“Even- vs. Odd-Toed Ungulate” or “Deer vs. Pony”

Deerhunter and the Ponys. Friday, April 6, at the Record Bar

Review by Jason Harper

“How Deerhunter found out where I went to school before Yale, I’ll never know.” — George W. Bush

I arrived midset during Deerhunter‘s performance at the Record Bar last Friday, and the sound grabbed me by the collar right away. Usually, upon arriving at a show, I gladhand a few acquaintances and break away to the bar. But something about this young Atlanta band caught me stock-still just inside the door. It was soaring, psychedelic, raw and soothing. I felt like a zombie who’d wandered onto the beach and forgotten for a moment his relentless hunger for brains.*