VOODOO EXPERIENCE | WORSHIP THE MUSIC | OCT 30 / OCT 31 / NOV 1, 2009

Proudly hailing from diverse and colorful New Orleans, Glasgow is a rock band that marries neat suburban charm with boisterous city noise. The outfit centers around the prodigious Craft Brothers, whose preteen exploits with the traditional jazz revivalist New Leviathan Oriental Fox-trot Orchestra put them on the professional map early on. Classically trained and well versed in campy kitsch of the 1920s, the industrious Crafts soon decided that teen angst was getting the best of them. So, they set out to put together one of the most interesting rock bands to come out of the Crescent City in recent memory. The result is a hard rocking hybrid of classical and classic rock, with a little Vaudeville thrown in for good measure. Glasgow’s tounge-in-cheek swagger comes on the heels of White Album-era Beatles, Queen, and David Bowie, all filtered through the lens of Zappa-esque absurdism.

For their debut LP On Earth, The Craft brothers are joined by local phenom Eric Rogers on drums and ubiquitous multi-instrumentalist Cory Schultz on bass. Rogers and Schultz, already prominent members of the local music scene, bring to the formula a flare for the edgy and experimental. It's the perfect balance for Sam Craft (vocals, violin, guitar) and Jack Craft (guitar, cello, keyboards), who don't mind a little rock with their Bach.

The quartet’s output has garnered them praise amongst the region’s finest ears. Acclaim for the band’s explosively theatrical live shows earned Glasgow local rag Gambit Weekly’s title of "New Orleans’ Best New Local Band for 2007," along with feature spreads in New Orleans' Times Picayune, Offbeat Magazine, AntiGravity Magazine, and others. These lauds, combined with a hefty resume of headlining shows, festival appearances, and a brand-new LP, put Glasgow on the path to success in 2009 and beyond.