Taigaa

The only band on the bill tonight not from the Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill area is the exotic Brooklyn band Taigaa. Taigaa is a three piece all-female band that caught my attention immediately with their experimental energy and efficient minimalism. The kind of music that awakens your own creativity and reminds you of the endless wonders you witnessed to the first time you entered the woods as a child.

Influences abound here (from classical to flamenco to Asian pop), and I get the sense that this is a band who'd be right at home playing behind belly dancers in İstanbul, but the very first sound alike that came to mind is a band that Taigaa doesn't actually sound very similar to: Deerhoof. Taigaa shares the same joyous explosiveness and less-is-more creative chaos as Deerhoof while doing so in a world that's entirely their own. This is a band on the rise, a band for those unafraid to explore music, and a band I'm extremely excited to see live.

Listen:
"Ennui Ennui Catastrophe"
"Queen of Black Diamond"
"Cosmic Matador"

Visit Taigaa on MySpace

Come see Taigaa (and other swell bands) TONIGHT at the EAR FARM Presents... show @ Bickett Gallery.