Spiral Stairs, The Preakness, Floral Print — June 29, 2017 at The EARL

June 29, 2017

The EARL in Atlanta

• Spiral Stairs
• The Preakness
• Floral Print

• The EARL

Floral Print - caught the tail end of the set. From the 2 songs I heard I dug it. They are on the radar. Will try to catch them on the next round. The Preakness - these guys don't gig that much. This was a fun set. It's always cool to see them on a bill with other bands. I guess it's hard to be a power pop band with guy girl vocals that has roots in the 90’s indie rock heyday ...at least in Atlanta anyway. Spiral Stairs - opened with Roxy Music’s “Flesh & Blood” !!! He treated the crowd with songs from his new album, Preston School of Industry tracks and most importantly - key Pavement songs that he wrote - Date with IKEA, Passat Dream, Kennel District, Hit The Plane Down! Of course everyone erupted when those were played. A later solo song called Hypnotized went over very well. The show ended on the Pavement classic Two States which Spiral jumped into audience pointing the mic at everyone and all 60 of us crowded around and sang together! It's these small moments that make the earl very special. The effect of the show did make me miss Pavement when it was over. I forgot how important they were for me in the 90’s. I will pay more attention when that rumored 2nd reunion comes around. Now to revisit those records.