Monday, July 18th, 2005 Fear Before the March of Flames / Curl Up and Die / Bear vs. Shark / Fire When Ready / Fares Well Without The Championship, Lemoyne, PA Having not been to a hardcore show in what seemed like forever, I was particularly excited to see the lineup presented this evening....
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Archive for July, 2005
Fear Before the March of….Lights?
Skylab Clothing
Skylab Clothing The Independent Clauses does focus on music. But every now and again, our focus will shift to a topic that has music as a secondary focus. This month’s deviation of character is based on the excellent clothing company Skylab Clothing. Their bold, creative designs can be found on the backs of some...
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Despistado-The People Of and Their Verses
Band: Despistado Album: The People Of and Their Verses Best Element: Danceable, yet still refined. Genre: Danceable indie-rock Website: http://www.jadetree.com/bands/artist/despistado Label: Jade Tree Records (www.jadetree.com) Band E-mail: N/a When in causal conversation about music (which I am in more than I would like to admit), I often tell my conversing partner that my favorite...
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Josh James-Primitive Sketches EP
Band: Josh James Album: Primitive Sketches EP Best element: The songs are all great individually. Genre: Acoustic Website: N/a Label: N/a Band E-mail: N/a The acoustic songwriter world is full of variation. If you’ve got a guitar, and a voice, you can have a crack at it- producing everything from Ani Difranco’s empowered-girl folk...
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Last Tuesday/The Evan Anthem-Resolve/Sens Teaser EP
Band: Last Tuesday/The Evan Anthem Album: Resolve/Sens Teaser EP Best Element: Genre: Last Tuesday: Punk/ The Evan Anthem: Emo Website: www.theevananthem.com Label: Mono vs. Stereo (www.monovsstereo.com) Band E-mail: Last Tuesday is the best punk three-piece I’ve ever heard. While their quick tempos and danceable strum patterns will appeal to pop-punkers everywhere, their intertwined, dual-vocalist...
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ReedKD
Band: ReedKD Album: Prerelease Best element: Very comforting and accessible. Genre: Mellow Indie Website: www.reedkd.com Label: Dirty Laundry Records (www.dirtylaundryrecords.com) Band E-mail: reedkdmusic@yahoo.com ReedKD is brilliant when it comes to making a melody. While that’s important in any genre, in the genre of mellow singer-songwriter, it’s everything. This 5-song pre-release of his as-yet-unnamed full-length...
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Never Give Up Hope
Never Give Up Hope Sometimes I’m very frustrated. I get frustrated with the scene I’m trying to cover, with the music I’m trying to make, with the music I’m listening to- sometimes I just get fed up with music in general. I was having one of those slumps earlier this month. Everything I listened...
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Opie-It’s a Wonderful Life
Band: Opie Album: It’s a Wonderful Life Best Element: They mellow out nicely. Genre: Rock Website: www.opiemusic.com Label: N/a Band E-mail: wlathrop@opiemusic.com The hardest thing about Opie is that while they’ve whittled down rock songwriting to it’s very roots (an admirable trait), they may have gone too far, eradicating some of their potential for...
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Over It-Silverstrand
Band: Over It Album: Silverstrand Best element: Very tight guitar and drum tracks. Genre: Pop-punk Website: www.punkrocks.net/_overit/ Label: Lobster Records Band E-mail: dilemma540@aol.com My first impression of Over It was: “Here’s another California pop-punk band that’s on their way to selling out.” The band sounds like they are influenced by Yellowcard (also on Lobster...
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Rainy Day Collapse-Three Song Demo
Band: Rainy Day Collapse Album: Three Song Demo Best Element: Potential to become a great band. Genre: Emo-rock Website: www.rainydaycollapse.com Label: N/a Band E-mail: deliriumtrigger21@hotmail.com Rainy Day Collapse sounds like one of those unfortunate bands in which the members are still learning the finer points of making music. In later years, the members will...
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