[ rock/blues ]
Dark, artsy, bluesy, catchy, Meddlesome Meddlesome Meddlesome Bells are so spellbindingly nuts it's hard to pin them down. It's a confounding stew: Tiny Tim, Man Man, Dead Moon, Sabbath, Silver Jews, Alice in Chains, The Black Keys, Johnny Cash, x's x's — everything comes bubbling up out of the cauldron. The guitars get doomy right before a resilient chorus. The voices wail like the damned but you can sing along no prob. Their sound is filthy and alluring, drunk on absinthe and exhaust. One of the most excitingly weird rock bands to come out of this town in a long time. They play Sugar Town on Friday.
Fri., Sept. 30, 9 p.m., $7, with Death Rattle, Nervous Breakdowns and The Nectarines, Tritone, 1508 South St., 215-545-0475, tritonebar.com.
