Influential indie power pop band The dB’s are touring for the first time in 12 years following the reissue (and first ever U.S. vinyl release) of their 1981 debut album, Stands for deciBels. The album, one of six studio releases by the dB’s, is hailed as one of the great “lost” power pop records of the ‘80s. The dB’s members grew up in Winston-Salem, NC before moving to New York in the late 1970s to form the band, playing some of the area’s most iconic venues, including CBGB and Maxwell’s. R.E.M.’s Mike Mills vouches for the dB’s influence, crediting his first listen as a defining moment in his band’s creation. He says, “This is the one that let me know we weren’t alone, that there were others out there with the same curiosity.” The show will be opened by the local veteran musicians of Pylon Reenactment Society, who play the songs of Pylon and originals.
WHO: The dB’s, Pylon Reenactment Society
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 19, 6 p.m. (doors), 7 p.m. (show)
WHERE: The Foundry
HOW MUCH: $25 (adv.), $30
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