Wed. June 13th Shows - As Tall As Lions w/ School of Athens @ Club Cafe and EL-P w/ Mr. Dibbs, Hangar 18 and Mighty Quin @ Diesel
As
Tall As Lions w/ School Of Athens
Wed. June 13th @ Club Cafe 7pm
Long Island's
As Tall As Lions
have had a history of touring with emo bands but their sound is a more lush
ambient pop than emo. They have a rep for some very strong live shows and 2006's
self-titled release was well received by both critics and fans.
AS TALL AS LIONS - LOVE,
LOVE, LOVE
AS TALL AS LIONS - MAYBE,
I'M TIRED
EL-P
w/ DJ Mr. Dibbs, Hangar 18 and The Mighty Quin
Wed. June 13th @ Diesel 7pm
El-P
has been a force in indie hip hop for the past decade with his Definitie
Jux record label. The Def Jukies like Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Cage and Rob
Sonic have been one of the bright spots of modern day hip hop. Another one of
them Hangar 18,
joins EL-P on this tour along with Mighty Quin and Cincinnati's DJ
Mr. Dibbs, founder of turntablist collective 1200 Hobos.
Blowfly w/ Blueprint from Soul Position, BZE, J. Malls and Omar-Abdul and The New Alcindors - Tuesday June 12th @ 31st Street Pub
Blowfly
performs tonight at the 31st Street Pub with Blueprint from Soul
Position and locals BZE,
J. Malls & Omar-Abdul and The
New Alcindors. Blowfly is the alter ego of songwriter Clarence Reid who
collaborated with R&B acts from the 60's and 70's ranging from Sam &
Dave to KC & The Sunshine band. Reid created the alter ego, hid underneath
a low rent superhero costume, to protect his career as a songwriter. Read Manny
Theiner's article, "Raunchy
rapper Blowfly lands at 31st Street Pub" from this past week's Pittsburgh
City Paper. The article examines Blowfly's influence on rap music (1965's 'Rap
Dirty' is considered by some to be the very first rap song) and even indie DIY
culture. The video here is not of the greatest quality but you get an idea of
what the show is about. This content is obviously NSFW due to the lyrical content
of Blowfly
Coming To Pittsburgh: Ball of Flame Shoot Fire, Chris Smithers, Kevin Devine, Maserati, Detachment Kit and Amy LaVere
THURSDAY,
MAY 31ST @ GARFIELD ARTWORKS BALL OF FLAME SHOOT FIRE
w/ Heroes and Jessert
I know nothing about
these guys but they pretty much have an entire show from Garfield Artworks on
YouTube. You think of Man Man initially but they are different and a bit more
melodic. If anyone knows more about the band, please say something in Comments.
BALL OF FLAME SHOOT FIRE - DINNERTIME
Live at Pittsburgh's Garfield Artworks
BALL OF FLAME SHOOT FIRE - WHERE IS
HEAVEN
Live at Pittsburgh's Garfield Artworks
Kevin Devine is a
singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, NY that can be compared at times to Eliott Smith,
Bob Dylan or Conor Oberst. He was signed to Capitol Records, released an album
called "Put Your Ghost To Rest" in October 2006 only to find himself
dropped by the label four months later. Does the music industry get anything right
anymore?
Maserati are an instrumental
band from Athens, GA with a psychedelic post rock sound. Detachment Kit are from
Brooklyn, NY. It's hard to come up with a description for their sound. Tons of
instruments. Be sure to check out the locals, Ohmu and Sirens & Songbirds,
too.
Pittsburgh Net Radio MIx: Peter Divito Presents the 20/20 Proof Premo & Friends Mix
PREMO AND FRIENDS MIX
This is an earlier mix that Peter Divito did back in late 2005 for the Pittsburgh
Net Radio broadcast stream. I always dug this mix because it gives some props
to some unheralded soul, jazz and R&B songs that were sampled in modern
day hip hop. It's a good education and a real interesting listen. Setting the
playlist to random is not recommended here. - Brian Cosgrove
I
am a publisher/editor in chief/therapist. I work full time for Mercy Behavioral
Health as a milieu therapist and also put out a music zine, 20/20Proof. I took
a two year hiatus, which involved me trashing an entire magazine and starting
from scratch. The fourth issue of my magazine will finally be released Nov 10th
at Brillobox. After speaking with Don King (actually it was Jeremy Bolen) I decided
to start promoting indie shows in Pittsburgh and have booked bands like Chin Up
Chin Up, Man Man, Elf Power, Mommy and Daddy, Part Chimp, Oxford Collapse, Tight
Phantomz, Appleseed Cast, Rahim, and more. I also released a compilation of Pittsburgh
music entitled Steel City Scene Dead End World on my label 20/20Proof Records,
to positive reviews in the Pittsburgh CP and Post Gazettte. I have also written
for Deek Magazine and Venus Magazine. An excerpt from an employee of the month
write up on yours truly: 'He is best known for his witty sense of humor, analytical
responses and critical views on movies and music.' I live alone with my kitten
Basquiat, who has his own mental health issues. I love Morrissey, Tom Atkins,
and my ma. I also have a fondess for pints of Guinness and cats.
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Andy
Beckerman are a small mammal. He is
interested in the following things: palaphysics, phenomenology and nonsense.
When he is not doing school work, he creates fantastic cap guns and static
sung packs for bitter giants. In his spare time he is part of the bioluminescent
comedy duo Wrestling
Team and edits a zine of experimental
literature.
He
is fond of saying "A parenthesis
is a friend you've never ended".
Andy Beckerman on My Space
Concert Preview: Grand Buffet and Gil Mantera's Party Dream @ 31st Street Pub Thursday May 24th
Grand
Buffet and Gil Mantera's
Party Dream tag team again at the 31st Street Pub tonight. This will probably
be a better setting to catch their act than the last time I saw them together
at the Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh. In retrospect that show, with Girl Talk also
on the bill, was amazing and a lot of fun but I was miserable the entire time
with the fact that it was an All-Ages show and the Rex had their infamous drinking
cage spoiling my night. The company that accompanied me also didn't appreciate
the insanity that they were witnessing. Nothing ruins a concert experience more
than miserable company. Pittsburgh's Grand Buffet most recently toured in 2006
with Of Montreal while Gil Mantera's Party Dream toured with Art Brut and were
invited several times to play New York with The Rapture. Gil Mantera's Party
Dream were named Best Show at SXSW by the Village Voice in 2006 and were also
featured in Spin magazine.
GRAND BUFFET - CANDY BARS
GRAND BUFFET - SHE GAWT
GRAND BUFFET - AMERICUS w/ BLEUBIRD
GRAND BUFFET w/ GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - THINGS THAT GO UP IN THE NIGHT
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - ELMO'S SONG
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - BEST OF SEX
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM
Live From The 31ST STREET PUB
Concert Preview: Grand Buffet and Gil Mantera's Party Dream @ 31st Street Pub Thursday May 24th
Grand
Buffet and Gil Mantera's
Party Dream tag team again at the 31st Street Pub tonight. This will probably
be a better setting to catch their act than the last time I saw them together
at the Rex Theatre in Pittsburgh. In retrospect that show, with Girl Talk also
on the bill, was amazing and a lot of fun but I was miserable the entire time
with the fact that it was an All-Ages show and the Rex had their infamous drinking
cage spoiling my night. The company that accompanied me also didn't appreciate
the insanity that they were witnessing. Nothing ruins a concert experience more
than miserable company. Pittsburgh's Grand Buffet most recently toured in 2006
with Of Montreal while Gil Mantera's Party Dream toured with Art Brut and were
invited several times to play New York with The Rapture. Gil Mantera's Party
Dream were named Best Show at SXSW by the Village Voice in 2006 and were also
featured in Spin magazine.
GRAND BUFFET - CANDY BARS
GRAND BUFFET - SHE GAWT
GRAND BUFFET - AMERICUS w/ BLEUBIRD
GRAND BUFFET w/ GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - THINGS THAT GO UP IN THE NIGHT
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - ELMO'S SONG
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM - BEST OF SEX
GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM
Live From The 31ST STREET PUB
Concert Preview: Low Water @ Gooskis and Nouveau Riche @ Shadow Lounge - Saturday May 19th
LOW WATER
w/ WORKSHOP & SKIDMORE FOUNDATION
SAT. MAY 19TH @ GOOSKI'S in Polish
Hill
Low
Water have a sound that takes you back to The Replacements
or even Big Star or Exile on Main Street era Rolling Stones. They avoid
the "drink whiskey, smoke cigarettes, sing in a gravelly voice about broken
hearts" bar band trap by writing good songs that stick in your head. Not to mention the girls in their videos are kinda cute. Aaron Jentzen
from the Pittsburgh City Paper wrote
about former Pittsburgher John Leitera and Low Water's "Who Said That Life
Is Over?"
LOW WATER - MOMENT OF WEAKNESS
LOW WATER - NEVER ALONE
LOW WATER - NEW COMPANY
NOUVEAU
RICHE
SAT. MAY 19TH @ SHADOW LOUNGE
Philadelphia's
Nouveau Riche
played their first show with TV on the Radio, Deerhoof and the Roots. Ironically
if you mix those three bands into some kind of mashup with Gang of Four, Radiohead
and The Clash you would end up with something very similar in sound to Nouveau
Riche. Their press release says that Nouveau Riche defines the 'post-genre'
sound due to their fearless experimentation in crossing genres, etc. These videos
on YouTube were actually my first exposure to them. It seems like this would
be a fun show.
