tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81357721625827894692024-03-18T21:27:47.295-04:00If It's Too Loud...Jeff Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826078585426842060noreply@blogger.comBlogger5839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-64375434219804653482024-03-18T12:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T12:00:00.261-04:00Charm of Finches - "Middle of Your Mess"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLUXL5f-VEJfYVabAodfts0TQnMJOVZDYiDPa10nYFqja60f3U-n5k-zzHtoeFbznnLICPRwGu6w5zsz4xvtnfBeUNBozNMff9Cq7aLbBPWMtKlah3S9F8dRaiUL4_WcLzwoXTHecRGLeGdFLAmxVvS5aP6Ff6j9otAAbdJuanC6C8k3qROCYov5CDw/s5686/Charm%20Of%20Finches_landscape%20credit%20JeffAndersenJnr.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3791" data-original-width="5686" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLUXL5f-VEJfYVabAodfts0TQnMJOVZDYiDPa10nYFqja60f3U-n5k-zzHtoeFbznnLICPRwGu6w5zsz4xvtnfBeUNBozNMff9Cq7aLbBPWMtKlah3S9F8dRaiUL4_WcLzwoXTHecRGLeGdFLAmxVvS5aP6Ff6j9otAAbdJuanC6C8k3qROCYov5CDw/s320/Charm%20Of%20Finches_landscape%20credit%20JeffAndersenJnr.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Jeff Andersen</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Charm of Finches are Melbourne based sisters Mabel and Ivy Windred-Wornes. The duo's latest single, "Middle of Your Mess," combines modern folk with alt-pop. The song reminds me of First Aid Kit meets Lucy Dacus. It's a lush and melodic song that swirls around the listener in an embrace that might not be warm. As lovely as the song is, there's a strong sense of anxiety and trouble within the song, which comes through for the listener. "Middle of Your Mess" is a compelling listen, with the sisters' voices laying out all of the emotion of the song.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Charm of Finches say of their new single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“’Middle of Your Mess’ is a tongue-in-cheek bop on when sometimes women like to blame other women for their own internal issues when it comes to relationships. </span></span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At the time of writing this one, we were listening a lot to Nora Jones’ album ‘Little Broken Hearts’ and we think some of her brazen brutal honesty was an influence on this song.”</span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the "Wes Anderson meets Heathers" video for "Middle of Your Mess" below. <i>Marlinchen in the Snow </i>is due out April 19 on Spunk Records. For more on Charm of Finches, check out the artist on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/charmoffinchesband/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/charmoffinchesband/">Facebook</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oWYXLSbJkLE?si=axeH1eLMrGcilUOe" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-82092626680812090592024-03-18T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T11:00:00.179-04:00The Jellybricks - "All About You"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1J3JslxNSYLh9mjrZM56X9jDakOX4Wetocgn696JsuCCRWJ1yI9hR0uIpYc7-ll0WpIC85J3RjZaLOdT1hwgXiAYLUN9g3xnVrQEx5UA97gN2SGulhQa5zU1xUx_deHCebWzTHb8cdRy1hHKaslAZBse5c9l4uEeeOJC0dzPaCuITwpowjPJX_g0sA/s1180/276092419_464178512054336_4314897006989391395_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1J3JslxNSYLh9mjrZM56X9jDakOX4Wetocgn696JsuCCRWJ1yI9hR0uIpYc7-ll0WpIC85J3RjZaLOdT1hwgXiAYLUN9g3xnVrQEx5UA97gN2SGulhQa5zU1xUx_deHCebWzTHb8cdRy1hHKaslAZBse5c9l4uEeeOJC0dzPaCuITwpowjPJX_g0sA/s320/276092419_464178512054336_4314897006989391395_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Harrisburg, PA's The Jellybricks formed in the late 90's and play a very distinct style of power pop. The band's latest single, "All About You," borrows from four decades of power pop. It has elements of 60's and 70's power pop, especially with its sugary melodies. Some of the guitarwork in the song has a very distinct 80's sound, like Tommy Tutone or The Knack. It's all put together in a way that's reminding me a lot of 90's era power pop, in particular Fountains of Wayne. The Jellybricks are just fun power pop with a little of the edge of garage rock, which is what you truly want with the genre.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "All About You" below. The single is out now on Wicked Cool Records. For more on The Jellybricks, check out the band's <a href="https://www.thejellybricks.com/">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4DFQ7qKjK5A?si=OBMfdQSBDcfqQpku" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-51932577823556934182024-03-18T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T10:00:00.268-04:00Chanel Beads - "Embarrassed Dog"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6fNr2_NfXIJ6KFrQeo8YXf0psQob7T88d50gUHZvUWfHa1vssRT_A41GqCO6XK3OVForpUXPAUWONHDrRSaM8-YHlyxHw4FFyo77jkf4ge-k84pXMpdJ9c4jH3M1EqK4BeMR5bNbKAH6qfGtpbi6fjofgZSzWskcgyzMeuTLv0a3JKRD3C716Cs-IA/s4416/chanel-beads-pc-lauren-davis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3312" data-original-width="4416" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6fNr2_NfXIJ6KFrQeo8YXf0psQob7T88d50gUHZvUWfHa1vssRT_A41GqCO6XK3OVForpUXPAUWONHDrRSaM8-YHlyxHw4FFyo77jkf4ge-k84pXMpdJ9c4jH3M1EqK4BeMR5bNbKAH6qfGtpbi6fjofgZSzWskcgyzMeuTLv0a3JKRD3C716Cs-IA/s320/chanel-beads-pc-lauren-davis.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Lauren Davis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Chanel Beads, the musical project of New York City's Shane Lavers, is quickly becoming one of the leaders in experimental music. The project's latest single, "Embarrassed Dog," is a mostly electronic track that also blends elements of hip hop and indie rock. It reminds me a little of late 90's electronic artists that would create a sound collage out of existing elements, but "Embarrassed Dog" also has a much more organic feel to it. It also sounds like Lavers created a bunch of different pieces for different songs, and then decided to mash them all together to create "Embarrassed Dog." And somehow made it all work into a cohesive piece of music.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Embarrassed Dog" below. <i>Your Day Will Come </i>is due out April 19 on Jagjaguar, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://chanel-beads.lnk.to/your-day-will-come">here</a>. For more on Chanel Beads, check out the artist on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chanel_beads/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://chanelbeads.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jIff2wH24H4?si=7pGIyJl73yZ3c8eN" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Fri. May 17 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. May 18 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Tue. May 21 - Denver, CO @ Perplexiplex *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. May 23 - Austin, TX @ Parish *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. May 25 - Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Tue. May 28 - Toronto, ON @ Axis *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. May 29 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">* = supporting Mount Kimbie</span></span></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-65164879934691812642024-03-18T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T09:00:00.194-04:00Alison Brown & Steve Martin - "Bluegrass Radio"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlGqAMI5pmNa6dKobCa-U19Numb7YAolPVbfiOYiUqyDVpPVPbEmEJmfldJCNnQXDV0APUzGiWShb8dteeVubPMoA3f_9QhSQ3gRCFPC4zyn942my0a8K19ATjjUV56Q-tsUJ7I8wR_osjJZSL8_RWgavGfiRSI8VqWOtGgswyC11DrjaOuS3jl6SIw/s906/1a7892233479dd952abca702_906x906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="906" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlGqAMI5pmNa6dKobCa-U19Numb7YAolPVbfiOYiUqyDVpPVPbEmEJmfldJCNnQXDV0APUzGiWShb8dteeVubPMoA3f_9QhSQ3gRCFPC4zyn942my0a8K19ATjjUV56Q-tsUJ7I8wR_osjJZSL8_RWgavGfiRSI8VqWOtGgswyC11DrjaOuS3jl6SIw/s320/1a7892233479dd952abca702_906x906.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Alison Brown and Steve Martin teamed up on last year's "Foggy Mountain Breaking" and that went so well the duo has released another song. "Bluegrass Radio" sees Martin taking lead vocals on a song that showcases Martin's sense of humor perfectly. It also features banjo solos from both Brown and Martin, which is exactly what we all want from a song featuring both artists. "Bluegrass Radio" is a fun song that allows some of the top bluegrass musicians (Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Trey Hensley, and Todd Phillips) a chance to shine. It's also an ode to the various genre radio stations and festivals throughout the country.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Bluegrass Radio" below. The single is out now on Compass Records, and is available <a href="https://found.ee/bluegrassradio">here</a>. For more on Alison Brown, check out the artist's <a href="https://www.alisonbrown.com/">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EXQteCdU-Sg?si=pB3k-qFjwV2gNo70" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-81657572901072102762024-03-15T12:00:00.002-04:002024-03-15T12:31:23.620-04:00Zip-Tie Handcuffs - "The Runaround"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG42PEg171uV8GXjyO5QcSsipTDLa0s1gNUXaDi87EIiYMMDYwf-h94_TTzy5Di4ZOiYbHgdbSdiW_WKAEceSKKRSm7qvvIR4Osq3tGH9DMMcaI5S5lrpPxbwgyL0oeDazc3Rl4aqtXjtcR7VHEhh98lEEzTBl0v8gzY7-2et6dOTT_wNztxT7K6_5Q/s1280/327382212_592871812674640_7144958952851019431_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoG42PEg171uV8GXjyO5QcSsipTDLa0s1gNUXaDi87EIiYMMDYwf-h94_TTzy5Di4ZOiYbHgdbSdiW_WKAEceSKKRSm7qvvIR4Osq3tGH9DMMcaI5S5lrpPxbwgyL0oeDazc3Rl4aqtXjtcR7VHEhh98lEEzTBl0v8gzY7-2et6dOTT_wNztxT7K6_5Q/s320/327382212_592871812674640_7144958952851019431_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo via Facebook</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Boston "stoner-punx" Zip-Tie Handcuffs are back with a brand new single. "The Runaround" fits the stoner-punx label perfectly. It has the edge, speed, and heaviness of punk rock, but with a little bit of laid back stoner charm. It's a fuzzed out punk rock song that comes charging at you full speed, but in a warm and cheery way. It has a lot of the style of proto-punk that you would get from The Stooges, but through a mid-90's post-grunge filter. As hard as the song it, there's an unmistakable groove flowing throughout, as well as a sense of pop hooks. It's a good reminder that sometimes punk rock can be fun while still delivering a message.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Zip-Tie Handcuffs say of their latest single:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"This song is about society's attachment to social media, and how so many people project a completely false personality online. Feeding off of the digital validation of 'likes' and 'shares' as opposed to existing with other people face to face, no filters and no edits. Humans aren’t perfect, and to me that is what makes us each so interesting. I can appreciate certain merits of social media, and connecting with the world in a few clicks, but sometimes it can be hard to see the line between fabrication and the truth. All I'm saying is, some folks are giving us The Runaround."