Eagles Lodge Ballroom hosts AJJ & Kimya Sunday show
11:11 Presents AJJ and Kimya Dawson with special guests Shellshag at the Eagles Lodge Ballroom on Sunday, August 5th beginning at 9pm. Advance tickets to this 21+ show are $15 in advance at www.1111presents.com, also available for $18 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
Garbage-pop veterans AJJ are touring in continued support of their latest full-length, The Bible 2, an ambitious and assured collection of scuzzy punk screeds. The album’s mantra is placed right at the center: “No More Shame, No More Fear, No More Dread.” The Bible 2 finds the Phoenix group choosing intimacy over isolation, gravity over the vacuum, the stage instead of the scene. It’s also an examination of boyhood from an adult distance, putting some of its tumult and pain to rest. Frontman Sean Bonnette has honed his confessional lyrical prowess into a punk inflected mire of Trent Reznor’s unrestrained turmoil, Jamie Stewart’s profane gallows humor and a touch of David Berman’s surreal quotidian imagery.
Kimya Dawson is a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter most widely known for her work on the Juno soundtrack and her former band, The Moldy Peaches. She has released six solo albums, including children’s album Alphabutt and her latest, Thunder Thighs. The latter features guest performances from Aesop Rock, members of the Strokes, Mountain Goats, Forever Young Senior Citizen Rock and Roll Choir, and more. Kimya has been featured in Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times. •
