Extra Lens

Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $18, with John Vanderslice, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, tinangel.com.

by Matthew Hotz

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Published: Oct 13, 2010

[ rock/pop ]

Nearly 20 years ago in southern California's Inland Empire, John Darnielle strummed furiously and screamed about mythology and going places as The Mountain Goats while Franklin Bruno hung well-turned phrases off power-pop hooks as the frontman for Nothing Painted Blue. Somewhere in the overlapping part of their Venn diagram, Darnielle and Bruno collaborated as The Extra Glenns on a few songs released on Shrimper compilation cassettes. The tape hiss of those early days is gone, as are a few letters from their name. Now known as The Extra Lens, their second album, Undercard, combines the original formula — Bruno's arrangements around Darnielle's guitar and vocals — with a much more polished, practiced sound. Hopefully that maturation won't keep them from covering something by an old Shrimper buddy.

Tue., Oct. 19, 8 p.m., $18, with John Vanderslice, Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St., 215-928-0770, tinangel.com.

Lord of Discord
Raul Malo
First Aid Kit
Till Fellner
In Bloom
Frankie Rose and the Outs
Two Door Cinema Club/Penguin Prison
Dangerous Ponies
The Heavy/Mayer Hawthorne and the County