</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "The Runaround" below. <i>Moss </i>is due out May 31 via King Pizza Records. For more on Zip-Tie Handcuffs, check out the band on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ziptiehandcuffs/">Facebook</a>. They have a show coming up on March 24 at Deep Cuts in Medford with Teen Mortgage and Death Lens.</span></p><iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=583100602/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://ziptiehandcuffs.bandcamp.com/track/the-runaround">The Runaround by Zip-Tie Handcuffs</a></iframe>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-25092407032457858752024-03-15T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T11:00:00.140-04:00Zeta Cover Radiohead<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUE-7Zau2BiVZGSK39sOcWkW1ANM6uXvhyphenhyphenOfiABF-BO3iCgpDc_dJqSNDay9mFohK8yDMXRUm_oxEQ4TjjBaVZDzXKO6y4hdWDFWOl2Yt5azINnEdL86n0lSvkp9QagYcs8ZCSxH0dtFlFszy5-3GsrmnGhk_9xCa4soHA8zAFssPWxlRJ8Tzby1C3Q/s960/426011897_926971422217658_2781160988505976131_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="960" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUE-7Zau2BiVZGSK39sOcWkW1ANM6uXvhyphenhyphenOfiABF-BO3iCgpDc_dJqSNDay9mFohK8yDMXRUm_oxEQ4TjjBaVZDzXKO6y4hdWDFWOl2Yt5azINnEdL86n0lSvkp9QagYcs8ZCSxH0dtFlFszy5-3GsrmnGhk_9xCa4soHA8zAFssPWxlRJ8Tzby1C3Q/s320/426011897_926971422217658_2781160988505976131_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Alejandro Goussot</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I first discovered Zeta opening for Sparta last summer, and I've been a huge fan ever since. Earlier this week the Venezuelan post-rock band announced they were releasing a cover of Radiohead's "The National Anthem," and my anticipation immediately started building. I was curious as to how a hardcore version of a Radiohead classic would sound. Instead, Zeta's version is much more faithful to the original than I expected. It's a lot heavier, but it's not as far off from Radiohead than I assumed. It's also a lot funkier than the original, but that was too be expected. Zeta might have been my favorite musical discovery of 2023, and "The National Anthem" just makes me an even bigger fan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for Zeta's cover of "The National Anthem" below. The single is available <a href="https://linktr.ee/JoinZeta?lt_utm_source=lt_admin_share_link#371873875">here</a>. For more on Zeta, check out the band's <a href="https://www.joinzeta.com/">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-hV_hhCSk7g?si=JTWDyRYetye5GzLc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-75986380052026351492024-03-15T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T10:00:00.179-04:00Abigail Lapell - "Rattlesnake"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeWts4JNTWX_lRf9TPdhS7yMFyi9cIjSFOvm-Nk2A9-AIBTXJtVqmdrzt-_hNYHRYhY6B8EEws9cDX2JnWRs0086IMnAAe1JbhpzdNKu2A5q86Q7H2CWS9XaoPVTEoiL_vUA8-fcxPjPafqcK8coAWpw6bGNd79jeBPvEBWCu4qsj9LZxzFrw8DO0Pg/s1000/AL_feature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeWts4JNTWX_lRf9TPdhS7yMFyi9cIjSFOvm-Nk2A9-AIBTXJtVqmdrzt-_hNYHRYhY6B8EEws9cDX2JnWRs0086IMnAAe1JbhpzdNKu2A5q86Q7H2CWS9XaoPVTEoiL_vUA8-fcxPjPafqcK8coAWpw6bGNd79jeBPvEBWCu4qsj9LZxzFrw8DO0Pg/s320/AL_feature.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Jen Squires</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The latest single from Toronto's Abigail Lapell exists as a conundrum. "Rattlesnake" is based in traditional folk, but it also sounds completely modern. The track sounds like it has a looping element, and Lapell's electric guitar sounds completely modern. The guitar might be the secret weapon of the song, as it has a modern quality that is somehow haunting. The way the guitar mixes with Lapell's vocals creates this element that is oddly comforting while still clashing a bit. It's like the modern and the past are being forced to find a common ground, and while they are, it's not entirely comfortable.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abigail Lapell says of her latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i>“Rattlesnake is an ode to love and superstition. The trad-inspired track combines powerhouse vocals and slightly distorted finger-style electric guitar. The serpentine melody unspools around a catchy refrain, doubling vocal lines about archaic love omens and herbalist incantations to timeless yet modern effect."</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Rattlesnake" below. <i>Anniversary </i>is due out May 10 on Outside Music, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://ffm.to/anniversary">here</a>. For more on Abigail Lapell, check out the artist's <a href="https://www.abigaillapell.com/">website</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/769kK03XoNo?si=BOKuFFzfD4L8FL7K" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">04/10/24 Penticton, BC - Dream Cafe<br />04/11/24 Nakusp, BC - Bonnington Arts Centre<br />04/12/24 Vernon, BC - Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre<br />04/13/24 Vancouver, BC - Blueshore<br />04/14/24 Rossland BC - Flying Steamshovel <br />04/16/24 Calgary, AB - The Ironwood<br />04/17/24 Edmonton, AB - The Aviary<br />04/18/24 Regina, SK - Artesian<br />04/19/24 Saskatoon. SK - The Bassment<br />04/21/24 Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre <br />05/09/24 Toronto, ON - Both Sides Now, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell | Harbourfront Centre <br />05/10/24 Toronto, ON - Both Sides Now, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell | Harbourfront Centre<br />05/11/24 Toronto, ON - Both Sides Now, A Tribute to Joni Mitchell | Harbourfront Centre<br />05/12/24 Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware<br />05/17/24 Ottawa, ON - Red Bird Live<br />05/18/24 Napanee, ON - Doghouse Studios<br />05/22/24 Toronto, ON - TD Music Hall<br />05/25/24 Greenbank, ON - Greenbank Folk<br />05/29/24 Montreal, QC - Casa del popolo <br /></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">05/30/24 Saratoga Springs, NY - Caffe Lena</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">05/31/24 Northampton, MA - Parlor Room</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/01/24 Cambridge, MA - Club Passim</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/02/24 Exeter, NH - The Wordbarn </span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/04/24 Portland, ME - Oxbow</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/05/24 New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/06/24 Brooklyn, NY - Cafe Wha? </span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/07/24 Monkton MD - Loft at Manner Mill</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/10/24 Pittsburgh PA Club Cafe </span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/13/24 Chicago IL - Schubas</span><br style="white-space-collapse: preserve;" /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">06/15/24 Ann Arbor MI - The Ark</span></span></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-9318860528935452052024-03-15T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-15T09:00:00.148-04:00Pythies - "Eclipse"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hHKMlCEYWZA4bhS5_GZTlDZvFF-qNQNPLgzgILXbo3BBb4uc8DLt4y_itDq4890XDREALq-VcK20QlQQmVKB7N5Ap_W8FKSFccRgQKbIR51QxCXItqQdcDjsV_uvBhxXDL9aCJYPGlvlYfbZieIr-SHzYX8GhCJEqXtqAzq9acJKOz5-uTLA7w4rXQ/s1890/Pythies%20image%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="1890" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hHKMlCEYWZA4bhS5_GZTlDZvFF-qNQNPLgzgILXbo3BBb4uc8DLt4y_itDq4890XDREALq-VcK20QlQQmVKB7N5Ap_W8FKSFccRgQKbIR51QxCXItqQdcDjsV_uvBhxXDL9aCJYPGlvlYfbZieIr-SHzYX8GhCJEqXtqAzq9acJKOz5-uTLA7w4rXQ/s320/Pythies%20image%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Pythies are a witchy grunge band out of Paris, France. Their latest single, "Eclipse," was written around the time of the 2023 lunar eclipse. It definitely fits being compared to 90's grunge, although the song is a bit more straightforward rock than that description might imply. It's more along the lines of a band like L7 meets The Donnas, and it includes a killer hardcore-esque breakdown. The song just charges straight through you and Pythies are barely able to control the ferocity. But, like with the best of grunge, there is a surprising amount of melody for such a fast and heavy song. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Eclipse" below. The single is currently available via <a href="https://pythiesband.bandcamp.com/track/eclipse">Bandcamp</a>. For more on Pythies, check out the band on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pythiesband/">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pythiesband">Instagram</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-5JRFWmopSQ?si=R8Gr6EGSrNmf5SX3" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-91394058592131703552024-03-14T12:00:00.007-04:002024-03-14T12:00:00.259-04:00Doing Anything This Weekend?: March 15-17<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5UpB4ABGH7fQrC2X2ejVshDoV_z6jTr3p_rtX2QBLD4BqKj3Tm-gqWFRKhSuz55MzgmgYNuJtF8vkZYI40CbRpQNgFKL7JtOmq0fVyUViX68v-RuIu-cZJt7ENUTkSXxSQSRfy546MFmD_a-CAA7XEfZ_CITwFfdjLljQFWhw154wAr1XVInDsukvg/s1280/429976511_761120705995159_6639525828458860205_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5UpB4ABGH7fQrC2X2ejVshDoV_z6jTr3p_rtX2QBLD4BqKj3Tm-gqWFRKhSuz55MzgmgYNuJtF8vkZYI40CbRpQNgFKL7JtOmq0fVyUViX68v-RuIu-cZJt7ENUTkSXxSQSRfy546MFmD_a-CAA7XEfZ_CITwFfdjLljQFWhw154wAr1XVInDsukvg/s320/429976511_761120705995159_6639525828458860205_n.jpg" width="188" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br />Doing Anything this Weekend? is a feature here at If It's Too Loud... where we feature some live shows in and on the far outskirts of the Boston area. Our main rules are that they have to be reasonably priced shows that you can attend last minute. They'll feature If It's Too Loud... approved bands, and we'll provide event links when possible. If you're looking for last minute plans this weekend, we recommend:</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>Friday March 15</u></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://checkout.square.site/buy/IXPXJ53UIMSQTJQPSIU53N56">GA-20, Muddy Ruckus, and Troy Mercy at starlite, Southbridge, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dice.fm/partner/dice/event/5m6od-miracle-blood-the-freqs-psychic-weight-billy-15th-mar-deep-cuts-medford-tickets?dice_id=2389270&dice_channel=web&dice_tags=organic&dice_campaign=DICE&dice_feature=mio_marketing&_branch_match_id=1270479368701682414&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8nMy9ZLyUxO1UvL1Q8yME4xsbRMsjBMNgMALWSQXCEAAAA%3D">Miracle Blood, The Freqs, Psychic Weight, and Billy at Deep Cuts, Medford, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-shift-concert-viv-riley-tickets-797006125777">Viv & Riley at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, Waltham, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/355782344062860">Cloudbelly, Jake McKelvie, and TIFFY at O'Brien's, Allston, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/911158930730848/">Burp., Tysk Tysk Task, Night Visions, and Cross Girls at Thirsty First, Lowell, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/827749509156932/">The Shirts and Shoes, The Roscoes, and WLKRZ at Faces Brewing, Malden, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><u>Saturday March 16</u></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/2366087030242146/">Matt Charette and the Truer Sound, The Roland High Life, LoboHombre, and Christian Marrone at Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facesbrewing.com/store/event/tom-christines-birthday-feat-micah-schnabel-vanessa-jean-speckman-little-low-matt-murphy/">Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman, Little Low, and Matt Murphy at Faces Brewing, Malden, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facesbrewing.com/store/event/tom-christines-birthday-feat-micah-schnabel-vanessa-jean-speckman-little-low-matt-murphy/">Dose of Thunder, Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight, TJ Welsh & The Wasted at Redemption Rock Brewing, Worcester, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.facesbrewing.com/store/event/tom-christines-birthday-feat-micah-schnabel-vanessa-jean-speckman-little-low-matt-murphy/">Ravagers, The Downhauls, and Loretta at O'Brien's Pub, Allston, MA</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://themetri.com/event/ga-20/the-met-ri/pawtucket-rhode-island/">GA-20 and Ward Hayden at The Met Cafe, Pawtucket, RI</a></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Jittery Jack with Amy Griffin on Guitar and The Soapbox Saints at Nick-A-Nee's, Providence, RI</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.passim.org/live-music/events/rachel-baiman-nicholas-jamerson/">Rachel Baiman and Nicholas Jamerson at Club Passim, Cambridge, MA</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-34006263193830828242024-03-14T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T11:00:00.147-04:00Saigon & Fredro featuring Grand Puba - "Think Twice"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNShxasGrrnnjN9FC81yu71pkTGhy5zulDyKC-9fZKiDu4MSQIlVoGiiNw2V6hpkRy9k9YRJy2FoXCTICPLNa2JKb3ffSE-6ALpywzmEGwrCHm-TNUC5HnPqHR2yVB_vQEmRnLw051tPL4jRKvbbzMCFQE3GEh5J_pyeMzNWRStqlU_GAPcEZRLN1w/s768/download.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNShxasGrrnnjN9FC81yu71pkTGhy5zulDyKC-9fZKiDu4MSQIlVoGiiNw2V6hpkRy9k9YRJy2FoXCTICPLNa2JKb3ffSE-6ALpywzmEGwrCHm-TNUC5HnPqHR2yVB_vQEmRnLw051tPL4jRKvbbzMCFQE3GEh5J_pyeMzNWRStqlU_GAPcEZRLN1w/s320/download.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Saigon and Fredro have been working on their tribute to the golden age of hip hop, and they brought in a heavy hitter for their latest single. Grand Puba joins the duo on "Think Twice," and if you love early 90's hip hop, this song will be a true delight. Besides just being a great solo artist, Grand Puba was a member of Brand Nubian, and "Think Twice" has that early 90's alternative hip hop sound. This legitimately sounds like a forgotten song from a hip hop heavy soundtrack from my high school days, so I'm in old school heaven on this track. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saigon says of his latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">“Growing up, Brand Nubian was one of my favorite groups, and Grand Puba as a solo artist shaped and molded my fashion sense at that time, and he is my favorite artist of all time. Grand Puba has never gotten his due respect. Before Kanye, it was Puba who made the rugby with the knapsack look cool. He also always made sure there was some kind of a positive message in his music. While making this song, I tried to channel Grand Puba Maxwell from Masters Of The Ceremony (his first group), with the Puba from his </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u>Reel to Reel</u></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> album, and I came up with 'Think Twice.' It was a pleasure and honor to work with this legend.” </span></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "Think Twice" below. <i>The Jordan Era </i>is due out May 3 on Payday Records. For more on Saigon, check out the artist on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saigontheicon/">Instagram</a>. Fredro's Instagram can be found <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fredrocka/">here</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_t4IQ5O2LU?si=2fpi3HbMnQFoKIP0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-80062614991623751652024-03-14T10:00:00.002-04:002024-03-14T10:00:00.132-04:00The Tennessee Freedom Singers - "Tennessee Rise"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzdI4nodhkzNcqpcUKrP34_t_dlpefuWfhy7vG7C5rkFOUVeXF3DbPF5Atm5JwGbwtPuXPZCJm3kieve8Lp6S-C4v0ybjDj8dSb1zaPfEUfM9Hssw0pCbPVObnDk9b2O3nEEz1YtmOJhbSY76A7nYz6WQqeCuaKQp-gJApO3U4C9WqUH2uSLwu31RkQ/s7840/ptF-0hvs.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="7840" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzdI4nodhkzNcqpcUKrP34_t_dlpefuWfhy7vG7C5rkFOUVeXF3DbPF5Atm5JwGbwtPuXPZCJm3kieve8Lp6S-C4v0ybjDj8dSb1zaPfEUfM9Hssw0pCbPVObnDk9b2O3nEEz1YtmOJhbSY76A7nYz6WQqeCuaKQp-gJApO3U4C9WqUH2uSLwu31RkQ/s320/ptF-0hvs.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Ray Di Pietro</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Tennessee Freedom Singers Project was started by Allison Russell out of "resistance from the rise of extremist forces" and "an unwillingness to accept the rollback of protections for historically marginalized groups." The project features a huge number of musicians: <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Allison Russell, Amanda Shires, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Brittney Spencer, Brooke Eden, Denitia, Devon Gilfillian, Elizabeth Cook, Emmylou Harris, Erin Rae, Fancy Hagood, Jaimee Harris, Julie Williams, Kam Franklin, Katie Pruitt, Kyshona Armstrong, Langhorne Slim, Lilly Winwood, Lucie Silvas, Maren Morris, Mary Gauthier, Meghan Linsey, Meghan McCormick, Mya Byrne, MORGXN, Paul McDonald, Phillip-Michael Scales, Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, Sara Van Buskirk, Shelly Colvin, Tre Burt , and Wade Sapp.</span> The</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> project was brought together to support Gloria Johnson and her campaign for US Senate. The artists involved have pledged to donate any proceeds they receive from the song to the campaign. "Tennessee Rise" is like a modern day "We Are the World," but in the style of The Staples Singers. It's a powerful song, and also just a great one, even without the cause.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Tennessee Rise" below. </span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eEYb-48SUjM?si=tRVxzynBtuFraHGb" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-58523583660528927202024-03-14T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T09:00:00.145-04:00Hana Vu - "Hammer"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtSGmlHx6WXX6dYe01KBxxigthdvuFUEkbO6pszKDFBE4kL_wKUo-Qe7WAOfykL0idGmO2d7yCxm3-6oeKl5xMGzFxGL7lxGOd23NZ9jY2PNEQOUAMHb1-CChQCTLW1TkyEzrEWas1v_40nlALeHwew0ULWkfS72OBf3vr6aRfsLGsK4B67_02D0S-A/s1200/50e0fdc6-8095-c6a9-d320-e30dfbf9a5b6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1200" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtSGmlHx6WXX6dYe01KBxxigthdvuFUEkbO6pszKDFBE4kL_wKUo-Qe7WAOfykL0idGmO2d7yCxm3-6oeKl5xMGzFxGL7lxGOd23NZ9jY2PNEQOUAMHb1-CChQCTLW1TkyEzrEWas1v_40nlALeHwew0ULWkfS72OBf3vr6aRfsLGsK4B67_02D0S-A/s320/50e0fdc6-8095-c6a9-d320-e30dfbf9a5b6.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Andrew Yuyi Truong</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Hana Vu does a masterful job of bridging the worlds of alt-pop and alt-rock, and her latest single might be the best example of that. "Hammer" is one of those songs that is too pop for rock and too rock for pop. I think it might lean a little more into pop than rock, but just slightly. It starts off more as a singer-songwriter track with an acoustic guitar opening, and then Vu's vocals come in with some of the best slacker rock intonations of this century. Eventually the song fills out with more instruments which give it that pop and/or rock sound. Hana Vu is quickly becoming a favorite here, and we can't wait to hear more in the near future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hana Vu says of her writing process:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>“I do plead with the world, or the universe, in writing. My writing of songs is where I feel inclined to ask questions and look for answers within myself. ‘Hammer’ is one of the first songs I wrote for this record. It’s one of those songs you write to yourself amidst existential crisis. Maybe that’s what all songs are.”</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Hammer" below. <i>Romanticism </i>is due out May 3 on Ghostly International, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://ghostly.ffm.to/hana-vu-romanticism">here</a>. For more on Hana Vu, check out the artist's <a href="https://hanavu.com/">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xg618pb_hwQ?si=o_WVL6oYrfrly7K8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-4484852131514880202024-03-13T12:00:00.002-04:002024-03-13T13:49:09.424-04:00Reyna Tropical - "Conexión Ancestral"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-QVxV0jAFdd7HpByqlCqCc1uPcKZYXEQvEdySDVqeWBnZItWn2xHyeiu52AcWcrf4UpuogRbq5csIaSBmCKQP3eHmNU0ALIiQ72ZyiRFA2FhIsOiKXoY48zJuvqIzrpp9TAlN6yYIhwQ5PGdI-mBXZUysWyzTXUH5XdgpA0OXVfUU3Gj0vaIcrEJOQ/s4000/Reyna-Tropical-2-Photo-by-Devyn-Galindo.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-QVxV0jAFdd7HpByqlCqCc1uPcKZYXEQvEdySDVqeWBnZItWn2xHyeiu52AcWcrf4UpuogRbq5csIaSBmCKQP3eHmNU0ALIiQ72ZyiRFA2FhIsOiKXoY48zJuvqIzrpp9TAlN6yYIhwQ5PGdI-mBXZUysWyzTXUH5XdgpA0OXVfUU3Gj0vaIcrEJOQ/s320/Reyna-Tropical-2-Photo-by-Devyn-Galindo.jpeg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Devyn Galindo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I'm not typically one for dance music, but there's just something about Reyna Tropical that wins me over. Led by singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer Fabi Reyna, the artist's latest single is "Conexi<span style="background-color: white;">ó</span>n </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ancestral." Reyna's music combines Congolese, Peruvian, and Columbian rhythms into modern dance music. It's the kind of sound that will appeal to anyone that had an electronica phase in the 90's (which is probably where I come in) without being a throwback. It's the kind of music that borrows from the past and adapts multiple sounds to create something new, yet oddly comforting. Just to show how unique Reyna Tropical is as an artist, she's playing the Newport Folk Festival this year, which may be a first for a dance artist.