Party: See Through Dresses w/ Powerful Science and Thundersandwich | 2.22 | Duffy's Tavern

Party: See Through Dresses w/ Powerful Science and Thundersandwich | 2.22 | Duffy's Tavern

9 pm, $5, 21+

See Through Dresses released their debut self-titled LP in November of 2013. Principal songwriters Mathew Carroll and Sara Bertuldo, along with drummer Nate Van Fleet and bassist Alex Kirts, have crafted a catalogue of songs indebted to classic post-punk and new wave artists of the 80's, but their sonic footprint more closely resembles the textural treatments of 90's dream-pop and shoegaze. The arrangements often build as though to erupt, only to implode.

There are moments when Bertuldo and Carroll sound noxious and distant, their voices doused in reverb, their guitars droning and pulsing. When the clouds look dark, See Through Dresses offer flashes of pure pop sunshine to punctuate those moments of isolation and distance. At their most hopeful, they remind us of the simplicity of longing and the eagerness that accompanies an expectation for love in a loveless culture. At their most honest, See Through Dresses portray a dull terror born of idleness, sickness, and failure. The result is a well-rounded catalogue that disillusions as it comforts and soothes as it burns by injecting the familiarity of music-gone-by with lyrics about regrettable psychologies - it's a total bummer that's still fun to listen to.

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Invited: Jonathan Edwards, Jayzon Yezilcimen, Elyk Nitram, Jeremy Buckley, Maria Funk, David Tysdal, Mollz Schwisow, Chris Bowling, Meghan Francis, Whitney Santo, Devin O'Connell, Audrey Farnham, Adam Anderson, Billy Barnes, Ian Craig, Eart Burfel, Trey Shotkoske, Katy Fischer, Dustin Duff Hunke, David Ozinga, Jordan Ellis, Jake Reisdorff, Jake Steele, Paula Almazán, Max Eichner Holmquist, George White, Safairra Hutchison, Brandon Hunzeker, Sarah Rowan, Luke Bremer, Sara Bertuldo, John Streit, Cammi Howard, Derek Miller, Stacy Jack Saythany, Evan Dot, Joshua Miller, Sarah Stewart, Ilsa Heinicke, Liz Rosholm, Nikki Myles, Sharona Crittenden, Jordan Joseph Klasek, Spencer Munson, Travis Davis, Samuel Segrist, Chillus B. Cornfield, Michael Flowers, Jon Dell, Brandon Jace, Shaun McCabe, Meike Eilert, Jordan Elfers, Toby Jochum, Ryan Pettit, Keygan Boesiger, Christopher Mustin, Tnert Roberto, Joshua Hansen, Kamali X Busch, Dru DeKlotz, Matt Mejstrik, Eric Aspengren, Kevin Lennemann, Chelsea Wilson, Brandi Kawamoto, Marisol Nicole Herling, Jawn Lecee Johnston, Jesse Butrick, Mikey Pagnano, Henry Wendtlandt, Andrew Gosnell, Dan Schoenberg, Shade Ingraham, Matthew Goff, Shane Butrick, Kyle Carson, Kassie Marteny, Alex Maddox, Terri Butrick, Sydney Lawton, Edd Casas, Garrett G-Rey Neary, Trent MissionControl Stutheit, Matthew Burke Gee, Joseph Tyler Zahourek, Jacob Zlomke, Brad Micek, Katie Jane, Chanty Stovall, Allan Christensen, Desiree Brogan, Matty Sanders, Jessica Lynn Brejcha, George Clinton, Jake Harkendorff, Ean Brino, Rachel Rippe, Hailey Fisher, Jesse Butterfield show more »