Concert Preview: The Album Leaf, Young Galaxy and Belong @ Diesel Thursday May 17th
Jimmy
LaValle's vast resume includes stints with Tristeza, The Locust,
GoGoGo Airheart, The Blackheart Procession, and Sigur Ros. The
Album Leaf is a solo project of his that he will be bringing to Diesel on
the South Side on Thursday May 17th. The Album Leaf's previous effort, In A
Safe Place, was less personally charged for Lavalle and more of a band effort.
There was some level of mainstream success with music from that particular album
featured on The O.C and CSI: Miami. "On Your Way" in particular was
one of my favorite tracks for months. "Into The Blue Again" sees LaValle
again handling the bulk of the vocal and instrumental duties.
Young Galaxy
is a Canadian indie pop outfit comparable at times to Slowdive, Luna, Cocteau
Twins and Galaxy 500. Stephen Ramsay (vocals/guitar) was a former member of
Stars. Their self-titled debut was released on April 27th, 2007. Opening is
Belong from
New Orleans.
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix: David Bernabo Episode #9 (Archive Show)
Richard
Youngs- Soon It Will Be Fire (Sapphie)
This mix was originally a mix of my favorite songs from the Jagjaguwar and Secretly
Canadian catalogue. After compiling some songs, I realized that I just wanted
to include Richard Youngs, Julie Doiron, and Early Day Miners, possibly a few
others. So, in the interests of interest, I have combined select tracks with
other tracks from records I have recently purchased. The first track is from
Richard Youngs's Sapphie record, re-released by Jagjaguwar in the early 00s.
This record has surpassed Mingus's Black Saint as my favorite record of all-time.
Along with that, this is one of my favorite songs of all-time. Recorded simply
to a DAT machine, Sapphie is an amazingly minimal record, an ode to his deceased
dog. My favorite memory of listening to it occurred when trying to find an alternate
route to Broadway in McKees Rocks. The main road was closed for construction
and I needed to get to work. I ended up driving through what seemed like a forest,
occasionally passing some small run down houses.
Joe Pass- Stella by Starlight (Virtuoso)
I've been after this record for a few years and found it used at Paul's last
week. Oh my god, it's great! It's so beautiful. Takes me back to Mr. Rodgers
days and Johnny Costa. Check it out.
Hills- Red Bird (Hills Street Blues)
One of the highlights of 2006 was my good fortune to meet Will Dyar, Skinks
drummer and now solo artist. Hills Street Blues is a six track EP that Will
recorded himself with some musical help from Chris Cannon, Brian Dean Richmond,
and Eric Graf. But mostly it is Will on guitar, Will on drums, Will of bass.
It's a lot of Will. But after hanging out with him a bit, a lot of Will is a
lot of a good thing. You can hear more of Will on the recent Skinks record,
the future Skinks record, my new solo record (in May), and the Ninth Ward disc
(forthcoming).
The Impossible Shapes- Florida Silver Springs (Tum)
Another group that I became acquainted with was The Impossible Shapes. Vale
and Year played a show with them in Indianapolis, IN a year or two ago. Let
me tell you, the Shapes have one of the best vibe-d shows around. Guitarist
Jason was on tour with Magnolia Electric Co. at the time, but as the trio, they
held it down real right! This track is from a limited edition record that was
re-released in an unlimited number. Great melody on this one.
Jack Nitzsche- Prelude #4 in G, Op. 28 (Chopin '66)
Found this used at Paul's. I'm nuts about Jack Nitzsche production and this
record of Chopin pieces done up in a 60s soul orchestra outfit fits me fine.
Short, but very sweet.
Songs: Ohia- Two Blue Lights (Didn't It Rain)
Even though this was the record that brought Molina and crew into the spotlight,
I always liked it the best. Always thought the lyrics and mood of this track
was extremely beautiful. Sadly, I haven't kept up with Magnolia lately, but
there's still time.
Peter Bjorn and John- Young Folks (Writer's Block)
Lately, I've been worried that no one is making good pop records anymore. I've
found myself avoiding anything with words and really haven't been into many
new bands, but I think that is changing. I heard this Peter Bjorn and John song
on my friend's Myspace page (yeah, I guess it does work for networking and promotion).
Anyway, the production is really sweet with lots of panned reverb, a natural
drum sound, and a kicking bass line. Faith restored.
Lady Sovereign- 9 to 5 (Public Warning)
I found my way to Lady Sovreign through another friend. This record is wild
and from what I hear her earlier eps are better. Anyway, it's a good bit of
fun with tons of multi-tracked vocal parts. Oddly enough it reminds me of Paul
McCartney when he would inject his songs with all those heavy accented asides,
jokes, and narratives. This is like a whole album of those. So, you'll be alternately
bopping your head and cringing.
Erlend Oye- Sudden Rush (Unrest)
Erlend Oye of Kings of Convenience made a really brilliant low key dance record
with Unrest. A different producer did each track, but the record is seamless.
Check out this chorus. Untoppable.
The Sea and Cake- One Bedroom (One Bedroom)
I'm going to continue on with another dance-y tune. Sea and Cake are easily
one of my favorite bands. Sam Prekop's voice never gets old and I really can't
get enough those clean instruments and polyrhythms. Supposedly, there is a new
record set for the spring. Can't wait!
Oliver Lake Trio- 5/1 (Zaki)
Currently, in addition to my usual music projects, I'm also playing in an improv
group with a vocalist and a flute player. This record was lent to me, because
my free playing style seemed similar to Michael Gregory Jackson (the guitarist
in this trio rounded out by drummer Pheeroan Aklaff). Eerily enough, I noticed
a lot of the same phrasing techniques and melodic turns. But that's fine, since
this record is extremely hot. The liner notes state how democratic the group
was with everyone getting enough face time to investigate ideas within the group.
It's always nice to happen upon some new music, even if it is 30 years old.
LaDonna Smith- Viola Coaster Rainbows (Eye of the Storm)
Last night I checked out violist LaDonna Smith's performance at Garfield Artworks
and was blown away not only by her sheer virtuosity, but also by the emotion
that seems to underlie her music. I often feel that free music sometimes loses
the emotional core that seems to be the center of a lot of music. And often,
when the emotion is there, it is pure aggression. But Smith, in addition to
getting fierce, has a wonderful grace to her playing. It's really very captivating.
This is a track from a solo viola record entitled Eye of the Storm. Also, check
out her magazine, The Improvisor.
Thom Yorke- Rat's Nest (Splitting Feathers)
I just got the Splitting Feathers EP, which combines all the b-sides from The
Eraser, and like many Radiohead related b-side records, it is very nice and
interesting, but lacks the greatest of the album tracks, hence the b-side status.
But, usually, I would like to hear more from an artist I admire than less. B-sides
always give you a more complete picture of how the record was shaped. Or at
least the ideas that were censored in the recording process.
Pairdown-
Burning Up A Winning Ticket (Woodlab Vol. 1 February)
David Leicht of Pairdown has quickly become one of my favorite songwriters and
Pittsburgh is very lucky (they don't apparently know it yet) to have Pairdown
live within city limits. This song is featured on the first Woodlab compilation.
(Woodlab is a new music series held at ModernFormations every second and fourth
Wednesday of the month) I recorded this track in my kitchen with David and Raymond
Morin on guitars and voice boxes. It was a nice intimate show for me and it
was great to document it. Pairdown has an EP on Sort Of Records and there are
plans for a full length possibly this year.
Richard Hawley- Long Black Train
I first got into a Richard Hawley project when I spent a few weeks in England
in 7th Grade. The band Longpigs released a great double ep single thing where
you paid a few pounds to get half of the single and then another few pounds
to get the other half. Probably turned out a little expensive, but it was worth
it. I really think their first record and especially those b-sides hold up today.
I was saddened that the sophomore Longpigs album was horrible. It took a few
years, maybe 5, before I happened upon Hawley's solo records. They have a strange
quality. They seem classy. Classic, but not in the Springsteen, Neil Young,
or Bob Dylan way. More like updated folk songs that don't seem to have an era
or time. "Long Black Train" might be my favorite song ever. I waver
on that, but if I had to listen to one song, continuously, for the rest of my
life, this would be the song. Completely lovely.
ABOUT
DAVID BERNABO
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Dave Bernabo is a
graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper Business School, is an active writer, musician,
and artist. His poetry has been published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Falderol,
and Oakland Review, and a collaboration with Greg Cislon yielded Holy Music
and Art, a book of vignettes and experimental writing published by Incredibly
Thin. David's musical output consists of five full-length albums and three EP's
with Vale and Year,
a solo album, and compilation and guest appearances. David is currently working
on a book of writing and drawings called Real Titles.
8. Wilco - "What
Light" I've been reading mixed opinions on the new Wilco CD but it's growing on
me with repeated listens.
9. The Willowz - meet
your demise Very cool garage rock band from Anaheim, CA. Finalist in December 2005 Yahoo.com's
Who Next competition.
