Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

IMPERFECTIONISTS

The adage that “practice makes perfect” is generally sage advice for bands of all stripes and abilities. The lone exception? Bow Thayer & The Perfect Trainwreck, who, because its members are scattered all over New England, just don’t practice. Ever. As such, the Americana quartet’s live shows are wildly unpredictable — always a sour note or missed change away from, well, a train wreck. Get it? It’s an endeavor only the most polished, or most reckless, musicians could even attempt, let alone pull off. But pull it off they do, perfectly . . . sometimes. And that’s just the way they like it. Catch ’em this Thursday at Higher Ground’s Ballroom, opening for eclectic roots-rockin’ improv ingenues Railroad Earth.