The Evens November 9, 2007 City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK The Evens’ set-up at the City Arts Center was cozy. Ian MacKaye (Fugazi) and Amy Farina (The Warmers) compose the Evens. The crowd was able to get really close to the action. Ian MacKaye.
Read more »
Archive for November, 2007
An Intimate Evening with the Evens
Denelian-August 2007 EP’s
http://www.myspace.com/denelian, www.denelianmusic.com No label Rock that ensues dancing, and sing-a-longs that are catchy in a good way. “Move your hips to the sound of Apocalypse” because Denelian is releasing maybe the best sound to come out of Seattle since Nirvana, and that’s got to mean the world is upside down. The Seattle based band...
Read more »
Younger Youth Hip (-Hop) to the Old-School
Younger Youth Hip (-Hop) to the Old-School Most musical acts today have aspirations of greatness, which are ultimately defined by varying levels of commercial success, but the members of the L.A.-based band Younger Youth have no plans to quit their day jobs. However, come closing time, Younger Youth just wants the masses to experience...
Read more »
The Vision of a Dying World – And the Grammar Lamb
The Vision of a Dying World – And the Grammar Lamb www.thevisionofadyingworld.com Original, fun folk-rock that will appeal to anyone. Single Screen Records (www.myspace.com/singlescreenrecords) After reviewing the eclectic folk sounds of What You Are To Be You Now Become, I hoped that more great music from The Vision of a Dying World would find...
Read more »
The Sound Mirrors – The Calling
The Sound Mirrors – The Calling www.thesoundmirrors.com Binge Records The album occasionally rocks out with a combination of dark lyrics, happy vocal stylings and nostalgic keyboards. Fed up with having to listen to pseudo-inspirational speeches and misplaced anger, two musicians in Brooklyn have finally decided to talk back … or rather, sing back. The...
Read more »
Deep Elm Records – The Emo Diaries: Taking Back What’s Ours
Deep Elm Records – The Emo Diaries: Taking Back What’s Ours Deep Elm Records (http://www.deepelm.com) Compilation of unreleased Indie, Emo and Punk songs. If you don’t know what Deep Elm Records is, and you are looking at this magazine, you probably need to brush up on your musical history. Through their compilation series, The...
Read more »
The Appearance – Lost In Aurora
The Appearance – Lost In Aurora www.theappearancemusic.com, www.myspace.com/theappearance Adrenaline Music Group (www.adrenalinemusicgroup.com) Strong, catchy So Cal punk lite. So Cal Punk Lite is really the best way I can think of to describe The Appearance. Lying somewhere between MxPx and Sugarcult, Lost In Aurora presents the band’s impressive, if ultimately derivative, sound. There is...
Read more »
Various Artists – Not So Quiet on the Country Western Front
Various Artists – Not So Quiet on the Country Western Front www.suburbanhomerecords.com Suburban Home Records (www.suburbanhomerecords.com). One label’s attempt at breathing a D.I.Y.-bred fire under the belly of country-western music. Typically, I’m turned off by compilations. Let’s see, what songs are going to be mega-hits? What’s going to catch an ear? What will make...
Read more »
Stepping Outside the Musicbox
Stepping Outside the Musicbox There’s nothing new about imitation in media. Apple turned phones into computers, E-books are turning computers into novels and now, Swimfaster Godwhispers is turning music into television. Swimfaster Godwhispers, a Swedish indie-rock band residing in London, has decided to release their newest album, Life as Promised in our Early Days...
Read more »
Shorthand Phonetics – demo…shoosanddo fonechikkusu!
Shorthand Phonetics – demo…shoosanddo fonechikkusu! http://www.myspace.com/shorthandphonetics Self-released Unhinged, inhibition-less power-pop/garage rock that shows loads of promise. When my friend Annie introduced me to Neutral Milk Hotel’s masterwork In the Aeroplane over the Sea, I didn’t understand what was so great about it. I missed the significance of it because I was in the wrong...
Read more »