February 10th, 2008 – 8 pm. Boulder Coffee Co. Rochester, NY Sam Buck Rosen/Baby Shivers Boutique So it’s cold out. Really cold. So cold that you can see your breath twenty minutes after your car has been on and warmed up. But you still aren’t warm. Oh, and you have two papers to write,...
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Scales of Motion The Conservatory, Oklahoma City, OK Friday, 8th of February, 2008 From left to right, guitarist Kevin Skillern, drummer Craig Maricle and bassist/lead vocalist Chris Skillern make up the Tulsa-based indie-rock band Scales of Motion. Chris Skillern in motion. The Skillern brothers. Chris Skillern busts out what we’re going to call “keys”...
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Guitars, Amps, Passport: Two Point Zero Booking Makes International Touring Easier By Megan Morgan A vast ocean splits Steffen Kelle’s company down the middle, but he doesn’t let it get in the way. Kelle runs Two Point Zero, a booking agency that sends European bands to America and brings American bands to Europe. Kelle...
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Speaker Speaker – We Won’t March EP Burning Building Recordings An extremely entertaining and well-crafted pop-punk EP. Speaker Speaker is a pop-punk band out of Seattle, Washington. They have a style somewhere between LA’s Weezer and The Knockdown (Oneonta, New York). Their songs have very catchy instrumental openers that will leave you pressing play...
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Arcade Fire, Neon Bible Holy smokes, I love this album. It did take me some time and many listens to form that opinion, though. I am a huge fan of Arcade Fire’s first album Funeral, so at first, the dark, brooding quality of their 2007 release freaked me out. I was especially worried, during...
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My Top 10 Reviewed Albums: - Nate Williams 1. Band Marino – The Sea & The Beast – An achingly addicting combination of indie-pop and folk, The Sea & The Beast is pure fun. This band has a truly unique sound that will make folk-haters and folk-lovers alike stomp their feet and sing along....
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Not Walking Dollar Signs The Ghost of Monkshood develops a following by sticking to its ideals By Marilyse Diaz In a world where the blogosphere is whipped into a frenzy over a new band every week and bands are plucked out of their hometowns for multi-record deals after few or absolutely zero local shows,...
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Pomegranates- Two Eyes EP Lujo Records Spunky indie artists make eclectic and whimsical dreams come true: bliss! Listening to “The Children’s Progress” off Pomegranates’ Two Eyes EP reminded me of a recent finding from NASA. Scientists saw a sight never before seen but magnificent in its uniqueness: a black hole randomly shot a jet...
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Richard Gagnier – Misfit King Self-released Hilarious, bitter alternative comedy delivered with perfect precision. Richard Gagnier is an independent comedian who is seriously angry. He is sour and harsh, which is of course hilarious, and covers topics such as fast food service and incompetent, unintelligent coworkers. Gagnier started performing in 1998 in Western New...
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Ride Your Bike – Bad News from the Bar Deep Elm Records This genre-spanning indie-pop based band is a must for those who love both stories and music. Ride Your Bike, an indie-pop band out of Fort Collins, Colorado, hit a homer on its first try with its debut album Bad News from the...
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