P'elvis Live
P'elvis led off the night with a four-to-five minute airy beginning number that abruptly morphed into a surprisingly thrashing second song. This sudden transition felt like floating and then getting walloped with a huge jolt of energy. Throughout the set P'elvis proved the diversity of their talents by shifting from the experimental to a dark, stampeding groove. All of this was fronted by Chris Maddox's mind-bending, effect-heavy saxophone playing. P'elvis is obviously passionate about what they do, and their stage presence during songs was expressive and animated. ...the band offered little communication between songs. But the tunes spoke for themselves, exhibiting shades of Radiohead and Morphine. — Nic Sweatt, Rick's Cafe

An instrumental project, P'elvis melds traditional guitar-based rock with more ambitious elements of sax-driven free-jazz. The band's skronky, noirish soundscapes are fleshed out nicely on JetBlackItalic, the release of which will be celebrated at this show. Naturally, playing instrumentals gives P'elvis license to go nuts with its song titles, which on the new album include "S&M Fiasco Pt.2" and "Myoclonic Jerk." — The Onion

Another great piece of vanguard playing came during sax-guitar quartet P'elvis' ferocious opening set for Russell Simins at the usually underwhelming UW Memorial Union Rathskellar. These hard-skronking indie veterans were so on top of their game that even the terminally cool Simins stood up and took notice. — Tom Laskin, Isthmus

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