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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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Wow, I am finally posting about Crash Gallery, their 5 song ep they put out last year was one of my favorites of 2006. I just saw them (well not really ‘just’) at SXSW where they put on a killer show, much better than their 2005 set at SXSW (they admitted it was their worst to date).
They are finally coming to California to play some shows, and unforntunately it doesn’t look like anyone helped them out (geeze those are some shit venues), BUT please don’t let that hold you back from checking them out. My advice, head to the show, and buy yourself and the band many rounds of drinks and have a good time. Befriend them and then help them get a decent show next time they come out West. Seriously. They’re like Against Me! meets Bloc Party (before they put out that boring sophomore album).
It was really hard to choose two songs to put up here, because in all sincerity, I love all 5 tracks on this ep and will listen to it on repeat several times over in one sitting.
Download “Ransom Note” (mp3)
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and “A Million Coats of Paint” (mp3) from their self released self-titled ep.
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Crash Gallery West Coast Tour:
June 20th - Long Beach, CA @ The Blue Cafe
June 21th - Hollywood, CA @ The Joint
June 22nd - Thousand Oaks, CA @ Borderline
June 23rd - Santa Barbara, CA @ Jensen’s Guitars
June 24th - San Diego, CA @ The Zombie Lounge
Crash Gallery’s self-titled ep is available now on iTunes.
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