole just in time to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its masterpiece debut full-length Hemispheres where the band introduced the Bay area to the cutting self-introspection of frontman Alexander Charos and deep musicality of his band.
Also on the bill, however, is a reunion for The Grecian Urns, who put out one of the greatest Tampa Bay indie-pop releases of all time when it gave us Lovedream in 2010.
At the time, since-shuttered Reax music magazine called it “a 45-minute, harmony drenched, folk-pop jewel that glistens with touching songs about family (“Summer Salt”), chasing freedom (“The Waitress”), and what it means to live and love amongst the Spanish moss and sweltering heat of the Sunshine State (“Indian River”).”
The Urns have been practicing for a few days leading up to this gig where the next generation of local pop wunderkinds (read: Chaunces) opens along with a solo set from Grapes drummer Philip Charos.
This article appears in Dec 15-21, 2022.