We appeared in today's
"Weekly Picks" section of the SF Bay Guardian! Apologies to Lee Tom for us being referred to as a five piece. Maybe if he turned up his amp a little, people would know what time it is! Here's the blurb:
"Modern Times Fundraiser with Top Critters
The local five-piece Top Critters lists Pere Ubu and Taco (the one-hit genius behind the 1983 electronic version of "Puttin' on the Ritz") as prime influences. The band forfeits vocals for a soundtrack approach that evokes Grimm's fairy tales and a Discovery Channel special about the 10th planet in our solar system. Listening, I imagine that Rapunzel and E.T. have gotten together, worked it out (oddly enough), and named their offspring Top Critters. The band's ghostly sound forms as they take bow to banjo, hug the accordion, and string sweet melodies together on the organ. Proceeds from this show benefit Modern Times Bookstore. (Broder Van Dyke)
With Must I Lose a Limb, Reptiel, and Parker Frost
5:00 p.m., $5 (sliding scale)
Hemlock Tavern"