$3 ADV // $5 DAY OF // doors open 8pm// show starts at 9pm //$5 pints all night
Come and join us for beer and some food with the musical stylings of Genki Genki Panic an instrumental horror surf band from Chattanooga.
Our full menu until 10pm. There will be plenty of space to stand or sit and listen to Chancho and El Fatsquatch take you into the world of what a Quentin Tarantino movie soundtrack might sound like.
From Chattanooga's local paper The Pulse, "When a band describes themselves as “instrumental horror surfer rock,” it’s kind of a trick to know what to expect. Are we talking something like Dick Dale or maybe early Beach Boys? Nope.
Chattanooga-based Genki Genki Panic has carved out their own corner in an already niche genre. With just two members—“Chancho” and “El Fatsquatch”—Genki Genki Panic produces a quirkily fun album that wades around in the dark and strange, but still occasionally meanders into the sunlight for a breath. All in all, Ghoulie High Harmony is an album I’d never expect to hear in 2015—because sometimes you forget about a type of music. But Genki Genki Panic’s Ghoulie High Harmony is here to make you remember.
The album is filled with song titles like “HPV Lovecraft” and “Sexting the Dead” that give it that eerily playful feel. The song I’m most immediately drawn to is “Camp Crystal Lake.” The staccato guitar rhythms are mirrored by the bass, and a dark dissonance plays on top of the whole thing. The drums sit in the back with hi-hat grooves and interwoven tom-toms.
“Camp Crystal Lake” is the only song on the album with a guitar solo, and even that only lasts for half a minute, but it feels great in the midst of the riff-laden album.
Ghoulie High Harmony is a strong first effort by Genki Genki Panic. The album is uniform in purpose and precise in execution. Reigniting the surfer-rock genre with a classic horror movies twist is something that’s not been done before, and these guys are doing it well.
The album is quick, dark and fun. Here’s hoping Genki Genki Panic transfers their album efforts to a live stage—Halloween’s not too far away."