10. Vandaveer
- The Streets Is Full Of Creeps Debut record, Grace & Speed was released on March 20th, 2007 on Washington,
DC’s new imprint, Gypsy Eyes Records.
18. A Band of Bees - Listening
Man Known in the U.K. as The Bees. From the new album Octopus out May 22 on Virgin/Astralwerks.
Really cool retro touch.
26. Interpol - The
Heinrich Maneuver first single from the upcoming 'Our Love to Admire' set for a U.S. release
on July 10th, 2007 - sorry for the poor sound quality!
27. Dr. Dog - The Way
The Lazy Do 60's sounding psychedelic pop from Philadelphia.
28. The Eames Era -
Could Be Anything Indie pop quintet from Lousiana.
Concert Preview: Pretty Girls Make Graves (final tour) with Moonrats and Call Me Lightning @ Mr. Smalls Theatre Monday May 14th
Seattle's
Pretty Girls
Make Graves will be playing Mr. Smalls Theatre tonight in what will be their
last tour. The band announced on January 29th, 2007 that they were breaking
up after Nick Dewitt – drums, samples, keyboards, trumpet and vocals -
announced he was quitting the band. The band formed in 2001 from scattered pieces
of Murder City Devils, Death Wish Kids, Beehive Vaults and Kill Sadie. They
released a debut EP on Dim Mak before releasing their first full-length Good
Health on Lookout Records in April 2002. The band signed to Matador Records
who released The New Romance in 2003 followed by Élan Vital in April
2006. The band's poppy punk with great hooks and catchy choruses appealed to
audiences of both modern day music like At The Drive In and classic alternative
like Sleater-Kinney.
Opening tonight's
show are Milwaukee's Call
Me Lightning who have a release, Soft
Skeletons, on Frenchkiss Records. Moonrats
are from Seattle/LA and most recently toured with The Blood Brothers and Celebration.
13. Born/Dead
- C.R.W.M. California hardcore crust punk similar to Aus Rotten, Econochrist and Tragedy
14. Flux
of Pink Indians - Charity Hilarity/ Some of Us Scream, Some of Us Shout anarcho-punk/post punk band that originated from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire,
England
18. D.O.A. (with Jello)
- That's Progress hardcore punk from Vancouver
19. Fleas and Lice - Squat Euro Disney crust punk/anarcho-punk band from Groningen, Netherlands
20. Rancid - Rejected punk band from Berkley, CA with some nineties mainstream notoriety
21. Red Alert - Screaming
of a Nation legendary punk band from England
22. Rudimentary
Peni - Army of Jesus anarcho-punk band from the U.K.
23. Suicidal Tendencies
- War Inside My Head influential for their mix of skate punk, heavy metal, thrash, funk &
hip hop
24. Witchhunt
- Legistlative Bodies Legislating Bodies ABOUT
DAVE TRENGA
I'm very into music and have been playing in bands for awhile now. I'm also very
into politics and music gives me a good opportunity to address the issues that
anger me, it's a great way to blow off steam. I really enjoy writing lyrics and
creating original music. I have such a good time playing shows and playing with
or seeing other angry, political bands. I really respect people that think for
themselves and have something to say and people who get involved and try to create
change. I'm really into art as well and again mostly focus on politics in my art.
I like to tour, travel, see new places and meet new people. I love cooking, and
eating at vegetarian places. I love getting tattooed, I think tattoos are very
theraputic, they are for me anyway. I've been learning sign language which i really
enjoy and want to get into interpreting. I love sharks and hope to some day go
swimming with sharks and see them up close. I really want to see a great white
up close but would prefer to be in a cage for that one. I just love going to the
ocean, I think water is so relaxing and it's great to get out in the ocean or
anywhere else where you can look around and see nothing but nature, no sign of
people, billboards, advertisements, pollution, etc.
Concert Preview: RTX, Totimoshi and Dirty Faces @ 31st Street Pub Saturday May 12th
Jennifer Herrema,
formerly one half of Royal Trux, an offspring of Jon Spencer's Pussy Galore,
leads RTX to the 31st
Street Pub in the Strip on Saturday May 12th. The band's second album, Western
Xterminator, has been compared to Too Fast For Love era Motley Crue (minus Tommy's
cowbell) and The Ramones and Stooges. Aaron Jentzen from the Pittsburgh City
Paper had an opportunity to interview
Jennifer Herrema for the May 9th issue.
Totimoshi are a throwback,
kind of Melvins-esque, sludge rock capable of some pretty intense emotionally
charged sounds. Plenty of classic heavy metal energy, mystery, instrumental
improv, guitar noise and post-punk dynamics that just moves you.
Mike Machosky,
in a review for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, summed up the Dirty
Faces better than I ever could. "They play rock and roll like the Stillers
play football — hard, angry, muddy, with a chip on their shoulder, and
a playbook that has all the unnecessary pages ripped out. It's heavy, but not
really punk, not really metal, and not garage rock in the color-coordinated
matching-suits sense. It's rusty, dirty Pittsburgh rock with bad attitude to
burn." The Dirty Faces also have Pittsburgh dates set for The Brillobox
on May 25th and are back at the Pub for a June 16th show.
Concert Preview: Pit Er Pat and White/Lichens @ Carnegie Mellon University lawn (free show) - Friday May 4th
Pit
Er Pat
will be playing at the Carnegie Mellon University lawn tonight. The band has
released three albums in just four years. They play a very layered art-pop with
organs and delightful rhythms.
Opening
things at 7pm will be White/Lichens
- a collaboration between Matt Clark and Jeremy Lemos' heavy guitar drone group
White/Light and Robert Lowe's Lichens, who contributes, vocals, guitar and piano.
Concert Preview: The Nerd Parade, Shug Avery, Elliott Sussman and David Shultz @ Garfield Artworks Tuesday May 1st
The
Nerd Parade play a mix of styles ranging from electronica, experimental
sounds, indie rock and rhythm and blues. The have a 14 song release, "A
Delicate Bashing", currently available at their website. The entire disc
was recorded in bedrooms and hotel rooms across the United States and as far
as England within a four year time span. Their live set seems to be a good time
with guitar improvisations and driving drums.
Opening tonight's
show is the talented Elliott
Sussman from Pittsburgh. Elliott definitely won me over on first listen.
Check out his My Space page for more tracks plus he has a Purevolume
page of cover songs from The Shirelles, Tom Waits, Modern Lovers and The
Beatles. Richmond's David
Shultz is a folk artist with some pop sensibilities and well crafted songs in the vein of Bright Eyes or Coldplay. Both Sussman and Shultz
should be on WYEP if they aren't already.
There is another
opener, Shug Avery, that I couldn't find any details about. My apologies for
failing you!
INTRODUCTION TO THE NERD PARADE
THE NERD PARADE perform "Outside"
- Live from a skate park
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix: Lucia Aguirre's Kaleidoscope Eclectic Episode 1 (Archive Show)
If You Rescue Me”
is from the movie soundtrack “The Science of Sleep”. Love how they
turned this dark “Velvet Underground” cover song “After Hours”
into a sweet bossa nova cat-rescue song.
The
Feeling -Fill My Little World - I like how they make fun-bubble-pop music
without sounding like your typical top-40 mix.
Sean
Lennon - Wait for Me - From “Friendly Fire”. While he might dread
being better known just because John Lennon & Yoko Ono are his parents,
his new album is a very unique blend of both of them. The music & lyrics
are very Beatle-esque era “Sgt Peppers”, while his voice is sing-a-long
like his moms. I like it.. yet, it is freaky!
Powersolo
- Cat Nazer - A band from Denmark under the “Crunchy Frog” Label that
tried to break ground in the USA a year ago with the College Scene with not
much success. I personally like it, is catchy, jumpy… they have other great
songs too.
Scary Mansion -Go To Hell - An indie band/girl from New York that I discovered
in myspace through a friend. It is dark, folky… very atmospheric. I love
it.
Antony and the Johnsons -Hope There’s Someone - Antony is an artist
that I discovered thru British radio, and then again in the Music Documentary
film “Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man”. Antony’s voice is exquisitely
haunting and beautiful…. Like a male counterpart to Bjork.
GuiLLemots -Madeuplovesong#43” - Another band from England. Their music
is also unique and their lyrics phenomenal.. very poetic. They were actually
one of the finalists for the Mercury Prize in England, the British equivalent
to the “Album of the Year” Grammy. Once again a friend introduced
me to them in myspace, and I haven’t stop listening to them.
The Zutons -Why Won’t You Give Me Your Love? - I love the Zutons! I
saw them live opening for “Muse” over a year now, and their music
just blew me away. Is fast, fun….they are pretty big in the UK, but so
far haven’t been able to open ground here in America.
The Raveonettes -Vampscratchwhore - This song is a rare bonus that was given
on the British EP on the release of their new album last year. You know I love
The Raveonettes! I have a bunch of rare Raveonettes songs. I like how this one
is fast, cheap, great beat. Hopefully they'll play it on their next tour (when
they realease their new album that is almost done)
Junip -Official - This little band is another side project of the multi-faceted
Jose Gonzales, who this year toured around promoting not only his album “Veneer”
(who I saw perform in Columbus), but also with Zero 7 (from England). I like
the atmosphere of this song….. very different from his acoustic work.
