Roy Orbitron
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[Jan. 2] The lo-lo-fi outfit may be from South Jersey, but their sound hails from lower latitudes: Think the middle ground between the swampy panhandle of Florida and hell's fourth ring.
God bless the late Roy Orbison for inspiring such wonderful band names: the electro Joy Orbison and the skanky, noisy blues act from New Jersey, Roy Orbitron. Led by singer/lyricist/instru-mentalist Conor Meara (whom you may also know from Rasputin’s Secret Police), the lo-lo-fi Orbitron outfit may be from South Jersey, but their sound hails from lower latitudes: Think the middle ground between the swampy panhandle of Florida and hell’s fourth ring. (The Florida thing runs deep, considering that both of Meara’s bands share a split vinyl LP, Thomas Earl Petty, dedicated to the Florida rocker.) Roy Orbitron likes poking fun at rock’s royalty, though their latest album, the self-released George Harrison, has nothing to do with the quiet Beatle in its vicious blues guitar, soupy drums and low, mumbled vocals. Give this a big, but inspired, “huh.”
Thu., Jan. 2, 8 p.m., $5, with the Spicy Draculas and Shoozer, Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 215-291-4919, kungfunecktie.com.