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reyna Tropical says of her latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>"'Conexión Ancestral' is about starting the journey towards being in relationship with another part of my raíces. For me, that’s connecting with my Indigenous ancestors and the inherited knowledge that I carry through the love and listening of the land, its original stewards, and in turn with myself and my community. It’s about being willing to sacrifice everything I’ve ever known for the chance to be in reciprocity and trust with the earth, and allowing that relationship to be my guide towards belonging."</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "Conexi</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">ó</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">n Ancestral" below. <i>Malegr</i></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: verdana; font-size: 15.84px;">í</i><i style="font-family: verdana;">a </i><span style="font-family: verdana;">is due out March 29 on Psychic Hotline, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://ffm.to/reynatropical">here</a>. For more on Reyna Tropical, check out the artist's <a href="https://lareynatropical.com/">website</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XD5a0i2i5DY?si=bAj8v3ED3cIunoEr" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. March 13 - Austin, TX @ KUTX Morning Show Broadcast (10AM)</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. March 13 - Austin TX @ All Together Now Radio VIP Party (6:40PM)</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. March 14 - Austin, TX @ Bloody Mary Morning ACL (10:10AM)</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. March 14 - Austin, TX - Psychic Hotline / She Shreds Showcase @ Hotel Vegas (4PM)</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. April 4 - Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. April 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. May 1 - Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. May 2 - Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Fri. May 3 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Mon. May 6 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Tur. May 7 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. May 9 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air BAllroom *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Fri. May 10 - Indianapolis, IA @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. May 11 - Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Tue. May 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Riverside Theater *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. May 15 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Fri. May 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. May 18 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Mon. May 20 - Fargo, ND @ Fargo Brewing Company Outdoors *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Wed. May 22 - Bozeman, MT @ The ELM *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Thu. May 23 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Fri. May 24 - Carnation, WA @ Remlinger Farms *</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. June 1- Durham, NC @ Good Moon</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">Sat. July 27- Newport RI @ Newport Folk Festival</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">* = w/ Portugal. The Man</span></span></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-77185282824841749512024-03-13T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T11:00:00.142-04:00Louisa Stancioff - "Cigarette" <p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl9Vxgz2fkgTpqH5zIKEpZfxbFW5-GWSqPvTa48SJqPOH8DlLCqn9osb2X5AYFX4oUWRGmMs4SLBWiXK1fd0lhmcRQpE_TNq7Vf57wBgTA2IcfpiP6Lkd3ZmaQ52LAT9yFWqSADU1diukQCLKd1tynrtEBKBlKt24POUQog4YYVZXuqMtZLnxsr28tQ/s2048/DSC3005_creditMattGaillet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl9Vxgz2fkgTpqH5zIKEpZfxbFW5-GWSqPvTa48SJqPOH8DlLCqn9osb2X5AYFX4oUWRGmMs4SLBWiXK1fd0lhmcRQpE_TNq7Vf57wBgTA2IcfpiP6Lkd3ZmaQ52LAT9yFWqSADU1diukQCLKd1tynrtEBKBlKt24POUQog4YYVZXuqMtZLnxsr28tQ/s320/DSC3005_creditMattGaillet.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Matt Gaillet</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />"Cigarette" is the third single from Louisa Stancioff's upcoming album, and it's not quite like either of the pervious singles. "Gold" was a little more folk meets alt-pop, and "Nobody's Watching" had more of an indie rock sound. The third song from the Maine based artist is more of a straightforward singer-songwriter track. There is still some of the alt-pop catchiness in "Cigarette" and some of the indie rock noise, but for the most part the song sticks to a singer-songwriter base. It's the slight flourishes into other genres that keep Stancioff's song interesting, which is what we're coming to enjoy about her music.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Louisa Stancioff says of her latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Zack [Leavitt] set up a drum machine, a dreamy synth loop, and we both started playing guitar. We came out of the jam with most of the song form, and I wrote the lyrics and bridge one night while my roommate was cooking me dinner. </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's a flashback to a confusing and complicated visit I had with an ex. Although some of the lyrics are wistful (‘cause you're not done with me yet’), I like that the song is generally playful and sweet, and seems to have a sense of closure to it. I've written about that relationship a lot, and ‘Cigarette’ is the most light-hearted take on it yet.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Cigarette" below. <i>When We Were Looking </i>is due out April 12 on Yep Roc Records, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://ffm.to/whenwewerelooking">here</a>. For more on Louisa Stancioff, check out the artist's <a href="https://www.louisastancioff.net/">website</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TQuvSE-NmE0?si=1qXHEf8YVn53l6ek" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">04/12 - Rockland, ME - Triangle Art Gallery</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">04/13 - Portland ME - Oxbow Brewery</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">04/18 - Cambridge, MA - Club Passim</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">04/19 Northampton, MA - Parlor Room</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4/20 - Warren, RI - Galactic Theatre</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">04/21 - Queens, NY - Sundown</span></span></p></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-74470635060694284482024-03-13T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T10:00:00.129-04:00Babehoven - "Lightness is Loud"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGjKQRtvHtFRIX3pLVkymwbUel5s1tgDdetku5upa_eLDe17aMaEMSpgbv21CmAp0tikKuaSfIVG5OZCcyyu66tDN1UAKvpVKsey-94osGWz8tOaiIFzQZ_NfKIsCXRvAzVjASU9HBVO90SozRwrYy_e5_U8csqcsQgCL_eJsvDK1Fi44SoZfZS26_Q/s8256/Babehoven%20by%20Windham%20Garnett%20-%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6192" data-original-width="8256" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGjKQRtvHtFRIX3pLVkymwbUel5s1tgDdetku5upa_eLDe17aMaEMSpgbv21CmAp0tikKuaSfIVG5OZCcyyu66tDN1UAKvpVKsey-94osGWz8tOaiIFzQZ_NfKIsCXRvAzVjASU9HBVO90SozRwrYy_e5_U8csqcsQgCL_eJsvDK1Fi44SoZfZS26_Q/s320/Babehoven%20by%20Windham%20Garnett%20-%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Wyndham Garnett</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Babehoven are the rare folk band that sounds exactly like themselves and not quite like anyone else. The duo's latest single, "Lightness is Loud," has this lilting quality and is strictly indie folk. While the song, and just about everything Babehoven puts out, defies traditional folk, all of the elements of tradition are there. It's just put together in a unique and truly alternative way. "Lightness is Loud" is the type of song that might not initially win you over, but it's going to make you want to listen again. And again. And again. And eventually you'll become enamored with Babehoven.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maya Bon says of the band's latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We exist in a vacuum of sound, trying to hear each other, wishing to open up, seeing the abundance of light surrounding us, approximately 200 billion trillion stars and yet we falter, we harden in our shells. With the ‘coral snake curl[ing] inside you,’ I intend to evoke an image of protection. The ‘soft wool’ is the innate warmth and safety one can find within connection. The ‘rough blue’ is the scratchiness of the wool that can cause us to seek refuge away from one another. And the ‘pearl inside you’ is indicative of the belief that we all contain beauty, worthiness, a special gem within us.</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Lightness is Loud" below. <i>Water's Here In You </i>is due out April 26 on Double Double Whammy, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://lnk.to/WatersHereInYou">here</a>. For more on Babehoven, check out the band's <a href="https://www.babehoven.com/">website</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OSKAFIXgtiw?si=yE3D9iMVCIkHNacs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/6: Washington DC - DC9 ❁</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/7: Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right ~</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/8: Boston, MA - Rockwood %</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/10: Montreal, QC - La Sotterenea ^</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/11: Toronto, ON - The Baby G ^ </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/13: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club ^ ∞</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/14: Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry ^</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/15: Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village ^ ∞</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/16: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups ^</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/17: Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe ^</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5/18: Philadelphia PA - Johnny Brenda's ^</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/8: Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/9: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/10: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/12: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/13: Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6/14: Seattle, WA @ Barboza *</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">❁ w/ Grocer and Aunt Katrina</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~ w/ Knifeplay</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">% w/ Dimitri Giannopoulos (Horse Jumper of Love) and Hello Shark</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">^ w/ Greg Mendez</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">∞ w/ Mia Joy</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* w/ Stephen Steinbrink</span></span></p></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-6188128801014337352024-03-13T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-13T09:00:00.238-04:00The Baby Seals - "ID'd at Aldi"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharNfswXdpGfDa-K5Clhw7-JcGLcLzJHPuYir30MDkiKdzgWhW_kSeqxgDYayC9XNaAi4-kB4bz7AY-JSol_gJHiFhozGIRkhAK7uFBn-V2BhW-ZOYsLbafO2m80Pmv-Y9nZ2t95qF_Q8FzhqnYcYFAEZfXKrx39Jgl_AaW7q2G22lvSJ_mdC9m17bkg/s1000/AldiPress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharNfswXdpGfDa-K5Clhw7-JcGLcLzJHPuYir30MDkiKdzgWhW_kSeqxgDYayC9XNaAi4-kB4bz7AY-JSol_gJHiFhozGIRkhAK7uFBn-V2BhW-ZOYsLbafO2m80Pmv-Y9nZ2t95qF_Q8FzhqnYcYFAEZfXKrx39Jgl_AaW7q2G22lvSJ_mdC9m17bkg/s320/AldiPress.