Tonight: Lower Dens, Woven Bones, & more

I mentioned this last week, but tonight the Ottobar hosts Lower Dens' last Baltimore show of 2010 along with Woven Bones, Frankie Rose and the Outs, and Junkers.

Upcoming Shows @ The Ottobar: Lower Dens, Wye Oak, Future Islands, more

The Ottobar has a trio of shows in October/November that each feature a different local headliner, and all of which have put out some of our favorite releases thus far this year.



Starting with next week, Lower Dens headlines the Ottobar on October 19 in what will be their last Baltimore show of 2010. They play with the much-hyped garage pop of Frankie Rose and the Outs and Woven Bones, and locals Junkers will be opening. Lower Dens just finished up a massive North American tour, complete with visits to NPR's Tiny Desk and Daytrotter, both of which are worth checking out.



On Friday, November 5th, Wye Oak headlines the venue. This one is supported by two other local bands that have always come recommended by us - Height with Friends and The Art Department. The local indie hip hop mainstay Height and the quirky and angsty poppers of the Art Department have both dropped excellent full lengths on vinyl this year.



And lastly, Future Islands will headline the Ottobar on Saturday, November 20th. This is the seven inch release party for a split they are putting out with Lonnie Walker, which contains the forthcoming Future Islands single "The Ink Well". The limited split is pressed to peach-colored vinyl and comes via Friends Records. Nov. 20 will be the last stop on a 17-date November tour that both bands are a part of. Opening the Baltimore release party will be Winks, a project that has a new full length coming soon.

Future Islands are currently finishing up in Europe, where they ran into Dan Deacon...

Giveaway: Woven Bones / Reading Rainbow @ Ottobar

poster by David V McAleer

This Saturday night the Ottobar's got one that's sure to be a grand accompaniment to celebrating Independence with fireworks and copious cans of beer. Go see Woven Bones, Reading Rainbow, The Art Department, and Party Photographers on July 3.

I saw Reading Rainbow in Philly at Extra Extra fairly recently and they alone are worth coming out for. Woven Bones just dropped a solid new LP on HoZac. The Art Department always rule, and were sounding as tight as ever at their recent set at Penthouse with Future Islands and Lower Dens. Unregistered Nurse hooked us up with a pair of free passes, so drop a friendly letter in our email here and we'll pick a winner this Friday.

Peep an official new Woven Bones video after the jump.