Alice
Smith - Dream - I love her style, her voice. I discovered her on myspace,
and saw her live with Citizen Cope. I love her groviness, ala Eryka Badu and
Lauren Hill, yet the way she explores her music with her voice and lyrics reminds
me of Sade. I don’t know, but I really like her. Very unique.
Tangerine -The Final Hour - Yeah… Mr Matz (I love Mr. Matz). While
I love their regular full-length album, this song from the previous EP is just
stunning and one of my favorites (if not my favorite!). I love how the music
slides so smoothly along with Tony’s voice on this one… is very sexy!.haha!
Mew -Comforting Sounds - Another band from Denmark. I love this song…
is sweet and simple, and yet so grand in its scope. This song was the “tear
jerker” for me when I saw them live. Their new album “And The Glass
Handed Kites” is awesome!! This is one of those albums you must listen
in order from beginning-to-end. It is great, specially when driving the open
road!
Alexis Murdoch - Orange Sky - Ok, this guy seems to be pretty big in the
adult-contemporary scene, but I discovered him thru a friend on myspace, and
well… while I don’t label myself “adult-contemporary-listener”
yet, I love this guy’s music. This song is from an earlier ep (and which
was featured on the “Garden State” Soundtrack, which then was re-issued
much cleaner in his fell-length release. I love this song. So simple, great
lyrics. Love it.
Richard Ashcroft - The Direction - by Richard Ashcroft. This song was a
bonus-track for the single release of his new album “Break The Night with
Colour” last year in England. This song means a lot to me…. it came
to me at a pivotal-significant moment in my life last year. Love the lyrics.
Love it.
Concert Preview: Spoon, Oakley Hall and the Weird Paul Rock Band @ CMU's Carnival 07 - Friday April 20th
Summary AB Concerts
presents the Carnival 2007 concert at Carnegie Mellon University with Spoon,
Oakley Hall
and Weird Paul. Spoon's
next release, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is set for release on July 10th. Brooklyn's Oakley
Hall are like a weird breed of psychedelic Americana. Pittsburgh's Weird
Paul Petrosky has been releasing his own cassettes since the late 80's and
has even had a documentary devoted to him. Weird Paul starts at 8pm sharp with
a quick 20 minute set.
SPOON - I TURN
MY CAMERA ON
SPOON - THE WAY
WE GET BY LIVE AT STUBB'S 3/17/07
SPOON - STAY DON'T
GO (LIVE FROM PITCHFORK FEST)
OAKLEY HALL - LAZY
SUSAN
OAKLEY HALL - BEAR
MY BURDEN
WEIRD PAUL - I
DON'T WANT TO GO TO CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE
Concert Preview: Pink Nasty with The Black, The Selminaires and The Sweet Icing - Thursday April 19th - Garfield Artworks
Pink
Nasty, aka Sara Beck, is the sister of rapper Black Nasty. She brings her
offbeat singer-songwriter fare to Garfield Artworks tonight in support of her
lastest release 'Mold The Gold'. With her are Austin's The
Black. On
"Eshu Blues," the Black bring the same dirty blues-pop that made The
Yardbirds famous. Atlanta's The
Selminaires currently have a full-length release "Here Come the Selmanaires"
available for purchase at www.internationalhits.com.
You can hear more of local opener The
Sweet Icing on their MySpace
page.
PINK NASTY - AWAY
MESSAGE
From Mold The Gold
PINK NASTY - THIRSTY
THURSDAY
Live From The Almost Late Show on ME Television
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix: David Bernabo Episode #12
This set of music
will be geared towards longer pieces of music. Possibly because I don't feel
like typing. I fear arthritis from typing all day at work and then mouse-clicking
while recording music at night and making small dots on wood, which you can
see at the ModernFormations Spring Salon this April 2007.
1. Lonnie
Smith | Play It Back | Live At Club Mozambique
This
story might have been recounted before. My first trip to Village Vanguard luckily
happened on a night that boasted soul-jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson and the,
at the time, bizarre Dr. Lonnie Smith, all done up in a turban playing a huge,
crushing sounding organ. I think I was supposed to be visiting colleges, NYU
and Columbia, but never actually made it due to two of three nights in jazz
venues, and the other wandering around bars and whatnot with my dad. This night
was one of the greatest nights of musical awakenings and whatnot. Lonnie Smith
laid out shifting 10-finger chords instead of traditional solos and the whole
room shook when he did so. People were screaming and aside from Steely Dan when
I was 10 years old, it was the greatest show I had ever seen. Afterwards, I
got into some Lou Donaldson records and like a lot of them, although some seemed
too smooth. This track comes from a live set at Club Mozambique played and recorded
on May 21, 1970. Among the many band members, you have George Benson on guitar,
Joe Dukes on drums, Dave Hubbard on tenor, Gary Jones conga, Clifford Mack tambourine,
Ronnie Cuber baritone. All songs written by Lonnie Smith with a Miles Davis
cover and a Sly and the Family Stone cover. Rockin' set with much energy.
PlayBacks is one
of the more interesting Derek Bailey releases. The record consists of 12 backing
tracks provided by such musicians as plunderphonics-pioneer John Oswald (who
plunders DBailey), John French, Jim O'Rourke and Loren MazzaCane Conners, Darryl
Moore, Sasha-Frere Jones, and more. The track I picked has the percussion backing
of Ko Thein Htay. There are warm drums, melodic percussion, and bits of bells.
Derek Bailey almost sticks to strings of eighth-note harmonics and some notes
throughout the piece, but I've always felt that some really interesting rhythms
resulted from the collaboration. The liner notes quote Derek saying, "Throughout,
I aimed to treat each track, many of which seemed to be complete in themselves,
as a kind of ensemble I could play with rather than as a 'backing' track."
In 1960, pianist
George Gruntz wrote the score to the film Mental Cruelty, which was a break
from Swiss productions dealing with folklore. The film aimed something grander,
like that of a "French nouvelle vague." Anyway, the score is awesome.
Here is a short, but sweet piece of it.
Released on VHF,
this is a meeting of two very influential minds, Acid Mothers Temple mastermind
Makoto Kawabata and Scottish, avant-folkish, minimalist Richard Young. The result
is closer to Richard Youngs' side of the spectrum, preferring slow, acoustic
drones over fast saturated licks and whatnot. This is a nice track, sprawling
building pretty.
5.
Bill
Callahan | Footprints | Woke On A Whaleheart
Here is new music
from Smog-man Bill Callahan. It's real cool, beefier than last time's mostly
acoustic happening. I Like The Layers.
In 1684, members
of a Utopian Quietist sect, consisting mainly of Dutch followers of the French
Separatist Jean de Labadie, left their headquarters at Wieuwerd in the Netherlands
in order to spread the new oeuvre de dieu while preparing themselves for the
coming millennium. The settled in Bohemia Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland, where
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland meet. This is the second collaboration between
my favorite poet Susan Howe and one of my favorite musicians David Grubbs, of
Gastr Del Sol and Bastro. You hear Susan's new poem and Grubbs on khaen baet,
khaen jet, VC53 synthesizer, computer.
7. Gavin Bryars |
Tramp with Orchestra IV (full strings) | Jesus' Blood never failed me yet
Though he has mellowed
in his later years, Gavin Bryars composed/found one of the most beautiful and
moving pieces of music of the 20th Century. Gavin Bryars displays nearly all
the trademarks of late twentieth/early twenty-first century classical music:
versatility, integration of visual arts and multimedia, explorations of non-traditional
approaches, and extensive collaborations with other composers and arts organizations.
Like several of his contemporaries, he has attracted popular attention through
the combined innovation and approachability of his compositions, and writes
articulately on a wide variety of music and musicians. His first love in music
was jazz, and he performed as a bassist with Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. Some
of this influence shows in his use of improvisation. In the late 1960s, he began
to study and work with several other innovative composers, including John Cage
and Cornelius Cardew. In 1969, he began teaching at the Portsmouth College of
Art, where he helped found the Portsmouth Sinfonia... Read More...
8. Federico Garcia | Canon for Violin and Piano
This is a piece
by ALIA MUSICA Federico
Garcia. ALIA MUSICA
was created in September 2006 by a group of young composers based in Pittsburgh,
with the aim of joining the cultivation of new music in the city.
The group premiered publicly with an inaugural season in March of 2007, sponsored
by the Music Program at Chatham College. The combination of eleven very good
new pieces (composed for the occasion by each of the ALIA MUSICA members), the
high standard of performance achieved by the ensemble, and an enthusiastic support
and reception by the whole community, produced a success that we had barely
dreamt. But one that confirms the worth of our vision and ties us even more
to the project and to the city. Please check them out. A great source for New
Music.