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Jeff Pitcher</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Cambridge, England punks The Baby Seals have a new single out that anyone in their 30's and above can relate to. "ID'd at Aldi" is a punk rager with heavy guitars and pop hooks about the bizarre joy you get when someone tells you that you don't look your age. It's the kind of punk song that has an anger and edge, but also a sense of joy. "ID'd at Aldi" is a ridiculously fun song that also makes a strong point about aging in a fuzzed out, noisy punk song about being asked for your ID. Sonically, it's kind of a mix of L7 and that dog. Plus, it's always great to hear punk rock that doesn't make you feel ancient, as much of the punk rock that the kids are making does. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kerry Devine says of the band's new single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">“</span><em style="background-color: white;">getting ID'd - last time it happened to me was at Aldi, my response was to take it as a compliment - but then as I walked out I thought to myself, how weird is that? What's wrong with looking your age?! What is this obsession about looking younger, especially for women, as a man you can be a craggy faced 'silver fox' but what is it about women where our currency is directly linked to youth. The song is about us questioning our response and what that says in turn about women older than us."</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "ID'd at Aldi" below. <i>Chaos </i>is due out April 19 on Trapped Animal, Green Island Music, and Big Romantic Records. For more on The Baby Seals, check out the band's <a href="https://www.thebabyseals.co.uk/">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eT5RR92tGsA?si=VcdgYjMwoznmavhI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-33254442495667028412024-03-12T12:00:00.001-04:002024-03-12T12:00:00.303-04:00Pedal Steel Noah Covers Joy Division<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3BbkDXIdmAh-_pfZzmyKVE0q7106woej8Hu0K4Wioc9kc_YUQyK46Ea8I0GjUCpuIbPsgs_Wfd9QS4yTSApvZeAUYsGXfUoSOqRjvJ3m2Tf2L-P6UqIcjZm3M1mEdte41Oc2taKpgpMif9t9YocuM46ijeT63GcbqK6RW607DnJJRqbJjAWjv2E-BA/s800/xg5e_noahsteel01crop1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3BbkDXIdmAh-_pfZzmyKVE0q7106woej8Hu0K4Wioc9kc_YUQyK46Ea8I0GjUCpuIbPsgs_Wfd9QS4yTSApvZeAUYsGXfUoSOqRjvJ3m2Tf2L-P6UqIcjZm3M1mEdte41Oc2taKpgpMif9t9YocuM46ijeT63GcbqK6RW607DnJJRqbJjAWjv2E-BA/s320/xg5e_noahsteel01crop1.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Holly Faulkner</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Pedal Steel Noah is sixteen year old Noah Faulkner of Austin, TX. He has gained fame through Instagram videos of himself playing songs from the 80's and 90's on pedal steel guitar, and now has an official EP coming out. His new single is a cover of Joy Division's iconic "Love Will Tear Us Apart." I never would have expected to hear a cover of a Joy Division classic done on pedal steel, but Pedal Steel Noah just crushes it. This could easily have come across as a novelty cover, but this is one of the better covers of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" I've ever heard. It works better on pedal steel than anyone could have imagined, at least in the hands of Pedal Steel Noah.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to Pedal Steel Noah's version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" below. <i>Texas Madness EP </i>is due out April 1 on Lightning Rod Records, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://lrr.lnk.to/texasmadness">here</a>. For more on Pedal Steel Noah, check out the artist's <a href="http://www.PedalSteelNoah.com">website</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8u_bdNlm-AE?si=57cotbog0fQ9eCK6" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-71357989450712287782024-03-12T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-12T11:00:00.135-04:00Live Shows: Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals, Thelma & The Sleaze, and Dikembe, Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA 3/10/24<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQITrVn9Vmu-OG577X77Ti9SOYsK29ZUty7VjWxLFugyqvO4BWE2ivcqUvhAN7rQW63NEpy-yfWut8FWASPshD_FlGxiZzEf3qcfi5deGDZxUB1pZLp9TYSbBkaZxRsHyyW309I-OdxznGdKbAg7wrVrAI4lAeRFtSOqYGSWUd-RH6NsManlJNNwvtcg/s3153/LJG%20Credit%20Bella%20Peterson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="3153" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQITrVn9Vmu-OG577X77Ti9SOYsK29ZUty7VjWxLFugyqvO4BWE2ivcqUvhAN7rQW63NEpy-yfWut8FWASPshD_FlGxiZzEf3qcfi5deGDZxUB1pZLp9TYSbBkaZxRsHyyW309I-OdxznGdKbAg7wrVrAI4lAeRFtSOqYGSWUd-RH6NsManlJNNwvtcg/s320/LJG%20Credit%20Bella%20Peterson.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Bella Peterson</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />March 11, 2020 was the night everything changed. Tom Hanks announced he tested positive for COVID. The NBA and NHL cancelled their seasons. Travel to Europe was banned. All of that happened while I was at an Against Me! show in Holyoke, which led me to abandon my spot near the front of the stage to the very back corner of the venue to get as far away from everyone as possible. It was obviously a bad experience, and I've wanted a do-over ever since. Sunday night, I finally got my chance when Laura Jane Grace played the Crystal Ballroom in Somerville.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Playing as the newly christened Laura Jane Grace & the Mississippi Medicals, this is going to be a hard show to write about as it's going to be impossible to not overly gush about it to an embarrassing amount. Joined by drummer Mikey Erg and bassist Matt Patton, the trio took the stage with some of the most tremendous energy I've ever seen. Based on some of Grace's solo releases, I wasn't sure what we were going to get, but this was a full on punk rock show. Early on in the set, Grace declared that they were playing the same setlist that they did in New York City the night before to prove it wasn't the songs but the audience. I'm fully aware that "You're a much better crowd than last night" is a rock and roll cliche, and Boston particularly eats that up when the other city is New York, but considering Grace isn't known as a bullshit artist and how enthusiastic the crowd in Somerville was, we believed her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And what a show it was. Grace was joined by Ezra Furman for "Punk Rock in Basements" and "Pints of Guinness Make You Strong," and Grace's wife Paris Campbell on vocals for most of the set. The band played nine Against Me! songs and ten of the eleven songs on the recently released <i>Hole In My Head. </i>It's rare for an audience and a performer to match energy as perfectly as they did Sunday night, but the energy just kept building with every song. I'm a huge fan of watching Matt Patton perform since no one is happier on stage than he is, and that was on full display in Somerville. Getting to sing the "Pig pig pig/Pig pig pig" from "I'm Not a Cop" seemed to bring him a particular delight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For the encore, Grace planned it as a slow burn, starting off playing "Dysphoria Hoodie" solo, and closing with the epic Against Me! song 'Black Me Out." At one point in the show, Grace offered to put anyone who wanted to go to their Wednesday show in Virginia Beach on the guest list and pay for their hotel if they promised to dance and jump around as much as they were at this show, and I'm still seriously debating bailing on my life for a couple of days to take her up on that offer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thelma & The Sleaze played second, and I was curious how they would do with both Grace's crowd and not playing in a dive. Their opening song, "Good Girls," seemed to confuse the audience who didn't know what to think of this cowboy hat wearing band playing a bewildering mix of punk, metal, country, and power pop. When singer Lauren "LG" Gilbert announced the second song was about her two favorite things: pussy and cars, it clicked with the audience who got fully into the rest of the set. From them on, we were all locked in for songs about not stabbing people with a broken lamp, butts, and "sucking and fucking." I thought that there was no way they'd be able to beat their show at O'Brien's back in July, but Thelma & The Sleaze are the rare band who work better in front of a larger crowd.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dikembe opened up the night with a version of earnest punk rock. The Gainesville band were a solid choice who set the tone for the evening. I'm unsure of how much of the audience knew them before that night, but they were fully invested in the band right from the start. They gushed about how much fun they were having on tour and how great everyone on the tour was, and I fully believe them. Don't be surprised to see some versions of this exact tour down the road. Some combinations are just magic, and that was proven Sunday night.</span></p>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-66631154578389451922024-03-12T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-12T10:00:00.289-04:00Mei Semones - "Tegami"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfgxFGvxDwn365x5EYQf67O2rMEjFUds8UaGPCsM13xaXL5dCu845Gc985_6EUquq9bo69rNLbQhWiC6omv0TooHa7Cv-pGqfjBLEvuk0cDjxAgLoIjJk7GaUJHwf08kFGd0g1MqoOCENr530Evltl1QzSF3kbnGE4CFmriCsLgz3vA6X0BBK6dDaIg/s1200/56e1405e-0330-1f41-2b66-12df5149acfe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfgxFGvxDwn365x5EYQf67O2rMEjFUds8UaGPCsM13xaXL5dCu845Gc985_6EUquq9bo69rNLbQhWiC6omv0TooHa7Cv-pGqfjBLEvuk0cDjxAgLoIjJk7GaUJHwf08kFGd0g1MqoOCENr530Evltl1QzSF3kbnGE4CFmriCsLgz3vA6X0BBK6dDaIg/s320/56e1405e-0330-1f41-2b66-12df5149acfe.