Thank You/Dustin Wong

Sun., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., $5, with Ed Schrader and Combine, Younglove's, 5011 Baltimore Ave., 215-472-4727, weareyoungloves.com.

by K. Ross Hoffman

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Published: Feb 9, 2011

[ post rock/experimental ]

Baltimore comes to West Philly for a nicely balanced pairing of experimental art-rock experiences. Ponytail/Ecstatic Sunshine guitarist Dustin Wong's first solo outing, Infinite Love (Thrill Jockey), features two divergent renditions of the titular 40-minute opus — named for a meditation mantra — a mutating, swirling, pointillist tone sculpture performed with an array loop, delay and other effects pedal. Watching him render it (or something similar) live should be a real treat. Wong's labelmates Thank You, who recently dropped the brightly skronky Golden Worry, pursue a more directly visceral course, livening up their noise-punk excursions with perky organs, fiercely energetic drumming, and the occasional lusty chanting. But both share a similar jones for transcendent joy — and where better to pursue that than Younglove's on Valentine's eve?

Sun., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., $5, with Ed Schrader and Combine, Younglove's, 5011 Baltimore Ave., 215-472-4727, weareyoungloves.com.

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