9. Vandermark 5
| Some Not All | A Discontinuous Line
Check out Ken's
writing in Notes from the Field. www.kenvandermark.com
THE VANDERMARK 5 TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA
Pt. 1: Midwest
I arrived back home after the duo concert with Paal Nilssen Love in warm, somewhat
sunny Utrecht on Sunday, February 4th. On Tuesday the 6th I was in a van with
the other members of the Vandermark 5, driving in a blizzard towards St. Paul,
Minnesota. Our North American tour started west of Chicago so that we could
loop back towards Canada on our way to the East Coast. The weather was terrible,
everywhere along the highway there were accidents- cars spun out into the median,
18 wheeler trucks jackknifed and blocking traffic for miles, shredded metal
and glass on the side of the road left from previous collisions. Somehow we
made it to St. Paul not only safe, but on time for our soundcheck at the Turf
Club. Despite the lousy weather we got a very nice turnout, I'm guessing that
the people who live in St. Paul are pretty used to crap Februarys at this point.
The band's performance was rusty; we hadn't had a chance to work together since
our December recording session because I had been on tour in Europe since the
start of 2007. As usual, after the gig we went to check in at our motel. What
wasn't usual was finding all of furniture stacked in a pile in the middle of
the floor when I opened the door to my room. After talking to the night manager,
who was simultaneously eating two different pieces of cake during our chat,
I found out that she had accidentally given the band rooms on a floor that was
getting renovated. So we lugged our equipment and luggage to another room on
another floor and tried to fall asleep on a bed that was identical to the one
stacked in a pile in the room that was being "fixed up."
… The last
two concerts of the tour indicated the strange nature of culture in America.
Our gig near D.C., on the 16th , took place in a strip mall. The club itself,
called Jammin' Java, was really okay, but when we pulled up in the van we felt
pretty ridiculous. Who the hell would find us out here by the Pizza Hut and
Bennigans? Surprisingly, we a decent crowd turned up. The next day we played
at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. A nice contrast of High and Low that
I'm sure Warhol would have appreciated. The concert in Pittsburgh was probably
the most successful performance that I've been involved with in that city- the
auditorium was standing room only. The quintet finished the tour by playing
one of its best gigs on the trip. It feels like there is so much creative energy
left to explore with this ensemble, which is unbelievably exciting after working
on it for more than ten years.
ABOUT DAVID BERNABO
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Dave Bernabo is a
graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper Business School, is an active writer, musician,
and artist. His poetry has been published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Falderol,
and Oakland Review, and a collaboration with Greg Cislon yielded Holy Music
and Art, a book of vignettes and experimental writing published by Incredibly
Thin. David's musical output consists of five full-length albums and three EP's
with Vale and Year,
a solo album, and compilation and guest appearances. David is currently working
on a book of writing and drawings called Real Titles.
Concert Preview: More Friday night shows with Gore Gore Girls, Shipwreck, The Singles, Seven Color Sky and Science Fiction Idols
Plenty of live
music options Friday night in Pittsburgh. In addition to the already previewed
Georgie James at Garfield Artworks we also have these shows:
The Gore Gore Girls are from Detroit but it was Pittsburgh's Get Hip Records
that exposed them to the world in 1998. They have survived lineup changes but
their blend of 60's girl group melody and garage rock has remained intact.
GORE GORE GIRLS live at The Basement in Nashville, TN
In 2006 Shipwreck
from Illinois announced on the Internet that they would self-release four EP's
in the following 16 months. They are on their second at the moment but currently
writing and recording their third. They are visiting The Brillobox on a short
tour of the Northeast.
The Singles actually
have three other dates scheduled for Pittsburgh. Including April 14th at The Rex
Theatre and May 12th. They play a very Anglo influenced power pop.Pittsburgh's
Like Summer will
apparently be debuting a new band member at this show.
Seven Color Sky were
favorites on the now departed Pittsburgh Net Radio internet radio station. Fade
is probably my favorite track. The song is from their 'Better Looking' EP, their
first collaboration with John Ashton of the Psychedlic Furs. Ashton first noticed
SCS when they opened for the Furs at the 2004 Three Rivers Arts Festival. He is
once again working with the band on their new 12-song album.
The Science Fiction Idols disbanded in 2006 but Singer-guitarist-founder, Bobby
LaMonde, assembled new musicians to create a new line-up of glam punk Idols. This
seems like a weird but intriguing combo.
SEVEN COLOR SKY
- FADE
SEVEN COLOR SKY - MARRY YOU - LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES
Concert Preview: Georgie James, Life In Bed, Flash Darlings and The Van Allen Belt @ Garfield Artworks - Friday April 13th
Georgie
James play Garfield Artworks on Friday April 13th with locals Life
In Bed, The Van
Allen Belt and Flash
Darlings. Georgie James is the project that John Davis formed after the
breakup of Q and Not U. Davis combined with Laura Burhenn to form Georgie James
while other bandmates went on to projects like Ris Paul Ric and Harris Klahr's
President. Georgie James taps the tradition of pop music from the 50's, 60's
and 70's but is also connected in spirit to the DC punk movement that both Davis
and Burhenn grew up with. Burhenn went DIY straight out of high school when
she created Laboratory Records to release her four solo efforts and that attitude
has carried over into the Georgie James project as they self-released their
2006 demo 'Demos at Dance Place'. They also communicate with fans with their
very own blog.
Life In Bed are an indie-rock outfit out of Pittsburgh who have also found audiences
outside of the city by playing shows in New York and along the east. They have
a new release called 'Passed and Present'. If you miss this show for whatever reason
they also have a May 4th show scheduled at the 31st Street Pub. They are joined
by two other very promising local bands The Flash Darlings (also appearing May
12th @ Bloomfield Bridge Tavern and July 26th at Mr. Roboto Project) and The
Van Allen Belt.
GEORGIE JAMES -
NEED YOUR NEEDS
GEORGIE JAMES -
CAKE PARADE
LIFE IN BED - IDEALISM
IS A CONCEPT
THE VAN ALLEN BELT
- WAY UP
FLASH DARLINGS -
LONGING FOR LOVE IS...
GEORGIE JAMES- Need
Your Needs @ Great American Music Hall
Concert Preview: Genghis Tron, Kylesa, Caustic Christ, Microwaves, Belie My Burial @ Lawrenceville Moose - Thursday April 12th
Genghis
Tron will be playing Thursday April 12th at the Lawrenceville Moose with
a loaded lineup of Kylesa
(from Savannah GA, on Prosthetic) and three locals - Caustic
Christ, Microwaves,
and Belie My
Burial. Genghis Tron are a three piece from Philadelphia on Crucial Blast
Records. They combine heavy, angry, grind with experimental synth/keyboard,
drum triggers and computer based drum machines (the band does not have a drummer).
Kylesa is
dirty sludge metal from Savannah, GA. I've really been liking this band, they
remind me of a lot of the 80's metal I grew up on. Anyone from Pittsburgh into
this scene should be familiar with Caustic
Christ, Microwaves
and Belie
My Burial.
GENGHIS TRON - ROCK
CANDY
GENGHIS TRON - FROM
THE AISLE
KYLESA - HOLLOW
SEVERER
CAUSTIC CHRIST -
THE CURSE
MICROWAVES - FLU
FACTORY
BELIE MY BURIAL
- DAWN OF THE DEAD
GENGHIS TRON- ASLEEP
ON THE FOREST FLOOR + LASER BITCH
GENGHIS TRON- Live @ AMTRAK Station in Austin, TX during SXSW '06
Concert Preview: Small Sails, Julie Sokolow, Discuss & Jon Cocker @ Garfield Artworks - Wednesday April 11th
Small
Sails are from Portland, OR and not only do they produce some beautiful post-electronic
music but their live shows are also a multimedia experience. They make films
and use reel to reel and duel projectors at their shows to create the experience.
They are joined at Garfield Artworks tonight by Pittsburgh's own Julie Sokolow
who has been compared to everyone from Julie Doiron to Cat Power in the media
attention that came with her 'Something About Violins' release. Pitchfork wrote:
"For her, lo-fi isn't a result of outsider circumstances, but an artistic
choice. Something About Violins adroitly upends lofi's expectations of live
performance, it's song full of artful touches and sophisticated layer of sounds."
Check her out for yourself with these mp3's - SeasonsViolinsAll The
Wrong Reasons .
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Andy
Beckerman are a small mammal. He is
interested in the following things: palaphysics, phenomenology and nonsense.
When he is not doing school work, he creates fantastic cap guns and static
sung packs for bitter giants. In his spare time he is part of the bioluminescent
comedy duo Wrestling
Team and edits a zine of experimental
literature. He
is fond of saying "A parenthesis
is a friend you've never ended".
Andy Beckerman on My Space
Concert Preview: The Black Angels, Black Moth Super Rainbow and Vietnam @ The Brillobox Wednesday April 4th
The Brillobox will
host what is practically a stoner feast this coming Wednesday April 4th with
The Black Angels,
Black Moth Super
Rainbow and VietNam.
The Black Angels and VietNam play a somewhat similar style of eerie, rock and
blues with psychedelic drone. VietNAm are a bit more rootsy rock/blues while
The Black Angels have a bit more of a Stone Roses swagger and aura to them.
They are obviously compared to a lot of 60's era bands with the most common
comparison being the Velvet Underground. Austin's The Black Angels even go as
far as to use a stylized image of Nico as their icon.
Black Moth Super Rainbow are from Pittsburgh and make beautiful groovy music
that takes you on a voyage with it. If you are from Pittsburgh and don't know
what a Black Moth Super Rainbow is - shame on you. Granted getting a band photo
is like getting a picture of KISS without the makeup in the 70's. They've been
raved about in music magazines and blogs and even had this recent blurb in the
New
York Times.