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Katherine M. Salvador</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Brooklyn's Mei Semones just released a new single that is a glorious mash-up of multiple different styles. "Tegami" is based in jazz and bossa nova, but there are also strong elements of indie rock and melodic pop music. At times the song will sound like pure jazz, and others more like an artist like Stereolab. And then there's the time the guitars kick in and "Tegami" rocks much harder than expected. Despite all the different sounds and styles, at no point does the song sound like a trainwreck. Everything flows together and all the elements weave in and out of each other expertly. Mei Semones has truly crafted a brilliant and entertaining song just begging for multiple listens.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mei Semones explains her new single:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“‘Tegami’ was my first time experimenting with Bossa Nova style music in odd meters. It's a love song. My partner likes to write me letters, but I'm not very good at writing letters back. So instead I wrote this song, hence the name of the song ‘Tegami’ which means ‘letter’ in Japanese. I think the range of style is really noticeable in this song, and it's one of our more ambitious string arrangements with lots of intricate lines & textures.”</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "Tegami" below. <i>Kabutomushi </i>is due out April 5 on Bayonet Records, and is available for pre-order through <a href="https://meisemones.bandcamp.com/album/kabutomushi">Bandcamp</a>. For more on Mei Semones, check out the artist's <a href="https://www.meisemones.com/">website</a>.</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2322436978/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=1106777829/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://meisemones.bandcamp.com/album/kabutomushi">Kabutomushi by Mei Semones</a></iframe>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-89621117975818907782024-03-12T09:00:00.001-04:002024-03-12T09:00:00.128-04:00Magana - "Break Free"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAq1kIZX9vUs8Ot_HRcd4gdPfmvje-VVfID0hbr1CVOt_nDao6pVLD8lCXO5Pr4raF6qxocmnFuofOYEfyIzCbOCYJDmr3zSOZzPy_ODXfBKzeZvmS1cc8qGiMT_4Ac7Z3-XtwqtrlaRZFAnb334RAkK2hJjWVbqvjihrMmigYbhrSmGNtSwRndthGZQ/s2547/hdZJOMRqU3aZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2547" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAq1kIZX9vUs8Ot_HRcd4gdPfmvje-VVfID0hbr1CVOt_nDao6pVLD8lCXO5Pr4raF6qxocmnFuofOYEfyIzCbOCYJDmr3zSOZzPy_ODXfBKzeZvmS1cc8qGiMT_4Ac7Z3-XtwqtrlaRZFAnb334RAkK2hJjWVbqvjihrMmigYbhrSmGNtSwRndthGZQ/s320/hdZJOMRqU3aZ.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />One way to be sure I listen to an artist's music is to describe it as "Witchy Rock" or "Ghost Pop." To keep me listening, make it as good as Magana's latest release. "Break Free" is a little more rock based than the synth heavy "Girl In Chains," but there is still plenty of synth goodness in this new song. "Break Free" is a hypnotic track driven by Jeni Maga</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ñ</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a's entrancing vocals, and a swirling guitar solo. Magana have crafted a song that feels like you're having a spell put on you, and leaves you thrilled for whatever the results end up being. Magana is one of those artists that snuck up on us from out of nowhere, but is quickly becoming a favorite.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeni Maga</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">ñ</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">a says of her latest single:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">"I started this song as a small loop, and ended up stretching it out to incorporate some words and other musical elements that felt important. I thought a song about feeling trapped in a loop, unable to break free unless you are able to change yourself, would be a perfect lyric match to the building pressures and repetitive chords in the music."</i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can listen to "Break Free" below. <i>Teeth </i>is due out March 25 on Audio Antihero Records, and can be pre-ordered through <a href="https://maganarama.bandcamp.com/album/teeth">Bandcamp</a>. For more on Magana, check out the artist on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaganaOfficial">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Maganarama">Instagram</a>.</span></p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2052787479/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4270712730/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="https://maganarama.bandcamp.com/album/teeth">Teeth by Magana</a></iframe>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-31837777256376553092024-03-11T15:05:00.003-04:002024-03-11T15:05:44.254-04:00First Listen: New Releases for 1 March 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4hk_c9KNiqJF7VVu3aH7ZIB_18owM3c25TEKsaK9cdvN7gHUsOd5kcpqa1ZWhIb05u_xjogf2apa91ZkpLpU0EjHqQkIU_3wagzhXLvHGvhwWEcvhgQCot-OR4Phs70BKXsaLrj8i5huspokJq605Yfvr8C0t3lLIOAMvgSouEw615r1viCSX_kmTOB/s320/Schoolboy-Q-Blue-Lips%5B1%5D.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4hk_c9KNiqJF7VVu3aH7ZIB_18owM3c25TEKsaK9cdvN7gHUsOd5kcpqa1ZWhIb05u_xjogf2apa91ZkpLpU0EjHqQkIU_3wagzhXLvHGvhwWEcvhgQCot-OR4Phs70BKXsaLrj8i5huspokJq605Yfvr8C0t3lLIOAMvgSouEw615r1viCSX_kmTOB/s320/Schoolboy-Q-Blue-Lips%5B1%5D.jpg"/></a></div><b>Artist</b>: ScHoolboy Q<br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/107WsrBqn5xVPgystkziry?si=058d9f9bf8de4d0b">BLUE LIPS </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: I'm like a lot of people where I got on board with Q thanks to "Druggys WitH Hoes Again" and "Hands on the Wheel," and his latest is still high quality and cements him as one of the more underrated rappers currently working. Lots of great tracks here, and one of the better rap albums of the year thus far. <br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Pop," "THank god 4 me," "Yeern 101," "Pig feet," "Foux"
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<b>Artist</b>: Faye Webster <br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0FDkRPm9cIRJ8qBkxj2Qny?si=40864b9ee38641f4">Underdressed at the Symphony </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: Faye Webster has a delivery that always catches me off-guard. Her voice floats above the music, which gives a timeless quality to her sound that's missing from even some of the best retro acts. "He Loves Me Yeah!" is an earworm and a half, and the title track is a real highlight, but there's a ton of great stuff in here in a busy week. Check it out.<br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Wanna Quit All the Time," "Lego Ring," "Lifetime," "He Loves Me Yeah!," "Underdressed at the Symphony"
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<b>Artist</b>: Woody Woodworth & the Piners<br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7x1XcpTJMlPpxd5Saze4GL?si=4a20aedfeaa24162">Rebels & Dreamers </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: Woody Woodworth is a new artist to me, and this is a pure Americana record across the board. Sometimes, like with "Bastards" and "Flag on the Highway," you get some real Jason Isbell vibes, and other songs feel much more like classic country, up to and including the version of "In the Pines." A great listen, especially for fans of the more rootsy stuff. <br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Wild Ones," "Progress," "Country Ain't Country," "Bastards," "Flag on the Highway," "In the Pines," "Song I Wished I Wrote"
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<b>Artist</b>: BRICKLAYER<br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/55cMxK1VL4KSj8VorYtZaB?si=512b3fabb4594707">BRICKLAYER </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: This is a loud, abrasive, and addictive record. Bricklayer is a sort of thrashy, sort of dance-punky band out of Boston that definitely has a favorite from this week. "Cig Race" and "Gay Breakfast" are both solid tracks, and this is the sort of album that could break big. Check it out. <br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Cig Race," "Bloodsucker," "Detach," "Sticky Fingers," "Gay Breakfast"
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<b>Artist</b>: Yard Act<br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1mRX6QPV832KdiDhsdOb09?si=d57d53147db74795">Where's My Utopia? </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: I loved Yard Act's last album, an impressive slice of polished indie rock. Somehow, <I>Where's My Utopia</i> improves on the concept with some great hooks and a leveled-up sound. "We Make Hits" indeed.<br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "We Make Hits," "When the Laughter Stops"
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<b>Artist</b>: Liam Gallagher & John Squire <br>
<b>Album</b>: <i> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3Neqbz02HyUyqoI5G3AS1K?si=0946d29baac94a4d">Liam Gallagher & John Squire</a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: On the Oasis conflict, I'm still Team Noel, but I have a grudging acceptance that Liam Gallagher has a strong frontman charisma that makes efforts like this, with John Squire of The Stone Roses, that much more appealing. More, the album feels like it could go off the rails at times, but ultimately stays on course in a way that feels more rollicking than risky. I really enjoyed this listen on a whole, worth checking out.<br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Raise Your Hands," "Mars to Liverpool," "One Day at a Time," "Make It Up As You Go Along," "You're Not the Only One," "Mother Nature's Song"
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<b>Artist</b>: Willow Avalon <br>
<b>Album</b>: <i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4bJsDQSbvSYfjku0kz83oF?si=a8ebf5cfd3874375">Stranger </a></i><br>
<b>Quick Thoughts</b>: This EP was *very* anticipated for me, as I became addicted to "Drivin'" during the pandemic. The full record, launched after a bad major label deal and an indie bet on herself, is rootsy and mature beyond its years, with song after song after song that just put the work in. Whether barroom singalongs or hook-laden radio-friendly singles, there's something here that's worth hearing. Absolutely a stellar release this week.<br>
<b>Songs of Note</b>: "Gettin' Rich, Goin' Broke," "Honey Ain't No Sweeter," "Stranger," "The News," "Drivin"
