BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Cursive \;is the longtime trio of Tim Kasher (vocals\, g uitar)\, Matt Maginn (bass)\, and Ted Stevens (guitar\, vocals)\, with Patrick Newbery (keys) and Cully Symington (drums). \;I Am Gemini&nb sp\;(out February 21\, 2012 via Saddle Creek)\, the band&rsquo\;s seven th LP\, is the follow-up to 2009&rsquo\;s critically praised Mama\, I&r squo\;m Swollen\, which caught the attention of publications including Alternative Press\, Billboard\, Playboy\, Rolling Stone\, and Time Out New York\, among others\, and earned the band their network television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman. \;Cursive \;has re leased six full-length albums &ndash\; including the heralded Cursive&r squo\;s Domestica (2000)\, The Ugly Organ (2003)\, and Happy Hollow (20 06) &ndash\; two EPs\, a disc of rarities\, and numerous singles since the band&rsquo\;s 1995 inception.\nThe band is also known for their vita l\, magnetic live show\, earning rave reviews from outlets including th e Cleveland Scene&rsquo\;s C-Note music blog (&rdquo\;[Tim Kasher&rsquo \;s] effect on the crowd was chilling last night&hellip\;Cursive was fo cused and on-spot\, composed and gripping&rdquo\;)\, Nuvo Weekly (&ldqu o\;&hellip\;the five-piece slashed through a near-perfect set of songs from their last nine years of albums&rdquo\;)\, and the Orlando Sentinel &rsquo\;s Soundboard blog (&ldquo\;&hellip\;the band still knows how to rock on stage&hellip\;[Cursive] thrashed away with an abandon that hei ghtened the passion of Kasher&rsquo\;s dense\, emotionally charged word play.&rdquo\;).\nI Am Gemini \;is the surreal and powerful musical t ale of Cassius and Pollock\, twin brothers separated at birth. One good and one evil\, their unexpected reunion in a house that is not a home ignites a classic struggle for the soul\, played out with a cast of sup porting characters that includes a chorus of angels and devils\, and tw in sisters conjoined at the head.\nRecorded in the summer/fall of 2011 at Omaha\, NE&rsquo\;s \;ARC \;Studios and mixed at Red Room in Seattle\, WA with producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon\, Minus The Bear\, Is is)\, \;I Am Gemini \;marks the first time front man Tim Kasher \, holding the completed story already in mind\, wrote album lyrics in a linear fashion\, in order\, from song 1 to song 13. The result is thi rteen singularly cohesive song chapters that blend effortlessly into on e unique narrative. The moody and playfully sinister \;I Am Gemini& nbsp\;is \;Cursive&rsquo\;s \;musically heaviest in years\, wit h alternately muscular and angular guitars\, pounding drums and driving bass. From the eerie introductory sounds of epic barnstormer &ldquo\;T his House Alive&rdquo\; and the irresistibly catchy\, insistent &ldquo\ ;The Sun and Moon&rdquo\;\, to the searing &ldquo\;Double Dead&rdquo\; a nd the split personality prog-pop of &ldquo\;Twin Dragon/Hello Skeleton &rdquo\;\, to the roaring\, mournful closing track &ldquo\;Eulogy for N o Name&rdquo\;\, the album is a dynamic\, mind-bending\, and imaginativ e ride. URL:http://clevelandheights.patch.com/events/cursive-cymbals-eat-guitars- conduits SUMMARY:Cursive / Cymbals Eat Guitars / Conduits LOCATION:Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd\, Cleveland\, OH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR