Radio Moscow came about a few years back in a Story City, Iowa basement. The First version of Radio Moscow began as a solo project by Parker called Garbage Composal. At this time the sound was very raunchy mid-sixties-ish garage rock heavily influenced by the hidden gems and bands on the nuggets comps, yet still sounding very much its own. Parker recorded one albums worth of the Garbage Composal Demos under the new name Radio Moscow, and on February 27th, 2007 the debut album ALIVE/BOMP was release with producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, and Luke McDuff from Ames on bass. Soon after Zach Anderson jumped on as the new bassit and with the help of a few drummer friends (Keith Rich, Todd Stevens, Paul Marrone, Cory Berry) Radio Moscow has been touring ever since.

Radio Moscow's performance will be accompanied by The Dirty Streets. Hailing from Memphis, TN, the Dirty Streets are a throwback to the good old days of soulful, pre-punk blues and psych rock. Formed in 2006, Justin Toland, Thomas Storz, and Andrew Denham found themselves brought together by a shared love of of classic acts like MC5, Humble Pie, and Deep Purple. The other elements of soul and heavy psych are brought into the mixture to only further reveal a vast sea of influences. Together, the trio makes kind of revivalist rock that feels retro without seeming fake, adding enough of their own sweat and soul into their blues to make the music seem genuine.

If there was a musical equivalent to yearning for comfort and massage, Delicious fit the bill perfectly. As their name implies, their sound is warm, gooey, spacey and psychedelic. I don't know what it is, but this genre, ever since Karma To Burn, has produced some of the most addictive instrumental bands ever - and Delicious definitely need to be considered at the top of this under-appreciated genre. The infectious landscapes that these guys carved with their trippy noodling were the perfect way to end the first night. You know their sets are amazing when, after already hours of music, you are disappointed that they are finished.

(Image provided by Radio Moscow.)

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