Sunday 02.05.12: PART TIME PUNKS Presents: INDIAN JEWELRY / JEWELS OF THE NILE @ Echo

10pm / $8adv; $10dos / 18+

Indian Jewelry || Listen||Watch
On Music and Table Manners
Indian Jewelry’s voice covers a wide range, from a wheezy giggle of delight to a loud “light tenor” call, or “demoniacal” scream; but attempts to claim it for anything approximating to a language have so far scarcely been justified.

For years the writer has been associated with Indian Jewelry. Shortly after their arrival, they were the chief guest of a luncheon party. They conducted themselves, until the arrival of the dessert, with the greatest propriety, touching no food with their hands, using table utensils and drinking out of a glass. When, however, at the end of the meal a large bowl of cherries appeared, Indian Jewelry could no longer contain themselves, and giving up their party manners for those of the wild, screamed with pleasure and plunged both hands into the fruit. The humans present laughed. But Indian Jewelry, who up to that moment had participated in the general merriment, did not join them. Instead they covered their faces with one hand, painfully embarassed by a sense of having committed a “social error.” This behavior on the part of Indian Jewelry refutes the assertions of those who believe a sense of shame is limited to humans.

Jewels of the Nile || Listen
Jewels of the Nile are a female duo formed out of Portland with an obvious influence from the dark Northwest. Formed early in 2010 by Meghan Christine and Jessy Montaigne (SUBTONIX) while playing in their other band MAGICK DAGGERS, the two bonded over a common love of primal, down-tempo electronic music, also sharing double air in the stars, combining to create a spark of desire and freedom of exploration. The two are joined by Amity Givens rounding out the live performance on drums and percussion.