Philadelphia Weekly

Destroyer

Vancouver’s Dan Bejar is going on two decades of writing ramshackle, whimsical indie rock under the nom de guerre Destroyer. Over the span of nine albums, plus a few EPs, the sometimes-collaborator of the New Pornographers has written slightly odd, often atonal, tunes that are uplifting and full of vim and vigor. With his inimitable voice—an earnest, gravelly, quasi-falsetto—omnipresent, Bejar has morphed from the noise-rock/folk-troubadour of his early days to shoegaze-inspired Happy Mondays dance beats to the new-age and easy-listening influences found on his most recent album, 2011’s Kaput. Bejar’s verbose lyrics, full of vignettes and non sequitors, tie together his guitar- and key-driven melodies and dynamic vocal stylings. -Katherine Silkaitis

8:30pm. $16-$18. With Sandro Perri. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com
 

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WHEN
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Recurring: ONCE

TIME & PRICE
8:30pm. $16-$18.

WHERE
Union Transfer , 1024 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA
One time only on 06/17/2012. .

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