Download: Mel Gibson & The Pants - "Stress Fracture w/Mictlan"While a band name like
Mel Gibson & The Pants (Was something like The Helen Hunt For Red October too subtle?) may suggest goof-pop along the lines of
Let's Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich Shop, the dark, otherworldly sonic textures and minor-key guitar line of "Where It Hurts" suggest that
Totally Gross National Product act Mel Gibson & The Pants aren't gunning for laughs. Furthermore, there are opening lyrics of the aforementioned song, taken from this year's
Sea Vs. Shining Sea: "Life is never easy/life Is often hard/Life will knock you out, son/so put up your guard."
Then again, a band who titularly invokes Spinal Tap (hint: two-word review) can't be all doom and gloom, and MG&TP combination of glum electronic soundscapes, guitar, jittery, staccato hip-hop rhythms should prove to be a potent combination live. Find out for yourself when the band plays tonight at the
Nomad. The
Reveille magazine sponsored show starts at 9 p.m. and is
free. However, the gig is also 21+, so only go if you are of age.
MySpace Page(Jonathan Graef)
Labels: Live performance, Mel Gibson And The Pants, Nomad Pub, Reveille Magazine
