DC band Paperhaus to play Casa Thursday with Weird Science and Silent Lions.
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Opening up the Athens stage, Washington D.C. band, Paperhaus, is planning to share the spotlight with local bands Weird Science and Silent Lions in a show sure to be filled with raucous sound.
Paperhaus is set to play Casa Nueva, 6 W. State St., Thursday with the two Athens groups previously on The Post’s online video series “Athens Sessions.”
Weird Science is fresh off a split 7-inch record release, Monster Masher 001, with Columbus band Red Feathers through Monster Claw Records.
Weird Science are also in the process of writing and recording their second album, striving for a more composed and heavier sound. The band is very familiar with the communal quality of a healthy local music scene.
“The Athens scene is the best I’ve been a part of and I’m very proud. It’s inspiring to see how much people respect each other, and to see new groups coming up all the time,” said Zach Fuller, guitarist for Weird Science. “The house venues have also stepped it up this summer. It’s heartwarming to see people coming out for local music they care about.”
Paperhaus, the band, is comprised of guitarists and lead vocalists Eduardo Rivera, Alex Tebeleff and drummer Danny Bentley, with bassist Xaq Rothman joining them for their current tour.
They are touring to promote their single “Cairo” off their self-titled 8-track debut set for release in January, with a live EP “Lo Hi Lo” in the works.
“I’d say we’re dark psychedelic pop,” Rivera said. “We have a free-thinking approach, we try to be lucid and unconsciously let the music shape itself, creating concrete compositions from improvisation. It can sound like anything from a ballad to P-funk.”
For Fuller, he said he’s excited to play the Athens music scene this time with Paperhaus.
“I love Athens because it’s overwhelmingly positive,” Fuller said. “It isn’t like you’re going out and necessarily making a living off your music, you’re just going out there and playing because you love doing it, and people love to see that.”
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