THE BLACK ANGELS - SNAKE IN THE GRASS (live clip)
THE BLACK ANGELS - BLACK GREASE (music video)
THE BLACK ANGELS - THE PRODIGAL SON
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - DRIPPY EYE
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - COUNT BACKWARDS TO BLACK
A video by David A. McFarlane
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW - live clip from Ritz, Austin, TX 03-14-07
The Bumps, Local Honey and The Killerinas - 31st Street Pub - Saturday March 31st
We
are about eight hours away from a pretty cool show at the 31st Street Pub featuring
two locals, The
Bumps and Local Honey, with special guest from Erie, PA The
Killerinas. You may have heard The
Killerinas mentioned if you listened to Dave Bernabo's interview with Alan
Lewandowski for PNR. They are four girls and one boy on drums and they play
really fun rock n roll with influences ranging from The Go Go's, old Kiss and
The Pixies.
Local
Honey is a project that front woman Becky Corrigan has kept together despite
being the last remaining member of the original lineup. The contributions of
lead guitarist Trevor Thomas and bassist Rob Levkulich combined with Becky's
already wide list of influences added more depth to the band's sound. They are
the type of band who seriously sound better live each time you see them. The
blend of rootsy rock n roll, genuine country western with a touch of 90's alternative
is more than enough to make them stand out.
The
Bumps are just a fun band to watch while drowning your sorrow and stress
away in shots of whiskey and Iron City beer. That fits the 31st Street Pub quite
nicely actually. They describe themselves on their My Space page as countrified,
glorified, crucified, certified rock n' roll played by folks living all over
the great state of Pennsylvania. 'Come In Clear' was a big hit on Pittsburgh
Net Radio. There is nothing polished or overly produced with their sound and
that's 90% of the charm. It's real.
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix: 20/20 Proof's 'Diamonds In The Rough Mix' w/ Peter Divito
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH MIX
This is a mix of hip hop that I feel is overlooked and underrated. The most
recent issue of 20/20Proof deals with underrated hip hop albums and features
various artists from the 90s who are continuing to put out dope albums in an
industry that tends to forget anyone over the age of 25.
Episode #1
1. Yaggfu Front-Hold
'Em Back (What's The Meaning?)
Should be played for anyone who has misconceptions about hip hop.
2. 3 Steps From Nowhere- Pass It On
A really dope song from an otherwise medicore record. The remix featured Trugoy
from De La, but lacked the strength of the original mix.
3. Dred
Scott-Liar
How Dred Scott didn't get the recognition he deserved is beyond me.
4. Saafir-Can-U-Feel-Me?
One of the most original flows in hip hop.
5. Guru-Respect The Architect (Buckwild Remix)
Buckwild is easily one of the most underrated producers in hip hop history and
does a great job with an already dope track.
6. Down South-Southern Comfort
The use of the Charlie Parker sample blew my mind as a kid and still does.
7. Diamond D-This One
Everyone knows about Diamond D's classic debut Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop, but
overlooked his record Hatred, Passions and Infidelity. This is a nice little
joint featuring Busta Rhymes.
8. Keith
Murray-What A Feelin'
Keith Murray was a highly talented MC whose career went downhill after he beat
some guy with a barstool.
9. Leaders Of The New School-Daily Reminder
Before Busta Rhymes was a cocaine trafficker.
10. Freddie Foxxx-So Tough
Best known for making show stealin guest appearances.
11. NO I.D.- State to State
Common's producer showed that he was capable of holding his own on the mic with
a nice vocal sample as the hook, which nobody seems to use in hip hop anymore.
12. Heather
B- All Glocks Down
You may know her from season 1 of The Real World, but she could hold her own
on the mic. The production by Kenny Parker, KRS One's brother is extra nice.
13. YZ-The Return Of The Holy One
Dropped some nice styles on this energetic gem.
14. Kwest The Madd Ladd- Herman's Head
A dope battle rapper with a great sense of humor. This track displays his storytelling
abilities and differed from other tracks on his lone release.
15. Witchdoctor-The Ancient Sahore
Part of The Dungeon Family and can be heard all over Outkast and Goodie Mob's
albums. A very eerie track.
About Peter Divito
I
am a 27 year old publisher/editor in chief/therapist. I work full time for Mercy
Behavioral Health as a milieu therapist and also put out a music zine, 20/20Proof.
I took a two year hiatus, which involved me trashing an entire magazine and starting
from scratch. The fourth issue of my magazine will finally be released Nov 10th
at Brillobox. After speaking with Don King (actually it was Jeremy Bolen) I decided
to start promoting indie shows in Pittsburgh and have booked bands like Chin Up
Chin Up, Man Man, Elf Power, Mommy and Daddy, Part Chimp, Oxford Collapse, Tight
Phantomz, Appleseed Cast, Rahim, and more. I also released a compilation of Pittsburgh
music entitled Steel City Scene Dead End World on my label 20/20Proof Records,
to positive reviews in the Pittsburgh CP and Post Gazettte. I have also written
for Deek Magazine and Venus Magazine. An excerpt from an employee of the month
write up on yours truly: 'He is best known for his witty sense of humor, analytical
responses and critical views on movies and music.' I live alone with my kitten
Basquiat, who has his own mental health issues. I love Morrissey, Tom Atkins,
and my ma. I also have a fondess for pints of Guinness and cats.
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix: Dave Trenga from Behind Enemy Lines and Aus-Rotten presents Punk Comp #1
DAVE
TRENGA PUNK COMP #1
A Music Mix From The Vocalist for Behind Enemy Lines and Aus-Rotten
Episode #1
note: comments are from Wikipedia, not Dave himself.
1.
Antisect - Tortured
and Abused
Antisect were an anarcho-punk (and eventually crust punk) band formed in 1982
in Daventry, Northamptonshire, UK. Their debut album, In Darkness... There Is
No Choice was released in 1983 on Flux Of Pink Indians' Spiderleg Records label
and reached number 4 in the indie album charts. This was followed in 1985 by
the release of the 7" single Out From The Void, which, along with Amebix's
1985 Arise! album, is considered the starting point of the crust punk genre.
The band were going to release a follow up second full-length album entitled
New Dark Ages, but it was never finished or released by the band. However, some
tracks that were going to be on this album appear on the live bootleg Peace
Is Better Than A Place In History as live recordings.
2. Lost World - Trapped
German punk.
3. Substandard - Kick It
Substandard were one of the most active anarcho-punk bands from the UK during
the mid-90's, yet remain criminally obscure and under-appreciated to this date.
Substandard play ragingly pissed off hardcore punk that has classic UK punk/hardcore
influences of the likes of Anti-System, Icons of Filth, Conflict, etc.
4. The Dead Kennedys - Chicken-Shit Conformist
The Dead Kennedys (often known by their initials DK, as in "decay")
are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. During the 1980s, the
band gained a large underground following in the international punk and hardcore
music scenes. Their music mixed the more experimental elements of English 1970s
punk with the raw energy of the 1980s American hardcore punk scene. The Kennedys'
songs mix the deliberately shocking lyrics of punk with a humorous, acerbic,
satirical, and sarcastic left-wing commentary on current social and political
issues. At the same time, some of their songs also mocked the hypocritical stances
of some liberal elites. Many of the band's songs criticize the right-wing ideologies
of the religious right and the Ronald Reagan administration.
5. Homomilitia - Multinationals
Polish queercore crust band
6. The Restarts - Terror Breed
The Restarts are a hardcore punk band from London, England.
7. Killing Joke -
The Wait
Killing Joke are an influential English post-punk rock band formed in 1979.
Founding members Jeremy "Jaz" Coleman (vocal, keyboards, synthesizers,
and arrangements) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members.
Regarded
as one of the most significant bands to have emerged from the post-punk/New
Wave era of the late-1970s/early-1980s, Killing Joke strongly influenced bands
such as Nirvana, Metallica, Ministry, Prong, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden,
Nine Inch Nails, Foo Fighters, Econoline Crush, Faith No More and Korn, all
of whom have at some point cited a substantial debt of gratitude to 'The Joke'.
14. Anti-Product -
It Festers In Their Hearts
Anti-Product was a New York State-based crust punk band, formed in 1995, and
disbanded in 2002.[1] Their music featured anarchic and other political themes.
15. Post Regiment
- Wielki Las
Post Regiment had a fairly unique sound in hardcore punk, with some unusual
elements like melodic singing, Eastern European modes, instrumentals and the
occasional synthesizer. The band broke up in 2001, although they still practice
from time to time.
16. Hellshock - Media
17. Upright Citizens - Ground Zero
18. Buzzcocks - Autonomy
The Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Leigh, Manchester in 1975[1],
led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Pete Shelley for nearly their entire existence.
They are
commonly regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the
independent label movement and punk rock/post punk in general.
20. Nausea - Extinction
Nausea were a punk rock band from New York City, influential in the Crust Punk
genre. Like such predecessors as the anarchist band Crass, Nausea featured dueling
male and female vocals. They were heavily involved in the Lower East Side squatting
community, and were anarchists. Now famous punk artist John John Jesse was a
member.
