If you're looking for something to do on a Monday night here in town you might head over to the Talking Head to feast your eyes on Dead Child from Louisville. Often talked about for counting Dan Pajo of indie legends Slint and members of the equally awesome but less universally recognized Crain among their membership, Dead Child are far from an indie rock band. Taking an old standard, "Sweet Chariot", and spinning it into a fired-up NWOBHM thrasher, Pajo says "metal has replaced folk music as the voice of the common man." Where Slint made their mark on the world of post-rock, Dead Child stand to encourage the evolution of metal as a vehicle for expression of the instinctive and the expressive.

If you're not in Baltimore, but still want to check out Dead Child, dig into these tour dates:

Fri Apr 18   Columbus, OH       Ruby Tuesday   
Sat Apr 19   Bloomington, IN    Dunn Meadow       
Mon Apr 21   Baltimore, MD      The Talking Head   
Tue Apr 22   Philadelphia, PA   Millcreek Tavern   
Wed Apr 23   New York, NY       Knitting Factory   
Thu Apr 24   New Haven, CT      Cherry Street Station   
Sun Apr 27   Boston, MA         Great Scott       
Wed Apr 30   Greenpoint, NY     Club Europa

Tags: Crain, Dead Child, Louisville, Slint, Talking Head