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Of note:<p>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/04sQcJ3TmZzAgd7FGa08NN?si=5a50e978c20d4302">ivy sinthetic - <I>meaningless off-screen death</i></a> (Fun little indie record with a number of great highlights.)<br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7s4elPxf8IzqDWVWlAwLDo?si=86a02b8bf28a4684">Mourn - <I>The Avoider</i></a> (A solid entry from a blog favorite.)<br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5dkbWYrgm2ysC8bObtnjON?si=f6bd3002db8c4a44">Kaiser Chiefs - <I>Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2w7TVQOMEpHT0ZK5rNS3S7?si=b667a46dcb034871">The Vovos - <I>Lilla Gubben</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4nlxfXXiHhUSwE0OfPHoTZ?si=9a1a2d5809dd41b9">verity den - <I>verity den</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0JSu41bFmpGEWehcO3EtoH?si=4ff46b133a914733">Laena Myers - <i>LUV (Songs of Yesterday)</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/36z8ptLj0Dag5rxBmwvFxe?si=4a52e9df9b8347e4">Hannah Frances - <I>Keeper of the Shepherd</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7mXV0ky8k0fQurDtqCBQed?si=d08740197a3147f9">Washing Machina - <I>The Spontaneous Splendid</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0wfQKLlCKAYZGF5BqzaWjM?si=b064284171854746">Carne Doce - <I>Carere</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2R7crs7YbXoJrjzb7IOEEq?si=7b2bc2d7dbbd4751">Sheer Mag - <I>Playing Favorites</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4G5qqv8zv8Fui70TcRjKwn?si=5343335ace1349b9">Sarasara - <I>Elixir</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/42HRGEN5ltCezgopFl609S?si=635385d6dd9f4778">Abby Sage - <I>The Rot</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5Lx8JxSWp89fYywrIAKDXi?si=7319be60527e49cb">Ben Frost - <I>Scope Neglect</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0bbGGeVylC56xMaOfqRZX1?si=e790c9b94df040d9">Daniel Romano - <I>Too Hot to Sleep</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3msIYseD4AuvSLzb63E2YS?si=3ae463af3d9b4fb7">Coco - <I>2</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7Bc15THLjPw5LBVOs6EdAu?si=a8a4124c0cae4767">Murrumur - <I>SEWING UP THEIR SKIN</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5FfQMob3WhmyuWMZdXNuHS?si=1f8a742abc6c4f87">Patrick Brommer and John Lapwing - <I>The Solar System</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0Woyn0BegcNTlAtX4zB6Ub?si=bf1c891e8d05452c">oogie - <I>phew</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4cIvaFIvlZ7qYLiBEIj4HW?si=2ff72fa4c8844da0">Uranium Club - <I>Infants Under the Bulb</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/50WUvMSS4oyXEoerCJT9qO?si=0f6d007e47324d7b">Bull - <I>Engines of Honey</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/32Hr30Ahgal5QIXdpOcvNE?si=87adbe7766db4a3c">Michael A. Muller - <I>Mirror Music</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6J8FUB4Sr0vilM7glIX1mP?si=dde108b30021469f">Chad Crouch - <I>Frenchman's Bar Soundwalk</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7dpyYmFZJDY4fQ568xq21a?si=a32038b6455a48dd">Shane Palko - <I>The Future Already Happened</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/699knK0uPvEy9jZHxAwuJ1?si=ceab37b367c041c4">DJ Moves - <I>Pam Grier's Step Kids</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3hgjPy2aH5DGegCfdebMeM?si=6da864af81984554">Julian Lage - <I>Speak to Me</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0C9xqtS8KKoFQVBrUZD8jz?si=86f68d3fc7ab4f6a">Another Sky - <I>Beach Day</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3iXUvQhZEDrYkxokNiqGVk?si=a823880c914943d7">Jynx716 and Che Noir - <I>ANDY</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6Lu3BWPmfNreYAvGXdgKHI?si=f9b16cc11a89412f">The Narcotix - <I>Dying</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5ROzqM7rbMYoKbQIw4i7fp?si=fff204487a214a2e">Mannequin Pussy - <I>I Got Heaven</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0fROkij27KLAQl0uUTFS2e?si=e9d113ece6ca47fa">Punchlove - <I>Channels</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0hu5AtjQqexj81sQAGjRUF?si=3e8fd640553745d4">Text Chunk - <I>freak:zones (i)</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1s3ypfinSBGQl36cJSRjOv?si=f9dfe70f62334e1a">Everything Everything - <I>Mountainhead</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4QaFNNui8HXCUOrSa73Yac?si=3601c94a86ee46a8">Obscura Hall - <I>Playing Dead</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0sNASfMe2KScDteL4tK2WL?si=0a984083cc8844a5">Diamond Day - <I>Connect the Dots</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4oTZaBT6SoZ9NURR8p42xr?si=747c1b5740844c20">Pissed Jeans - <I>Half Divorced</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4li43Kruh0Mrh0SGsIipvU?si=3c953bbc18f744b5">Caravan Palace - <I>Gangbusters Melody Club</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5mdHZyp7x76KeaVS1WNEaH?si=036ef1cdd86744ff">Bobbie Lovesong - <I>Shadow of a Cloud</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6u3cogVormQxFTzNh7KYih?si=b2e401ef3ab74637">Kontravoid - <I>Detachment</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5BmyU03YgggujG5J2gEfLM?si=0ed7e4671a83494b">Nils Frahm - <I>Day</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/13r6eqjYlKELFQlNvVCBz1?si=a21a727014164f94">Jacob Collier - <I>Djesse Vol. 4</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3T4WB2AijhW9BWOcEfz7ts?si=1cd4bbb9ccb34679">Hanne Kolsto - <I>E det berre mej</a></i><p>
EPs:<p>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7pOY3Dsrn7AtYJ0zeC8uua?si=118a917ec8b64bb8">Her New Knife - <I>nightcore+++</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0G7ktKMY06bEZnFTszw9GK?si=f30dd9b4a711465d">porch kiss - <i>fort stevens 2006</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2hM8a4rHo54zb0UVVxOKxU?si=90592ccb4fe24d2e">Oneohtrix Point Never - <I>Ambients</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6w5NKa4TvmbLr920hnS1IP?si=6ad2b91b8715414c">Sarah P. - <I>Y14</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/61jYqc6j5FekcjoXPnwo2s?si=18565285126041f7">Computer Station - <I>Froggystyle</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2YgKSkA5jPTXv38sANwxqe?si=6e488f48369f49f0">Coco Bryce/Tim Reaper - <I>MYORFR001</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1aUHNQpRl05kj8WrokDDPl?si=5f5f89c2933545cf">Chloe George - <I>A Cheetah Hunting in Slow Motion</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2KTuJCK9o25YBy4knKCXhl?si=b4232094cc4d4afe">the neverminds - <I>nevermind, the winter</a></i><p>
Live albums/Compilations/Reissues:<p>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/27PjvXPnBZ9wMEITi1MZd7?si=5bf87494b058480c"><i>LP Giobbi x Insomnniac Records Presents Femme House Vol. 2</a></i><p>
Also out:<p>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0P5MbidUvxb6msbxgp1M6B?si=b59c6b7bf86d49f7">STOMACH BOOK - <I>SOPHOMORE SLUMP CALLITHUMP</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/04Z322o7T5mwSnFVtUGAaV?si=8bdeab812c434d3b">Ministry - <i>HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2TvkKdCWL1Jn57auoMixLf?si=198ed2491bda47f7">Bronnie - <I>Jaded</a></i><br>
* <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5xTn1vKGNusolMoZ7NMwok?si=2204bad6643b45f8">Brynn Cartelli - <I>OUT OF THE BLUE</a></i><p><center><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5fcCZUqCHxoqhnKFKfSAD7?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></center>Jeff Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826078585426842060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-63783587902778500052024-03-11T12:00:00.002-04:002024-03-11T12:00:00.184-04:00Live Shows: Mclusky, Martha's Vineyard Ferries, and Minibeast, The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA 3/8/24<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RDEJYA4XVG9vUDsb94qo1oW0TZROFDd5kdKK4-Pqcke-nIob6swcoyoiaKU4MBx2h1Kkm1TOy90vctviZtn965aafMpUDvxzpGQ7GAWWtLTQBgi1qsfNBAfN0MQd3YpHlVtWrsJxwqt-t7_vFo1JK8t-2uXjYJliN8reSE0ZhODN9O6BPrvZWyprqw/s1227/Screenshot%202023-10-24%20at%2010.14.30%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="905" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RDEJYA4XVG9vUDsb94qo1oW0TZROFDd5kdKK4-Pqcke-nIob6swcoyoiaKU4MBx2h1Kkm1TOy90vctviZtn965aafMpUDvxzpGQ7GAWWtLTQBgi1qsfNBAfN0MQd3YpHlVtWrsJxwqt-t7_vFo1JK8t-2uXjYJliN8reSE0ZhODN9O6BPrvZWyprqw/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-24%20at%2010.14.30%20AM.png" width="236" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I somehow missed Mclusky the first time around, which doesn't make any sense to me since I was very active in finding new music in the early 2000's. I only recently discovered them thanks to Jeff, and they were always one of those bands that I just had to accept the fact that I missed out on. But, somehow the band reunited in 2014. So when a show at The Sinclair in Cambridge was announced for last Friday, I jumped at the chance to go despite feeling like an imposter fan.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And what a show it was. I doubt there were any casual Mclusky fans at the show on Friday night, but if there were they are now diehards. Opening with "Fuck this Band" (which is literally the perfect choice, both because it's hilarious and helped ease the crowd into the show before the explosion of "Dethink to Survive"), Mclusky instantly had the crowd enraptured by their show. Quite often reunion shows can be very obvious cash grabs, with the band having no real interest in playing the material. That's not the case with Mclusky, who just attacked these old songs with an energy that defied their middle-age. It was also the rowdiest show I've seen in years. There wasn't any hardcore 90's style moshing, but there was pushing and jumping around for the entire hour plus set. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plus, Andrew Falcous has legitimately great stage banter. From encouraging the crowd to start texting their friends during a new song to some bizarre exchange with an audience member who needed to discuss the penis size of inhabitants of a certain Irish town, each music break was entertaining. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mclusky also have such a great catalog of songs for a band that wasn't around for a huge amount of time. There's the obvious "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues," but each song just obliterated the crowd. "Without MSG I Am Nothing?" "Collagen Rock?" "Day of the Deadringers?" All amazing. When they announced they only had two songs left, the audience asked for a third. They obliged, but had to abort the audience's pick of "No Covers" in favor of "That Man Will Not Hang" after they messed up. Even that made the night even more spectacular. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minibeast opened up. They're the new band of Peter Prescott, formerly of Mission of Burma. They rely heavily on the use of loops to craft these mind-blowing and heavy indie rock songs. I'm going to assume most of the crowd was unfamiliar with Minibeast before Friday night, but they won over plenty of fans with a high energy and impossible to ignore set. Plus, Keith Seidel is by far one of the best drummers I have ever seen live. This is the third time I've seen Minibeast live, and each show is both similar and wildly different from others due to improvisation. And each show has been better than the previous one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Martha's Vineyard Ferries played second, and had the unenviable job of playing after the bonkers energy of Minibeast and before the beloved Mclusky. Featuring Boston rock legend Chris Brokaw on drums and vocals, the band played a more laid back set of indie rock songs. They may have been punk rock laced indie rock songs, but still more chill than the other bands. Luckily for the Ferries, they play amazing songs that kept the crowd entertained and didn't burn anyone out before Mclusky started. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Friday night was a night of legends, and all three delivered.</span></p>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-20159542376933651242024-03-11T11:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T11:00:00.142-04:00Empanadas Ilegales - "Tobogan"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEYhLml6CJgZd3Sid-CAhunAo_YspxSymPQFJiN0PONqXic1DlCMnldfRxqay7aetXjaMsW7NtFscSuHxAD3lQcCN-e-YvL9QGqiccwR83f0QIBiNvsz4tBviesesoti5teezZEadMYm6BsHZrKEZ7AgNMK3JpdUVYk_oJwtwGTGZNS21sJ1mh6SuyQ/s3417/6%20Empanadas%20Ilegales%20by%20Patricio%20Cartas.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2264" data-original-width="3417" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEYhLml6CJgZd3Sid-CAhunAo_YspxSymPQFJiN0PONqXic1DlCMnldfRxqay7aetXjaMsW7NtFscSuHxAD3lQcCN-e-YvL9QGqiccwR83f0QIBiNvsz4tBviesesoti5teezZEadMYm6BsHZrKEZ7AgNMK3JpdUVYk_oJwtwGTGZNS21sJ1mh6SuyQ/s320/6%20Empanadas%20Ilegales%20by%20Patricio%20Cartas.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Patricio Cartas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Vancouver cumbia psych-rockers Empanadas Ilegales just released a new single off their upcoming album, and if you liked "La Danza Del Vampiro,' you're going to love "Tobogan." This new song is a cover of Los Benfords' "El Tobogan," which was the first salsa song Empanadas Ilegales learned to play. They've added psych-rock elements to make the song sound more like themselves, and the results are infectious. It's a fusion of psychedelic music, salsa, and jazz. It's a smooth and trippy sound that demands the listener dance in some form. If you can sit through all of "Tobogan" and fight the urge to move even a little, you might not have a soul. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Perez says of his band's latest single:</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>“We go and go and go, and then we blow your mind.”</i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "Tobogan" below. <i>Creepy Mambo: Rooftop Sessions </i>is due out April 12 on We Are Time Records, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://empanadasilegales.bandcamp.com/album/creepy-mambo-rooftop-sessions">here</a>. For more on Empanadas Ilegales, check out the band on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/empanadasilegaless/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EmapandasIlegales/">Facebook</a>.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cVJvaTqC3Rc?si=bfqrbPpK2JzAgog6" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-85222503831938714612024-03-11T10:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T10:00:00.247-04:00Jon Muq - "One You Love"<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt9EeHRKA9O8zc0bL7b4Gte3OzT8Ddx31XGeY2ehIN5Rl7w_77lV62RgoQ_DvsLiw-gHU9vW4hYxeHSsjD90KN33_r5ejUU06QO5VoJHv5Uj-_SXrXSQ6zB2qdR8LyHn-v_dl-Qb3XxomYDMH1LNrulTa5P3-lM4EkFNe3ph9b_U8ZOKxOiJrA-vXRQ/s2164/JimHerrington_DSC_7132b.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2164" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt9EeHRKA9O8zc0bL7b4Gte3OzT8Ddx31XGeY2ehIN5Rl7w_77lV62RgoQ_DvsLiw-gHU9vW4hYxeHSsjD90KN33_r5ejUU06QO5VoJHv5Uj-_SXrXSQ6zB2qdR8LyHn-v_dl-Qb3XxomYDMH1LNrulTa5P3-lM4EkFNe3ph9b_U8ZOKxOiJrA-vXRQ/s320/JimHerrington_DSC_7132b.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by Jim Herrington</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I'm definitely guilty of using "mainstream" in a derogatory way in regards to music. But sometimes an artist just nails the mainstream thing so well, even the snobbiest of music fans can't help but to praise them. That's how it has been with Jon Muq's singles, and his latest is no exception. "One You Love" is a piano based pop-rock song that could easily end up getting played on Adult Contemporary radio, but you'll still love it since it's just so good. The Ugandan born, current Austin, TX resident Muq can take a song as mainstream and pop leaning as "One You Love" and inject enough of his soul into it to make it irresistible. Sure, it's pop-rock, but there's plenty of soul in the song and just enough of an Afrobeat element to keep things interesting. This is just top tier songwriting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can watch the video for "One You Love" below. <i>Flying Away</i>, Jon Muq's Dan Auerbach produced debut album, is due out May 31 on Easy Eye Sound, and is available for pre-order <a href="https://click.ees.link/flyingaway">here</a>. For more on Jon Muq, check out the artist's <a href="https://www.jonmuqmusic.com/">website</a>. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/57X2BMn4jmI?si=RyhGmYQsm7KD8J_h" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white;">March 11 Spin Magazine @ 800 Congress @ 9pm</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 13 Willie Nelson’s Luck Potluck @ 6pm</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 13 Continental Club SXSW @ 10pm</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 14 GSD&M Backyard, Austin City Limits @ 11am</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 14 Sun Radio @ 4pm</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 15 Stubb’s w/ The Black Keys @ 8pm</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">March 16 Hotel Van Zandt, KGSR Radio @am</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">April 8 Washington D.C. Pearl Street Warehouse</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">April 11 New York NY Rockwood Music Hall</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">April 13 Philadelphia PA World Cafe Live</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">July 5 Marshfield MA Levitate Festival</span></span></div>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8135772162582789469.post-71224372898516549972024-03-11T09:00:00.009-04:002024-03-11T09:00:00.128-04:00Live Shows: Glitterer, Glixen, and Gollylagging, Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA 3/7/24<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT1wHV7gBAhKj2DQlmpvJHRAAhePgsKXmftLpbT4kYb10qECEIutMS0RXKCb0F49M6GR-aonZGqvWSfHpEc_i-ihcP60_2Aflnfh9l_kOkOXdPxfBffUWnXZ16i42VbnjXO1x8QvD9B2lJGuoTPlBDYMmxnmOCbml4uEb7dwTmvf8g21xsMs6xL4ACA/s6000/DSC_0622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXT1wHV7gBAhKj2DQlmpvJHRAAhePgsKXmftLpbT4kYb10qECEIutMS0RXKCb0F49M6GR-aonZGqvWSfHpEc_i-ihcP60_2Aflnfh9l_kOkOXdPxfBffUWnXZ16i42VbnjXO1x8QvD9B2lJGuoTPlBDYMmxnmOCbml4uEb7dwTmvf8g21xsMs6xL4ACA/s320/DSC_0622.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Glixen<br />Photo by Ken Sears</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It's truly tempting to make a joke about going to see three Gs on Thursday night. Since I discovered Glixen earlier this year, I've been swept up in adoration for the Arizona shoegaze band, and wondered if they'd make it all the way up to New England for a show. Once I saw they were touring with Glitterer, I knew I had to check them out at Crystal Ballroom. Plus, local phenoms Gollylagging were slated to open, and I've been meaning to check them out for a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi1tX661GXYjyAVIwxLAyxLawtWqoWlciF0sK4CIUYZEElru0_AJg5PJuI0KXeIZgCcGgCCJz5Q-EzzmwOeX9mY-oAY4KLUFtKLTQn4S4tULta0OJkEwqTFoQsdcYyxxaTFQHDJkbzNL93LDdwd9pPdJqhcg_SqyYQq0eOIfBCyLc_mD7ymJIfMEQUQ/s6000/DSC_0560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoi1tX661GXYjyAVIwxLAyxLawtWqoWlciF0sK4CIUYZEElru0_AJg5PJuI0KXeIZgCcGgCCJz5Q-EzzmwOeX9mY-oAY4KLUFtKLTQn4S4tULta0OJkEwqTFoQsdcYyxxaTFQHDJkbzNL93LDdwd9pPdJqhcg_SqyYQq0eOIfBCyLc_mD7ymJIfMEQUQ/s320/DSC_0560.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gollylagging<br />Photo by Ken Sears</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Gollylagging opened the show with a short burst of a set. I've been hearing about how great they are live, and they did not disappoint. They played a high energy variety of indie rock with a slightly aggressive edge. It was loud, and noisy, and set the tone for the evening perfectly. They definitely had fans in attendance and won over those of us not familiar with them. They even inspired a short mosh pit at one point. It was the kind of local support set that challenges the national touring bands to step it up a bit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj6fjWPA0vvMoNrHzZ2FjiDJxVY1vA0bBjI9K8VXYFYrraCEK6YY-Ave1aCPUN4JPprrXfnZhqrq6TtWNTwzYwt3WbBZLRlw7APxvifhEpHH8YiNYr5_yS2Q2ishdWc4t0uGBhHef0wSkqB7_2MC1yXt-OCbNLhT31LRrF78GbyFDaMnUYvSFDbIZxg/s6000/DSC_0579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj6fjWPA0vvMoNrHzZ2FjiDJxVY1vA0bBjI9K8VXYFYrraCEK6YY-Ave1aCPUN4JPprrXfnZhqrq6TtWNTwzYwt3WbBZLRlw7APxvifhEpHH8YiNYr5_yS2Q2ishdWc4t0uGBhHef0wSkqB7_2MC1yXt-OCbNLhT31LRrF78GbyFDaMnUYvSFDbIZxg/s320/DSC_0579.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Glixen<br />Photo by Ken Sears</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Glixen came up next with their blend of shoegaze. They play a much more aggressive version of the chilled out genre, and live that is just amped up even more. This is mostly due to drummer Keire Johnson, who plays like he's in a hardcore band. I had unreasonably high expectations for Glixen, and those were far exceeded. For a young band, they melted everyone's face off as soon as they started playing, and just got better and better as their set went on. I heard a few people in the audience mention that they couldn't hear singer/guitarist Aislinn Ritchie's vocals well, but vocals can easily get swept away with shoegaze. Their set was simply astounding, and my only complaint is that five or six songs was not nearly enough.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46uWhaEgVpqnh6HsNHaUAlEF4eZNqO5r-DEFJpAibupEnzUp2FZRNvHhvJ_zgnvYl2GKtm4roQ9oqDliMX9q8NFSMOr9FQBMXLaQoEn99n81kZcVTWe6vs_5syqsPKJmbmgrs9ggICQ6sNu9AYE0AZXV5muWlZr3UpPo4tPJpwJc3RGeJblAeTG2OGw/s6000/DSC_0712.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46uWhaEgVpqnh6HsNHaUAlEF4eZNqO5r-DEFJpAibupEnzUp2FZRNvHhvJ_zgnvYl2GKtm4roQ9oqDliMX9q8NFSMOr9FQBMXLaQoEn99n81kZcVTWe6vs_5syqsPKJmbmgrs9ggICQ6sNu9AYE0AZXV5muWlZr3UpPo4tPJpwJc3RGeJblAeTG2OGw/s320/DSC_0712.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Glitterer<br />Photo by Ken Sears</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Glitterer is the band I was least familiar with, and they were the band most people were there to see. They have a very dedicated fanbase, many of whom were wearing Glitterer shirts to the show. Seeing that they're from D.C. makes perfect sense with their sound, which was an earnest version of alt-rock edging into pop punk at times. They played a fast set of catchy rock songs perfect for pumping your fist to. If you see them live, you'll understand why their fanbase is as dedicated as they are. Just a solid rock band that almost forces you to like them.</span></p>Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565688219125654986noreply@blogger.com0