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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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Sunday, September 30th: Rolling Blackouts @ Alex’s Bar
The Rolling Blackouts have got a lot of mileage out of their 2004 release, Black is Beautiful, we’re hoping they get something new out in ‘08. Also on Thursday at Alex’s again
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Rolling Blackouts – Hung Up On The Hang Ups (mp3)
Monday, October 1st: The Black Angels @ Troubadour
The Black Angels put out on of my favorite albums last year with Passover and continued to impress me at SXSW. Maybe you saw them for free at Swerve on Saturday.
[audio:http://www.theblackangels.com/mp3/02-Passover-The_First_Vietnamese_War.mp3]
The Black Angels – The First Vietnamese War (mp3)
Tuesday, October 2nd: Division Day @ The Echo
Well the day has finally come, Division Day’s Beartrap Island sees its nationally distributed physical release, and tonight’s show will be celebrating this event. w/The Mae Shi, Eulogies
[audio:http://www.eeniemeenie.com/media/Lights%20Out.mp3]
Division Day – Lights Out (mp3)
Wednesday, October 3rd: The Prayers @ Detroit Bar
San Diego’s The Prayers make their way to Orange County for the Wednesday night installment of Busy Work. w/The Mining Co.
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The Prayers – Young Queen (mp3)
Thursday, October 4th: Thunder in the Valley @ Alex’s Bar
Minneapolis makes its way to Long Beach, as both Thunder In The Valley and Vampire Hands stop into Alex’s Bar. w/Rolling Blackouts
[audio:http://walkingdead.net/~titv/music/03%20Alter.mp3]
Thunder In The Valley – Alter (mp3)
Friday, October 5th: Metric @ Henry Fonda
Emily Haines is such an awsome performer, whether she’s on stage with Metric or solo behind a grand piano, her energy levels are unmatched.
[audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2006/mp3_audio/Metric-Monster_Hospital.mp3]
Metric – Monster Hospital (mp3)
Saturday, October 6th: Eagle Rock Music Festival
Always one to cheer on the underdog, I recommend the Eagle Rock Music Festival over the downtown cluster fuck going on the same day. Highlights include: Dengue Fever, The Pity Party, Bodies of Water, The Front, and The Monolators.
Eagle Rock Music Festival – links to listen to all artists scheduled to perform
Sorry for abandoning everyone this week, between work and the new Fall T.V. line up, I haven’t had much time to get on here, but since I pay all the bills around here I really could give a shit. It’s Friday afternoon and finding myself in a bit of a food coma after a late lunch I decided to troll the interwebs, which led me to this great T-Shirt w/LP deal that Kylesa is offering on their last two albums. And what better way to kill sometime at work than to do a little shopping.
I have sort of known of Kylesa for a while now from my friends always wearing their shirts, and them being mentioned in the same breath as other Southern hardcore-metal acts like Torche and Baroness. Anyways as I sat around waiting for other people to get their shit together, I finally took the time to check Kylesa out. And low and behold, they’re really good. They’re Southern without being typical, they’re hardcore without just straight up screaming, and they’re rock n’ roll without just knowing 3 chords. Kylesa bring together together avant-garde experimentalism with the pure fury of dirty, sludgy riffs and raw coexisting male and female vocals. A perfect fusion of sounds for someone like myself who needs something that’s a little “more”, in order to get into a band that from the outside looking in may seem to only offer some cool looking stoner rock art.
MP3: Kylesa – Where The Horizon Unfolds
MP3: Kylesa – Shatter The Clock
MP3: Kylesa – Bottom Line
I have been listening to Heroes and Zeros‘ Strange Constellations all day, and have been overhearing it in my office all last week. They remind me of something in between Rival Schools, Voicst, and that Paul van Dyk song “Time Of Our Lives”.
Heroes and Zeros are one of Oslo’s most promising young bands, winning a Norwegian radio (NRK) demo competition called “Urørt” (untouched) in 2006 with their first EP, Circles. They then signed with Nightliner/Universal Music Norway and spent the winter of 2006 in Propeller Recording Division with producer Thomas Tofte, recording their debut album Strange Constellations.
