This Thursday (Dec. 3rd) at the Blind Pig, Detroit-based indie-electronic-rock band, Flint Eastwood comes to Ann Arbor. Flint Eastwood is the project of Jax Anderson and has just released an EP titled Small Victories, which was written by Jax as she dealt with the death of her mother. They will be joined with Detroit-based Valley Hush and Air is the Arche, along with a local band, The Landmarks.
I had the pleasure of seeing Flint Eastwood about a year and a half ago. They were the first opening act for another band and I wasn’t going to the concert to see them. Before the show I had neither heard of them nor even bothered to look them up, but you can bet that after the concert, I listened to nothing but them for a week. I was amazed by their performance. For starters, they rocked. If you listen to one of their EPs, you might notice that their songs are on the upbeat electronic side of indie rock, but live, they absolutely kill it. There was an insane amount of energy present in them and even though I nor the rest of the audience had come to see them, they were able to get us pumped and ready to rock. It was a very unexpected, but welcome, surprise.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been listening to Small Victories on and off. On my first listen, I decided that their first EP was better and I should just stick with that, but something kept drawing me back to Small Victories over and over again. Although Late Nights In Bolo Ties (their first EP) has an in-your-face style that is impressive for an indie-pop band, Small Victories tells a story of overcoming grief and setbacks and all the shit life throws at you–and it leaves you with this feeling that life is worth conquering.
For a taste of their music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecSftfmre9k or https://flinteastwoodmusic.bandcamp.com/album/small-victories
For more information and to purchase tickets: http://www.blindpigmusic.com/calendar.html#!/events/557
Where: The Blind Pig
When: Doors open at 9:30, Thurs. Dec. 3rd
Cost: $10 adv./$12 day of
