For your Idfest consideration

I know there's going to be alot to choose from this weekend in regards to aural pleasure in the Asheville area. One band in particular may elude you Idfest-going eye but is worthy of your precious attention.

Through the Sparks hail from Birmingham, Alabama. They play a paticularly easy going yet thoughtfully paced and structured brand of psych-pop. They're on the same page with bands like Big Star.
On May 1 they'll release "Lazarus Beach". It's an impressive enough collections of songs made all the more impressive with the knowledge that it's their first long player. With an other worldly musical camaraderie and tasteful sensibilities they maintain a perfect balance of grim playfulness, subtle depth and engrossing melody.

Through the Sparks will play the Wedge Gallery at 10:30 on Saturday April 28th as part of Idfest.

If you require more convincing then please feel free to peruse their Myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/throughthesparks