Fans of late ’90s electro (for lack of a synonym) rockers ELECTRO GROUP rejoice! The band is playing a hometown show for the first time in forever, to back their late-2006 2007 release “Good Technology” on Claire Records clairecords. I hope they do that one song with the crunchy guitars and the mumbly singing. I kid the Electro Group! Their last full-length, “A New Pacifica” on the defunct Omnibus records, is a great record, and the reviews are very positive for “Good Technology.”
I’m also very intrigued by Holy Smokes, which Electro Group bassist Ian Hernandez formed with Pinback’s Rob Crow and Hella’s Zach Hill. My brain can’t generate a sonic “If They Mated” for Pinback and Hella, but it sounds interesting! A few MP3s are available via the label’s site (only bother if you have ever listened to Hella and thought, let’s tone that down by maybe 2-3% and add cool vocals).
Th 5/22/08
ELECTRO GROUP
w/ Them Hills, The Chop
8pm 21+ $3
Old Ironsides
1901 10th Street
Sacramento CA
(916) 443-9751
The Sac Rag 
Sounds like a good show. Them Hills has some good stuff going on too.
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Psst…it’s Clairecords, not Claire Records. And Good Technology came out in 2007, not 2006. Appreciate the writeup and hope to see you at the show!
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Thanks S&M! Hopefully I’m being graded on what I actually got right and not just what I got wrong 🙂
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