Indie is Just OK Monday May 30th, 2005 Scales of Motion/Little Compass/The Programme The Pinkeye, Tulsa, State On May 30th I took a routine trip the Pinkeye to see the bands that I usually see on my routine trips: the Programme, Scales of Motion, and whoever decides to play with them (aka the band...
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Archive for May, 2005
The Programme Concert
Fun to Watch, Fun to Hear
Candid/Ever Since Tomorrow/Last Tuesday/MidAmerica May 23rd, 2005 The Pinkeye, Tulsa, Oklahoma This was the first time that I’d been to the Pinkeye since they did ‘re-modeling’ on it. I was concerned as to what they had done, exactly- because the Pinkeye is a hole in the wall, and we all love it that way....
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MewithoutYou, Bear Vs. Shark and Codeseven
Thursday, May 19th, 2005 mewithoutYou / Bear vs. Shark / Codeseven The Championship, Lemoyne, PA Rarely is there a show where I happen to enjoy all of the bands on the bill, right down to the opening act. However, this was one of the rare exceptions. The opening band, Codeseven (whom I doubt...
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Coloring Outside the Lines by Aimee Cooper
Coloring Outside the Lines by Aimee Cooper I love community – part of the reason I do IndependentClauses is the hope that I’ll be able to assist in creating a community of like-minded individuals. Whether it’s a local, national or international group of like-minded people, I love community. This interest in community and especially...
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Weather-Calling Up My Bad Side
Band Name: Weather Album Name: Calling Up My Bad Side Best element: Piano “highlights” make their sound unique. Genre: Alternative Rock Website: http://www.thebandweather.com Label name: Cake Records (http://www.cakerecords.com) Band e-mail: contact@thebandweather.com In a 1980’s-U2-meets-Dave-Matthews-Band-meets-Ben-Folds-Five fashion, Weather has created an album of 11 original tracks that seek to please. There really are no “weak” songs...
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What Happened to All the Vinyl?
What Happened to All the Vinyl? I love vinyl’s- the records, not the fabric. Every chance I get I grab any vinyl I can- which turns out to be about once every six months. It is becoming rarer and rarer for bands to put out vinyl complements to their compact disc albums. Yes, you...
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Urethane…Over and Out
Band: Urethane Album: …Over and Out Best Element: Nothing sticks out- it’s just a good album. Genre: Surf-Rock Website: www.urethanemusic.com Label: Dirty Laundry Records (www.dirtylaundryrecords.com) Band E-mail: urethanemusic@yahoo.com Self-proclaimed “surf-rockers” Urethane hit the underground scene with a great sound at the wrong time. Hailing from California, Urethane’s first album sounds a lot like The...
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Top Ten Unsigned
Top Ten Unsigned The Top Ten Unsigned is a chart that the IC runs on the forums hosted by Purevolume.com. You can view it here. Updated nearly-weekly, this chart is an ever-changing list of the top unsigned bands submitted for consideration. This chart does not look for bands- only bands that are submitted in...
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Theanti
Theanti The Independent Clauses talks with Josh Ramon, the mysterious leader of a mysterious band on a mysterious label playing mysterious ambient-based music. The mystery was too much for us after we heard www.purevolume.com/theanti- we had to know more. So we got it. Here we go. IC: Who is ‘in’ Theanti? JR: Well, this...
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The Angelus
Band Name: The Angelus Album Name: S/t Best Element: Strategic instrumental timing Genre: Ambience Website: www.theangelus.net Label Name: Pyramid Scheme (www.pyramid-sheme.com) Band E-mail: info@theangelus.net The Angelus is an ambient band that pulls its weight in the music world very well. Its straightforward approach to their music makes The Angelus sound very experienced and confident...
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