Like most great things in this town, I was led to Basemint by the tongue of another. A friend, or perhaps a regular barista, or maybe just that guy that always mumbles to himself on the bus, told me Basemint was a band to see: kind of a Warhol-y, Girl Trouble-y, chaotic Steven Malkmus-y thing, only not as lame as that list of made up adjectives makes it sound. Or something like that. I can't remember exactly how it went. I do remember recalling Kelley's name from the K Records band Wallpaper, but that was the only connection initially made.

Needless to say, I was intrigued.

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Basemint

With Apache Chief, Night Beats, Red Hex
Saturday, May 22, 9 p.m.
Bob's Java Jive, 2102 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma
253.475.9843