Thursday, April 27th, 2006 The Black Dahlia Murder / From a Second Story Window / Dead to Fall / Ed Gein / Today I Wait The Championship, Lemoyne, PA I think my favorite part about this show quite possibly had absolutely nothing to do with any of the bands- or even their music, for...
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Archive for April, 2006
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Top 5 of March
If you haven’t noticed from my reviews or my column, I have a varied and somewhat odd taste in music. If you were to go through my iPod you’d see everything from spaz-core like Fear Before the March of Flames and the Blood Brothers to Thursday to singer-songwriter Dar Williams to Broadway soundtracks to...
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The Moment-Showdown at the Discotheque
Band Name: The Moment Album Name: Showdown at the Discotheque Best Element: The addictive nature of the music Genre: Ambient Post-Hardcore (yes I know that’s not a genre…yet) Website: www.themomentrock.com Label Name: N/A Band E-mail: elliot’themomentrock.com This is my version of pop music. Please take that statement with a grain of salt, 90% of...
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Ten Bands I Would Put in My Movie
Every movie’s got a soundtrack- and in many cases, the quality of the soundtrack dictates the strength of the moods in the movie (see Garden State or pretty much any horror movie for proof). If I were writing a movie, here are ten bands that I wouldn’t hesitate to put on the soundtrack. Ringer...
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Taste of Chaos Tour Pictures
The Deftones headlined this year’s “RockStar Taste of Chaos Tour” on March 9 at The Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie with other acts such as Story of The Year, Thrice, Atreyu, As I Lay Dying, The Receiving Ends of Sirens, Greenley Estates, The Smash Up, Adair, Another Day Late, and Confession. The Taste of...
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The Seldon Plan-Making Circles
Band Name: The Seldon Plan Album Name: Making Circles Best Element: Cohesive flow Genre: Indie-pop/rock Website: www.theseldonplan.com Label Name: OTP Records (www.otprecords.com) Band E-mail: info’theseldonplan.com I really like it when a band that has the chops to rock out in a passionate way exercises restraint. It shows maturity on their part, usually produces tight,...
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Pretendo-Pretendo
Band Name: Pretendo Album Name: Pretendo Best Element: Raw energy and talent Genre: Alt. Indie rock Website: www.pretendo.tv Label Name: Country Club Records Band E-mail: info’pretendo.tv At first glance, Pretendo is just another alternative band, but upon closer inspection, you discover that they are a pumped-up ball of energetic rock. With their up-beat tempos...
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Various-On the Verge: Alberta’s Best Rock
Band Name: Various Album Name: On the Verge: Alberta’s Best Rock Best Element: The realization that there are some non-sucky modern rock bands. Genre: Modern Rock Website: www.cyclonerecords.ca Label Name: Cyclone Records Band E-mail: info’cyclonerecords.ca So I will admit it- when a good modern rock song comes on the radio, I listen to it....
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Various-A Peek From the Unknown
Band Name: Various Album Name: A Peek From the Unknown Best Element: “Candy Hearts” by Tragic Miracle. Genre: Pop-punk Website: www.myspace.com/olingerrecords Label Name: Olinger Records (formerly Oldhouse Records) Band E-mail:oldhouse_records’yahoo.com Many fledgling labels like to start out by releasing a compilation album. Some labels see it as a chance to state their mission statement,...
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Los-Bad Intentions are Often Hidden Behind Beautiful Gestures
Band Name: Los Album Name: Bad Intentions are Often Hidden Behind Beautiful Gestures Best Element: The instrumentals Genre: Post-Hardcore Website: www.los-band.com Label Name: Sweet Remedy Records (www.sweetremedyrecords.com) Band E-mail: contact’los-band.com This band has all the potential in the world. They understand the structure needed for a good post-hardcore song. They are incredible musicians and...
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