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Retribution Gospel Choir

By Carl Swanson

Published on March 19, 2008

Low's Alan Sparhawk brings a lot of dark magic to Retribution Gospel Choir's full-length debut. In reworking "Breaker," Low's single from the 2007 hit Drums and Guns, Sparhawk and Co. pass the song through a meat grinder. Gone are the sparse handclaps—the sound now is thick with rumbling guitars and It-Came-From-The-'90s rock 'n' roll. Their tour EPs and other tracks streaming from producer Matt Kozalek's Caldo Verde Records back it up: For a night of dirty rock and grunge reminiscences from a Minnesota visionary, church is the Turf Club, and you're there for the Retribution Gospel Choir. With His Mischief.
Sat., March 22, 9 p.m., 2008



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