Sunday, September 17, 2006 Murder by Death/Appleseed Cast/Unwed Sailor/Street to Nowhere The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK I have looked forward to this concert for a long time- mostly because my favorite song in the world is The Appleseed Cast’s “Fishing the Sky” (which I wrote about last month), Unwed Sailor’s The Faithful Anchor is...
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Archive for September, 2006
The Elites
Impressive Indie-rock
Monday, September 9, 2006 Kunek/The Uglysuit The Opolis, Norman, OK I was a little bit heartbroken when I heard that Corban Eldra broke up- they were on my top 5 of “Bands that will make it if they stick around”. As is the case with many bands who make that list, they just didn’t...
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Beards-Stealing Ain’t What it Used to Be
Band: Beards Album Name: Stealing Ain’t What it Used to Be Best Element: Lo-fi Bastardly drunken sorrow Genre: Beardfolk Website: www.myspace.com/beards Label: N/A Band E-mail: beards.yes@gmail.com Members: Jeff– voice/whiskey. Sammy– guitar/piano/40s. Geoff– double bass/cigarettes Beards will give up on you before you ever listen to them. Saturated in whiskey, bathed in sorrow, then groomed...
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Contest
Contest It’s a pretty simple contest, really- you send us your name, mailing address, and shirt size, and we’ll send you some music. The first two people who get their name and mailing address to me will also get a shirt. If you want a specific type of music, you can specify genre. Otherwise,...
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Fishing the Sky
Fishing the Sky Even the most optimistic people in the world have their down days. And I’m definitely not the most optimistic person in the world, so I have more than my share of down days. That’s why I’m really, really glad that I know what I have to do get out of my...
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Latterman-We Are Still Alive
Band: Latterman Album Name: …We Are Still Alive Best Element: Sincerity Genre: Punk Rock Website: www.lattermanband.com Label: Deep Elm Records Band E-mail: lattermanband@hotmail.com It’s not everyday you hear genuine punk rock anymore- let alone competent punk rock. Yet Latterman, a four piece punk band from Long Island, NY, have achieved just that with their...
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Jena Berlin-Passion Waits as the Program Keeps Going
Band: Jena Berlin Album: Passion Waits as the Program Keeps Going Best Element: Artistic incorporations into old-school emo Genre: Emotional Hardcore (or True Emo) Website: www.jenaberlin.com Label: Unsigned (Sinful, really) Band E-mail: jenaberlinrock@hotmail.com Ever since I’ve known of emotional hardcore, I’ve always harbored a dream of eventually being the vocalist for a true emo...
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Joanne Juskus-See Your Face
Band: Joanne Juskus Album: See Your Face Best Element: Beautiful Vocals Genre: World-pop Website: www.joannejuskusmusic.com Label: Self-released Contact: info@joannejuskusmusic.com Female vocalists: there can never be enough of them. Sure, Tom Waits might have a voice perfectly made for singing about dancing Cubans and drunk jockeys; sure, Black Francis might be able to scream about...
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Mannequin Men-Showbiz Witch
Band Name: Mannequin Men Album Name: Showbiz Witch Best Element: Clean guitars, mix of old school punk and grunge Genre: Early grunge, Old School Punk Website: www.mannequinmen.com Label Name: Swamp Angel Records Band Email: www.myspace.com/mannequinmen Hailing from the Chicago area and working to conquer it since their conception in 2003, the Mannequin Men proclaim...
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Marc With A C-Life’s So Hard
Band: Marc With A C Album: Life’s So Hard Best Element: Quirky, interesting lyrics. Genre: Lo-fi pop Website: www.marcwithac.com Label: Self-released Contact: marc@marcwithac.com Anyone who listens to a fair amount of lo-fi music should know that a single band can fall into several categories: the single musician who strums an acoustic and sings sad...
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