Friday, June 2, 2006 August Burns Red / Between the Buried and Me / The Number Twelve Looks Like You / Countdown to Hour Zero The Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA The last time I saw the headlining band, August Burns Red, aka the city of Lancaster’s hometown heroes, I left three quarters of the...
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Archive for June, 2006
Hometown Heroes
Violins -Pink Water
Band Name: Violins Album Name: Pink Water Best Element: A combination of tremendous musicianship and incredible songwriting Genre: Indie rock Website: www.myspace.com/violinsviolinsviolins Label Name: Contraphonic Music (www.nokarma.com) Band E-mail: n/a Violins is Brit pop sucked into the Bright Eyes vein – folksy, bluesy, edgy rock with lyrics that flow like narration. Lead singer Michael...
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Woodale -Finish What You Start EP
Band Name: Woodale Album Name: Finish What You Start EP Best Element: Excellent timing for this style of music Genre: Punky powerpop Website: www.woodalemusic.com Label Name: Silent Majority Group Band E-mail: info@woodalemusic.com Florida’s Woodale makes excellent punky power-pop right up the alley of bands like Yellowcard and The Starting Line. The best thing that...
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This Evening-s/t EP
Band Name: This Evening Album Name: s/t EP Best Element: Pristine vocals Genre: Dance-rock Website: www.thiseveningmusic.com Label Name: n/a Band E-mail: band@thiseveningmusic.com The problem with most fads is that they just suck to listen to- boy bands, electroclash, techno-pop (Moby or the Chemical Brothers, for instance). They just don’t have any staying power after...
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Top 5 of the Month: Nostalgia
Top 5 of the Month: Nostalgia And now, on to month three of Scott’s Top 5 of the Month. This month has been devoted to studying for finals, so I’ve had one large mix on my iPod that has provided my music for the month. It was a month of nostalgia because it calms...
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The Psycho Nubs-First Human Beings To Die On The Moon
Band: The Psycho Nubs Album Name: First Human Beings To Die On The Moon Best Element: True to Punk – DIY Ethics. Genre: Punk Rock Website: www.psychonubs.com Label: N/A Band E-mail: thepsychonubs.com Every once in a while, you just want to listen to something that’s stripped down, simplistic and enjoyable. In vein of traditional...
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The Mark-Blackouts of Whitecaps EP
Band Name: The Mark Album: Blackouts of Whitecaps EP Best Aspect: Amazing instrumental prowess Genre: R-O-C-K Website: www.themarkmusic.com Label: n/a Band E-mail: themark@themarkmusic.com Pop-punk has done a real number on rock music. Its influence has polarized the music scene to where ‘serious’ rock is loud, dark, and moody, while ‘fun’ rock is pop-punk or...
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The Elms-The Chess Hotel
Band Name: The Elms Album Name: The Chess Hotel Best Element: Catchy rhythms Genre: Indie Rock Website: www.theelms.net Label Name: Universal South Band E-mail: Contact@theelms.net In a scene littered with indie-rock acts, there are exceptions which break through the typical power-chord strumming, drum-pounding mold, proving that there is more to a band then playing...
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STORM THE CASTLE-The Free of CHARGE Demo
Band: STORM THE CASTLE Album Name: The Free of CHARGE Demo. Best Element: Creativity Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal Website: www.stormthecastle.org Label: N/A Band E-mail: STCbandmail@stormthecastle.org From the opening notes of “Where is my Crossbow?” I quickly realized that I was going to be in for a treat. Storm the Castle is an eclectic Arkansas-based band...
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School-Self-titled
Band: School Album Name: Self-titled Best Element: Unique vocals Genre: Indie-pop Website: www.myspace.com/schoolband Label: N/A Band E-mail: schoolband1@hotmail.com When the first lyrics of School’s opener “Red Lights and Blue Eyes” cue up, it couldn’t be more perfect: “And now you see, there are no other men like me.” It’s definitely a truism, because although...
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