SSION – the musical project of Cody Critcheloe, formed in 1996 out of Kansas City – are playing in Amsterdam tonight at the MC Theater. SSION are well known for their extravagant and elaborate live show, with their distinctive visual style also defining their music videos. Their latest album, Bent, was self-released in 2011; then re-released last year by New York’s Dovecote Records.
SSION will be joined at the MC Theater by Wampire, a group from Portland centred upon the duo of Rocky Tinder and Eric Phipps. Wampire’s combination of aspects of garage rock and psychedelia, utilising guitars and synthesizers with a lo-fi sound, has won the band comparisons with Ariel Pink and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. In fact, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s bassist, Jacob Portrait, produced the group’s debut album, Curiosity, released earlier this month on Polyvinyl.
SSION and Wampire will play at the MC Theater from 10 pm, courtesy of Subbacultcha!: tickets are €15, or free for Subbacultcha! members.
SSION are good to follow on Twitter and Instagram. Here’s the video for ‘Clown’, the excellent opening track from 2008’s Fools Gold:
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