Culminating from a decade-long creative partnership between songwriter and multi-instrumentalist George Pettis and sound engineer Graham Tavel, Okey Donkey is the sixth release of Philadelphia-based band 100 Watt Horse. The band originally formed in Atlanta in 2012, inspired by artists like Elliot Smith, Arthur Russell and Steve Earl. Okey Donkey is its first release since 2020’s Dog is Goob, and comes ahead of its next full-length release, which is currently being recorded. The EP contains a range of songs, from the band’s folky early years to more minimalist country rock songs written in the last year. Its themes are wide-ranging as well, covering friendship, love, loss and grief all in the wider context of post-COVID America and late-stage capitalism. The band’s show at Bolo Bolo will be opened by Psaltery, an indie folk rock band from Atlanta.
WHO: 100 Watt Horse, Psaltery
WHEN: Saturday, July 27, 7 p.m. (doors), 8 p.m. (show)
WHERE: Bolo Bolo
HOW MUCH: $10
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