The Dirtbombs April 5, 2008

The Dirtbombs will blow you away. Kelly Stoltz's tunes swing all over the map, offering chugging, fuzzed-out rockers, pretty acoustic numbers, bluesy ballads and tipsy psychedelic pop. Some songs begin folkishly, with bittersweet vocals and plaintive acoustic guitar, only to head into freakier territory, steered off-course by circus-y percussion and spooky keyboards. Julie Ocean is an indie/big beat/pop quartet from Washington DC.