21. Subhumans - Rats
The Subhumans are an anarcho-punk band formed in the Trowbridge area of Wiltshire,
UK in 1980. Dick Lucas joined later in the year, having formerly been in local
band The Mental. Other members had been in the Stupid Humans. The
band released a demo in 1981 which was heard by members of the band Flux of
Pink Indians after being sent to them by Graham Burnett of New Crimes fanzine,
who were so impressed that they offered the Subhumans a chance to put out a
record on their newly formed Spiderleg label. Shortly afterwards the Subhumans
began to release material on their own Bluurg Records label. After the Subhumans
split up Lucas formed the bands Culture Shock and Citizen Fish. The Subhumans
occasionally reform for live performances, including at least two major tours
of North America in the 21st Century, (Live in a Dive is a product of the first)
and they continue to command a strong following. Subhumans are known for their
thought provoking lyrics. In 1998, the Subhumans reformed and embarked on a
US Tour. They returned and toured the US in both 2005 & 2006.
22. Sick On The Bus
- I Don't Believe
The UKs loudest punk band, cross between Motorhead, Damned, GBH, Varukers
25. The Mob - Witch-Hunt
The Mob were an anarcho-punk band originally from Yeovil, Somerset, England
during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Behind Enemy Lines @ The Garage Door Pittsburgh 2/3/07 CD Release Show
BEHIND ENEMY LINES - GUTTER RELIGION
The new record, entitled "One Nation Under The Iron Fist Of God",
is now out on Profane Existence in a limited edition that includes a full booklet
including lyrics and artwork. Listen to tracks at http://www.myspace.com/behindenemylines
About Dave Trenga
I'm very into music and have been playing in bands for awhile now. I'm also very
into politics and music gives me a good opportunity to address the issues that
anger me, it's a great way to blow off steam. I really enjoy writing lyrics and
creating original music. I have such a good time playing shows and playing with
or seeing other angry, political bands. I really respect people that think for
themselves and have something to say and people who get involved and try to create
change. I'm really into art as well and again mostly focus on politics in my art.
I like to tour, travel, see new places and meet new people. I love cooking, and
eating at vegetarian places. I love getting tattooed, I think tattoos are very
theraputic, they are for me anyway. I've been learning sign language which i really
enjoy and want to get into interpreting. I love sharks and hope to some day go
swimming with sharks and see them up close. I really want to see a great white
up close but would prefer to be in a cage for that one. I just love going to the
ocean, I think water is so relaxing and it's great to get out in the ocean or
anywhere else where you can look around and see nothing but nature, no sign of
people, billboards, advertisements, pollution, etc.
Blood Brothers, Chinese Stars and Celebration at Mr. Smalls - Tuesday March 27th
Tonight at Mr.
Smalls is the Blood Brothers show with Celebration
and The Chinese Stars
opening. The last time I saw Celebration was at Garfield Artworks with The Rogers
Sisters. It was a small crowd but that didn't convince either the band or front
woman Katrina Ford to relax their live set one bit. Katrina is sometimes vocally
compared to Siouxsie Sioux or Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but neither of
those ladies pull you into a show like Katrina does when she literally takes
her performance into the crowd. I've never seen The Chinese Stars live beyond
some videos on YouTube with poor sound quality. In the summer of 2005 I was
addicted to bike riding to their 2005 release 'A Rare Sensation' despite that
release taking a hit from critics claiming that the noisters were relying too
much on a dancepunk formula. And if you like noise... there are The
Blood Brothers... they make a lot of it and if you can get past the screaming
you'll notice some good hooks and even moments of melody.
MANNY THEINER PREVIEW OF CELEBRATION AND CHINESE STARS FROM PITTSBURGH CITY
PAPER
Pittsburgh Net Radio: Dave Bernabo Interviews Alan Lewandowski from Pittsburgh's The Working Poor and Anita Fix
Alan Lewandowski
Interview
Dave Bernabo interviews
Alan Lewandowski from Pittsburgh's Anita
Fix and The Working
Poor. Alan has been part of the local scene since 1997 and a member of the
Rickety collective
from the beginning. Alan balances two projects of what is often described as
a 'surreal 'urban folk'. Anita Fix takes on more of a strange Velvet Underground/Nick
Cave style while The Working Poor allows Lewandowski and his partner on vocals
Lee Smookler the opportunity to make use of their country-folk influences like
Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. All of this is regarding the sound of Anita Fix
and The Working Poor is really up to it's own interpretation by the listener.
Learn more about Alan from this interview with Vale and Year's Dave Bernabo.
Alan discusses the history behind his music projects, his influences, what he's
currently listening to and more. This will hopefully be the first of a reoccurring
series with Dave interviewing random local and possibly national musicians.
I've also mixed in some music from both Anita Fix and The Working Poor.
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Dave Bernabo is a
graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper Business School, is an active writer, musician,
and artist. His poetry has been published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Falderol,
and Oakland Review, and a collaboration with Greg Cislon yielded Holy Music
and Art, a book of vignettes and experimental writing published by Incredibly
Thin. David's musical output consists of five full-length albums and three EP's
with Vale and Year,
a solo album, and compilation and guest appearances. David is currently working
on a book of writing and drawings called Real Titles.
CASADOS w/ Steve Goldberg & The Arch Nemesis, Paul Labrise & The Trees and Carol Bui - Sat. March 24th @ Garfield Artworks
Casados will
be at the Garfield Artworks tonight @ 8pm with Steve Goldberg & The Arch
Enemies, Paul Labrise & The Trees, and Carol Bui (from Washington, D.C.).
A 5 song EP called Passages has just been pressed. It was home recorded and
released independently. The track streaming below is 'Panama'. It's very different
from the DLR Van Halen version. Likely because it's not the same song. It's
beautiful, quiet and just makes you kind of sway to the music in your seat.
You can hear other tracks from the CD on their myspace page.
Freezepop, Ego Likeness, The Raccoonists and Retar-D2 - Garfield Artworks - Friday March 23rd
FREEZEPOP Boston's
Freezepop are in town tonight at the Garfield Artworks. The synth pop trio have
achieved notoriety from their music appearing in video games such as FreQuency,
Amplitude, Karaoke Revolution, Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, and Downhill Domination,
along with the Dance Dance Revolution series. The music has also caught on with
teenage girls who seem to enjoy making homemade videos where they lip synch
Freezepop tracks like 'Boom Boom' and dance sometimes way too suggestively for
their age. So if you are a dirty old man, check YouTube for that. I think it's
just meant to be kids having fun dancing in their bedrooms like they always
did except now they film themselves and post it to YouTube for creepy old
men to view while little boys leave comments calling them ugly and
skanks. Alright enough with showing my age! That kind of fandom and free promotion
can't be beat. Freezepop awareness is all over the net.
Menomena, Field Music and Land of Talk - Lawrenceville Moose - Thursday March 22nd
MENOMENA Portland's
Menomena play tonight at the Lawrenceville Moose, 51st and Butler Sts. in Lawrenceville.
The show is all ages with the UK's Field
Music and female fronted Montreal buzz band Land
of Talk opening.
Menomena - Cough Coughing video
from I Am The Fun Monster!(Buy at amazon.com)
Menomena - Wet and Rusting
The unofficial music video. Directed by Eli Stonberg. Shot on 16mm film.
from Friend and Foe (Buy From Amazon)
Menomena at Buffalo Billards
Menomena: Strongest
Man In The World
from I Am The Fun Monster!(Buy at amazon.com)
MAN
MAN Man
Man are by far one of my favorite bands live. They will be playing Diesel on
the South Side on Tuesday March 20th. Here are some clips that I've pulled from
YouTube. Enjoy.
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain - Dave Bernabo is a
graduate of Carnegie Mellon's Tepper Business School, is an active writer, musician, and artist. His poetry
has been published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Falderol, and Oakland Review, and
a collaboration with Greg Cislon yielded Holy Music and Art, a book of vignettes
and experimental writing published by Incredibly Thin. David's musical output consists
of five full-length albums and three EP's with Vale
and Year, a solo album, and compilation and guest appearances. David is currently working on a book of writing and drawings called Real Titles. David Bernabo
on My Space
Episode #10
Lily
Allen- Everything's Wonderful (Alright Still)
I'd like to think I'm above peer pressure, but at a recent visit to Paul's CDs
I gave in and didn't buy this record on the "advice" of my friend.
I'm not proud of it, but the record (from what I've heard) is really great.
I couldn't get the hit "Smile" out of my head for a few weeks. There's
a lot of interesting production techniques on here and the songs really can't
be beat. That is why it is leading off this mix.
The Good, The
Bad, and The Ugly- Behind the Sun (s/t)
It's been a while since the last Blur record, and the Gorillaz records don't
really do it for me much. So, I had mixed expectations when I heard about this
project. I think the individual players are greater than their sum, but I'm
still really down with the record. Dangermouse production keeps it murky. This
is my favorite song on the disc and I really love it. So, I'm gonna put some
more time into this record and try to force myself to like it more.
