Apparently around the HRV, when you’re silent and focus on work, you end up with a lot of near misses in awesomeness. I woke up just in time to catch the fact that Gliss will be hitting Norfolk tomorrow night, which would have been a shame to miss.

Gliss (website) brings seductive shoegaze sound to the stage, with lush, sometimes aching, vocals with a little husk to them. It’s pretty much the audio equivalent of that scene in The Fabulous Baker Boys where Michelle Pfeiffer was laid out on top of the piano. Red dress, you totally know the one I mean. They wrap you up in a warm blanket, sing you a soothing little song, and then they leave during the night while you’re asleep so the next morning you wake up with a conflict of emotions.

Supporting Gliss on their foray into the HRVA (in between their shows with The Warlocks) will be Norfolk locals Yesper (website), who kick the acoustic sound with vocals that remind you you’re still lonely on the inside sometimes, and the HRVA trio Pan Galactic Straw Boss (website). PGSB kicks it with a mean, mean post-rock sound, but that’d definitely be the easy way out to describe these guys. There’s traces of ambient, shoegaze, and noise all over the place. The show’s probably going to go something along the lines of Yesper will sit you down and get you in touch with your inner self, while PGSB stands you up and reminds you there’s life out there in the streets, and Gliss shows you there ain’t no party like a Boot party.

The show’s allegedly at 9PM, and it’s allegedly only going to cost a single $5 bill per person. Bring the guy at the door a picture of your bike, and he’ll probably throw in a smile for free.