No Wait Wait!
That’s exactly what I wanted to say when I found that the band I’d recently discovered has already broken up. Ironically, that’s the name of the band.
This foursome from Duluth, Minnesota, fronted by Marc Gartman (vocals, guitar), with Russell Sackett (vocals, keyboards), Steve Garrington (bass), and Eric Pollard (vocals, drums) formed No [...]
For my first installment of Time Travel Tuesday, I chose New Orleans-based band Better Than Ezra. Still revered by quite a few rabid fans, BTE continues to rock after nearly 20 years. The band formed in 1998 while the members, singer Kevin Griffin, guitarist Joel Rundell, bassist Tom Drummond, and drummer Cary Bonnecaze [...]
Two Chicago bands have recently come to our attention for review. Neither employ any tricky rhythms, synthesizer weirdness, or enigmatic lyrics. They pursue good old pop-rock in the time-honored tradition.
The SafesThe Safes are the brothers O’Malley: Frankie, Michael, and Patrick. Nice Irish boys who were brought up by their dad on [...]
I love soundtracks. Sometimes I even like the movie to which the soundtrack is attached. Although I didn’t like Garden State much, I appreciated Zach Braff’s organization of songs and how he kind of crafted the story around them, instead of vice versa. Other movies, like The Wedding Singer, featured music that was [...]
My brother, Indie Mom’s Uncle T is also a music-lover. He recently supplied his own list of Top 10 CDs of 2006 for Speed of Dark, and he is our Dallas connection. A week ago he attended a show by the Heartless Bastards and sent me a detailed review and several photos. [...]
01.26Da Hype!
In the 80’s Indie Mom was a big fan of the Cure. I liked a lot of their songs too. Oddly, I even had a college instructor who was a doppelganger for Robert Smith except for being female. Her hair was black-black-black and teased out to here, she was pale and drew [...]
01.25Birdmonster on Tour
Birdmonster is playing some dates around California, and despite the fact that they scheduled some sort of close to us (within 100 miles), Indie Mom and I did not go to those in the L.A. area Tuesday or Wednesday nights.
It’s really tempting to try to make tonight’s Long Beach show, but that would [...]
For me the most fun thing about Time Travel Tuesdays is that I’m now able to find information about the bands I was listening to over a decade ago. As I scrounged through used CD stores or listened to my scratchy tapes of Spin radio broadcasts in the early 90’s, I had no idea [...]
How I imagine Dogs Die In Hot Cars strategizing the release of their new CD
High on my anticipation list for new albums in 2007 is a long-overdue release by Scotland’s Dogs Die In Hot Cars. All I have is wishful thinking instead of news at this point; the group is laying low and keeping [...]
01.20Coming Up: Gliss
David Reiss, Victoria Cecilia & Martin Klingman of Gliss
I don’t watch television, but if you do, maybe you’ve noticed a MasterCard commercial that features “Huh, What?” by Gliss, sounding a little like the old 60’s band, the Seeds. They don’t always sound like that, however. They are more likely to sound atmospheric and [...]