Downy Mildew may never have garnered the cult worship of their deepest influences, R.E.M. and 10,000 Maniacs, but they certainly made some of the most dreamy and delightful alternative jangle rock you'll ever come across. They weren't simply another of R.E.M.'s or 10,000 Maniacs' many sound-a-likes either, as they took the jangle pop sound to its dreamiest, most care-free hemispheres (revealing strong Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate influences). Their sound is defined by soaring melodies and chiming guitars over poetic...
These are photos from concerts where Downy Mildew played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Wednesday Week / Downy Mildew / Blue Trapeze May 16, 1986 Huntington Beach, California, United States Uploaded by Gfuhrer
