Artist: Margot And The
Nuclear So & So's / Cloud Cult / Venue:
Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) / Date: 04.09.2009 @ 07:30PM / Genre:
Rock/Indie/Folk / Web: www.margotandthenuclearsoandsos.com
As with most good stories, the tale of Margot & the nuclear so and so's
begins in the depths of poverty and despair, far from the bright lights of
Hollywood, tucked away in a decaying neighborhood somewhere in the midwest. The
kind of neighborhood where it's often cold and grey. The kind of neighborhood
where you might expect a gang of hoodlums like the so and so's to take solace
in recording pop songs and causing general mayhem. So, in the winter of 2004,
in this decaying midwestern neighborhood, Richard Edwards and Andy Fry happened
to meet at a pet store. Both in the market for a companion of the cuddly
variety, they struck up a conversation and soon realized that they were
becoming fast friends. After discussing Paul Simon and the Cardigans for
awhile, Richard confessed that he had written a bunch of songs and offered to
play them for his new friend. Once the cassette tape ended, Andy's eyes lit up!
He liked those songs. They made him happy and sad at the same time. The two
would start a band! Richard informed Andy that in a week's time, he would come
up with a name, and that within 24 hours, he would be moving into Andy's house,
as would a few other homeless musicians, who would now be playing in this
collective. Over the next few months, the band set up a sort of socialist
commune in their midwestern neighborhood and started recording their debut
album, 'The dust of retreat.' This went on during some very cold months, and
the so & so's nearly froze on several occasions. They drank hot chocolate
and took vows of everlasting friendship. When the record was finally finished,
the so and so's rejoiced. They drank wine and patted each other on the back,
then they climbed into a van and started driving. They drove all over the
country with their new record and played songs for anyone who wanted to listen.
People called their music sex-folk, or even urban folk, if they didn't like to
say the word, 'sex.' It was a cacophony of electric and acoustic instruments
that sat on top of rock-type rhythms.
Opening Act: Ice Palace