Monday: Poliça at Turf Club

by Jahna Peloquin on Nov.07, 2011, under Style & Nightlife

With only three local shows under their belts, new local band Poliça is headlining its first major Twin Cities show at St. Paul’s Turf Club. The band features GAYNGS’ Channy Moon Casselle (formerly of Roma di Luna), Chris Bierden of Vampire Hands, and Marijuana Deathsquads drummers Drew Christopherson and Ben Ivascu. The band first debuted its music online in late August 2011, before having ever played its first live show. At this point, the group had already recorded its first full length (produced by Ryan Olsen of GAYNGS and Jim Eno of the Texas band Spoon) and booked four performances on the East Coast, including an opening slot on a sold-out concert by New York group Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The band seems clearly influenced by GAYNGS’ sexy, groovy sound and manipulated vocals, with Casselle’s ethereal yet powerful voice at the forefront, backed by dueling drummers and Bierden’s bass.

Opening the show are Bierden’s other band Invisible Boy, Andrew Broder’s experimental BrodR project, and DJ Maychin (of DJ Dick Pic).