La Cacahouette’s “French For Peanut” on Vinyl
Just over a year ago, local band La Cacahouette released their first CD French For Peanut on All Things Ordinary records. Next Wednesday, August 20th, they will be releasing French For Peanut on vinyl. Olga Grinberg wrote up a lovely piece on the trio, made up by wife and husband Pepper Ochsner Thomas (Vocals, Bass, Keys, Guitar, Theremin, Sampler) and Gerald Thomas (Guitar, Vocals, Keys), and rounded out by Blake Ellman (Drums, Percussion).
Taking their influences from a range of music types, including “60's psychedelia, 70's progressive, 90's shoegazer and a plethora of Independant music from every time period” according to their website, La Cacahouette’s appeals to as broad a fan base as their influences. “There is something for everyone in our music. We never stick with a certain formula or genre, so I think anyone can pick up something they like in our music,” Gerald explains. “I think Buffalo is an incredibly diverse city, and I think our music caters to that.”
So why would a band who had already released their album on CD and made it available on iTunes, go through a vinyl pressing? “I think it really shows that you care about your music when you take that extra step,” says Gerald. The band explained through email: “Ever since we saw the artwork that our friend Linden Tea did for the cover, we knew that we needed to release the album on vinyl.” And when looking at the album’s artwork (above) the reasoning behind that decision is clear. “I think it really shows that you care about your music when you take that extra step,” Gerald continues, “CDs are a dying format, but vinyl is making a comeback.” And if vinyl can come back, why not Buffalo?
Check out La Cacahouette, and their freshly pressed vinyl version of French For Peanut at the new art space Bon Vivant at Hertel and Parker. The show starts at 8PM, and will be supported by The Brown Book (Ma Instrumental Noise), Victory Light Black Honey ( Buffalo experimental Duo) and The Failures' Union (Buffalo Pop/rock). For more information on this and all things La Cacahouette visit www.frenchforpeanut.com.
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NorPark
yea blake!
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