- This Moment in Black History rockin’ the double coolness of sunglasses and duct tape
Late last year, Chicago-based Smog Veil Records (founded in Cleveland in the early ’90s) released Public Square, the latest album by Cleveland’s This Moment in Black History.
Now they’re releasing a split 12-inch by TMiBH and fellow Clevelanders Sun God as a joint project with SNAX Records & Tapes.
The two bands will celebrate these releases with a show at the Beachland Tavern on Friday as part of the club’s 10th anniversary weekend.
Over in the Beachland Ballroom, another Cleveland-spawned band, Pere Ubu, will be presenting a live performance of its 1978 debut album, The Modern Dance. That album includes tracks like “Life Stinks,” “Non-Alignment Pact” and “Street Waves,” which made the experimental noise-rock ensemble, fronted by former Scene assistant editor David Thomas, a major influence on generations of underground bands.
Both shows start at 9 p.m.
After Friday’s show, TMiBH and Sun God hit the road together, playing a series of shows in Columbus, Athens, Covington and Lexington, Kentucky, Nashville, New Orleans and Houston.
They’ll end up in Austin, where they’ll play a pair of gigs March 18 and 19, during the annual South by Southwest Music Conference. —Anastasia Pantsios
This article appears in Mar 3-9, 2010.