Cinnamon Band

An opening set for indie faves Handsome Furs at Satellite Ballroom in April [08] led to more co-bills. And during an opening set at Mates of State’s recent gig at Gravity Lounge, The Cinnamon Band ripped through a half-dozen tunes that grew from silk-lined vocal harmonies into a shrapnel cloud of shimmering chords and skull-rattling drums. Hearing Harouff strum to Campbell’s drum fills is a bit like listening to Bruce Springsteen team up with Scottish post-punks Mogwai—there’s lean, refined songcraft, but no shortage of showmanship or ferocity.
-Cville Weekly