Download “Cellophane” (mp3), the version from their 2006 Circles EP.
[audio:http://www.heroesandzeros.net/heroesradio/mp3/Cellophane.mp3]
To listen to tracks from Strange Constellations, head to the band’s Myspace page, or you can also stream some tracks here on the band’s website.
Sunday, September 23rd: Teddy’s Cheer Club @ All Star Lanes
Looks like a fun line up of bands for the Sunday Night Drinking and Bowling Club, Teddys Cheer Club are the only band I am familiar enough with to give up a track for. w/Letting Up Despite Great Faults, The Ghost Lullaby
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Teddy’s Cheer Club – Follow the Sun (mp3)
Monday, September 24th: The Movies @ The Echo
I think I have recommended The Happy Hollows residency night every week this month based soley on the band’s they chosen to support them. This week is everyone’s favorite, The Movies. w/The Happy Hollows, Death To Anders, Lo-Fi Sugar
[audio:http://www.largeidea.net/mp3s/movies/RockTheSpot/TheMovies_RockInTheSlingshot.mp3]
The Movies – Rock In The Slingshot (mp3)
Tuesday, September 25th: Cavil At Rest @ The Prospector
I just read about these guys in this week’s issue of The District Weekly, their diy sense was pretty good and seems to be serving them well. w/The Growlers (another diy band), and Good Avery
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Cavil At Rest – Who’s There (mp3)
Wednesday, September 26th: Coco B’s @ Spaceland
I recently downloaded the Coco B’s new album and it has been on high rotation on the iPod from the house to the office and vice versa. w/Maps, Army Navy
[audio:http://www.kdouble.com/sounds/cocobsmodernlover.mp3]
Coco B’s – Modern Lover (mp3)
Thursday, September 27th: The Broken West @ The Echoplex
This show at the Echoplex showcases three of the best bands in Los Angeles doing the Americana-60’s-slightly psychedelic rock n’ roll thing. w/The Parson Red Heads, Bodies of Water.
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The Broken West – Down In The Valley (mp3)
Friday, September 28th: Roses on Her Grave @ The Scene
There’s really not a whole lot going on on Friday, might be a good chance to check out a couple new bands; Roses On Her Grave (from SD), Jail Weddings (Gabriel Hart, ex-Starvations, Fortune’s Flesh), and 10′ors (Francois from Motorcycle Boy, pro skater Jim Greco, and a couple dudes from The Stitches).
Roses On Her Grave – the only band on the line up with music available
Saturday, September 29th: Cat Fur @ Fender Bar and Grill
I’ve never been to the Fender Avenue Bar before, but it’s all ages with a bar. Cat Fur are great and you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting The Growlers recently.
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Cat Fur – The Nature Of Things (mp3)
So I was reading a quick “Playlist” Q&A with Tommy Allen of Drug Rug on the The Phoenix’s blog, On The Download, that asked Allen to list the “Best bands seen while working either the Middle East or P.A.’s Lounge this year”, and the one that struck me immediately was Cambridge, MA’s Mmoss.
If anyone who’s been reading here for a while can guess, I am a sucker for bands doing the psyched out 60’s rock-folk-pop thing, and Mmoss do it quite well. Of the four tracks they have made available on their Myspace page from their album, Rome Wasn’t Built In A Daze, my favorite is “Hedgecreeper”, the poppiest of the lot. Made up of a group of musicians from mostly defunct now Boston area bands, The Mules, Protokoll, pSyLeNt ChILD, Oliver North, and Bakula, Mmoss are a relatively new band who really just started playing out this summer.
And though is doesn’t look as though Mmoss will be making their way out West anytime soon, when they actually do, it will be that much sweeter, as it usually is when any regional type band finally goes for it and books a national tour.
Download “Hedgecreeper” (mp3) from their album, Rome Wasn’t Built In A Daze.
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