The
Constantines- The Long Distance Four (The Constantines)
I always thought of The Constantines as the Pearl Jam of indie rock (for lack
of a better term). Very solid rock, good hooks, and will probably mild with
age. Given the Cons last record, which I like a lot, I'd say my comparison is
coming true. That's a bit beside the point, though. This track is from their
first record and has remained my favorite from them. From the first time I saw
them at the Brewhouse through some shows with them in Canada through a more
recent show at Garfield Artworks, the Cons have consistently held it down, making
non-pretentious, thoughtful yet powerful, full-blooded rock music.
Pearl
Jam- No Way (Yield)
Yield was always my least favorite PJ record, but I'm coming around. I think
it came out at a time when I was questioning (perhaps, wrongly) whether some
of the grunge music I grew up on was valid. Yield marked the point where a lot
of my friends questioned why I continued to ask for Pearl Jam records for my
birthday. Anyway, I continued on and, for the most part, I think it was worth
it. Pearl Jam has put out consistently good records. At this point, there's
nothing amazing, possibly nothing even impressive, but a lot of their output
still makes me smile.
The
Roots- Game Theory (Game Theory)
Admittedly, when it comes to hip hop, I don't keep up much and am pretty ignorant
about a lot of the output. But the Roots were a group I caught onto fairly early
and never really left. Game Theory really seemed like a return to form, a good
mix of hard beats, jazzy runs, and unforced experimentation. I'm a big fan of
their production, great drum sounds, and lots of musical layers. Just really
smart production and rhymes.
Miles
Davis- Nothing Like You (Sorcerer)
Perhaps one of the most unlikely tunes to hear on a Miles record, "Nothing
Like You" combines a 1962 Miles-led sextet with the writing and singing
of cult personality Bob Dorough. Oddly enough, it is Wayne Shorter's first recording
with Miles. Sorcerer was the third record with the Miles Davis's mid 60s quintet,
and it's a cavern of dark twists and odd beauty. This sticks out like a sore
thumb on the record, and that's why I decided to put it on a mix.
Steely
Dan- Sign In Stranger (The Royal Scam)
I think this is the 10th mix I've made for PNR, and I have a feeling that I
already included this track on an earlier mix. That said, if I put it on every
mix it still wouldn't be enough. You gotta love a chorus that starts with "You
Zombie." Suffice to say, I love Steely Dan and I love when other people
do, too.
Weezer-
Across the Sea (Pinkerton)
Like many people, I am real into the first two Weezer records. Pinkerton was
my jam for a number of consistent weeks. I like the bells on this track and
wished they would have continued with more orchestration and complexity. Alas,
that, obviously was not the case. They just fuzzed out into boredom. But this
is still a masterpiece of a pop record.
The
Beatles- Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey (The
Beatles)
Sometime in high school, I became obsessed with trying to write a song like
this. Chord-wise it is very simple, but the bulk of the music is a moving bass
line, a lead guitar, and that bell. Lyrics are great. Can't say much that hasn't
already been said.
Loose
Fur- Stupid as the Sun (Born Again In The USA)
If you've been listening to my mixes, you could probably sense how much I'm
into Jim O'Rourke. While we wait (perhaps in vain) for another song oriented
record, Loose Fur gives you a few Jim songs, which are always great to hear.
Funny, deceptively complex, and shaking, this song is a lot of fun. If you have
the time and cash, please check out some of Jim's earlier tape and drone records
that have recently been reissued in the past few years. They are well worth
it.
Centipede
E'est- Blue Streak (Cheeks of Neptune)
Centipede are a Pittsburgh band. If you're listening to PNR and from Pittsburgh,
you probably know them. Kind of an all-star group with Caulen and Jim Lingo
from Boombox, and Sam from Johnsons Big Band, Local Honey and a bunch of other
bands. And Nicholas Fallwell on guitar. I actually don't remember what he was
in before. But anyway, this record is real good. Check it out. Check them out
if you haven't already.
Scorch
Trio- Sunnja Vega (Luggumt)
Easily one of my all-time favorite drummers Paal Nilssen-Love is joined by Raoul
Bjorkenheim on guitar and viola and Ingebrigt Haker Flaten on double and electric
bass and electronics. The sounds they get are amazing veering from Hendrix leads
to beautiful soundscapes of plunking and whines. Amazing record from rune grammofon,
which consistently releases some of the best records around.
Mary
Celeste- Before the Rain and After the Rain (Like Selling Symptoms to the
Sick)
The first day of recording this EP, I helped set up a few mics and then went
to the hospital where I spent the next two weeks bed-ridden with a deadly blood
clot. Luckily, I was not needed, cos my man Greg Cislon helped Mary Celeste
make a great document of their band. Greg also adds some sax to this track,
which trips it out pretty well. Anyway, it's a real cool EP. Check it out.
Sonic
Youth- French Tickler (A Thousand Leaves)
I was late to the Sonic Youth game. I got into NYC Ghosts and Flowers when it
came out. My descent into Sonic madness came with a research paper linking Sonic
Youth with the Beat Generation. Twelve pages later and an A+, I was fully hooked.
Especially when O'Rourke joined fulltime. Knowing that it shouldn't be heard
to see how A Thousand Leaves to present SY comprise my favorite SY records.
Bjork-
Gratitude (Drawing Restraint 9)
I might be repeating myself again, but this track deserves it. I think it's
the most beautiful Will Oldham has ever sounded. Others might disagree - it's
not his words/his voice. But that's fine with me. An amazing soundtrack. Here's
looking forward to her next record.
A
Tribe Called Quest- Excursions (The Low End Theory)
Thought I'd end this mix with a little Tribe. Can't get enough of Q-Tip's smooth
voice.
Pittsburgh Net Radio Mix - Lucia Aguirre's Kaleidoscope Eclectic #3
Lucia M. Aguirre
is a cross between a modern "renaissance woman" and someone who just has way
too much time in her hands. She is an architect, artist, writer, has her own
"The Lucia martini" available at the Lava Lounge in the Pittsburgh's Southside;
and is also a music aficionado who can be spotted at many shows in Pittsburgh
and around the tri-state area.
Kaleidoscope
Eclectic #3
01
"Summer of Protest" by The
Dears from Montreal, Canada. This band's music is rather gloomy and apocalyptic,
even pre-9/11 era. While the "Protest" EP was recorded in the summer
of 2001, its poignancy and timing could not have been better (I picked this
song after watching a "State Of The Union" address. The Dears gained
notoriety and main-stream success with their second full-length album No Cities
Left, and rumor has it that they were hand-picked by Morrisey himself to open
for him in his Montreal show after he found haunting and delightful Murrays's
voice, which is similar to his. Currently The Dears are supporting their new
album Gang Of Losers.
02 "Sodium Light Baby" by The
The (Matt Johnson) from his "Dusk" record. I have to say I love
this album! It is rather dramatic and intense with a mental and physical heat
that is palpable… the word "anguish" comes to mind.
03 "Lullaby" by Priscilla
Ahn. I discovered this girl via myspace, and I just loved her voice, which
has a subtle melodious clarity that I find very soothing. She'll be opening
for Alexi Murdoch at the Hotel Café in LA next month, so catch both of
them live!
04 "Soul Meets Body" by Death
Cab for Cutie. I don't have much to say about this band since they are pretty
well known thanks to certain "O.C" TV show. Regardless of their notoriety,
I love their lyrics. This song in particular I like a lot, puts me in a great
mood.
05 "Focus In" by local band Tangerine,
who is currently working hard on their new album and which should be released
this spring '07. For me this song stands-out because it has a refrained cohesiveness
to it that gives it a different feel to the rest of the album, which brings
to mind the title of the song. After checking out the album notes, this track's
only distinctive quality comes from being performed in its entirety (instruments
and all) by the band mastermind and always talented Mr. Tony Matz (so go figure!)
06 "In My Life" by The
Beatles…. Released in 1965 in the Rubber Soul album. I've loved the
Beatles since I was a little kid thanks to my Dad's influence, but I have to
admit that even now as an adult I keep finding reasons either by myself or through
people I love to continue this "musical affair" haha! According to
John Lennon himself, this was one of the first songs he really felt proud to
having composed because unlike their earliest music, this song had some gravity
and thoughtfulness to it.
07
"I'd Wait A Million Years" by The
Grass Roots, originally released in 1969, a "Dad-influenced" tune
from the late 60's. This band is better know for their hit "Let's Live
For Today" (another excellent song), which compared to this song, is so
much more relaxed and "vanilla" than this one…. But yet, I really
like it!
08
"Flipside" by Everything
But The Girl from their Japanese release "Walking Wounded". This
is one of my favorite albums of all time…. Love every song on it, which
is a nice balance between alluring and heart-felt lyrics with subtle and brilliant
techno-jazz-disco beats… smooth! Some of the best duos to emerge from the
90's, I think.
09 "Destiny" by Zero
7 from their album "The Garden", featuring Sia on lyrics. This
band I think is also brilliant and rather smart. While giving singing duties
to guest performers like Sia, Jose Gonzales, or Sophie Burker; Henry Binns and
Sam Hardaker (the original guys) have the freedom to create different musical
moods on every album (similar to what french duo "Air" does). This
song stands out by Sia's beautiful lyrics, which are complimented artfully by
Zero 7 arrangements.
10 "My Girl You Blush" by Moi
Caprice from Denmark. This band is one of my favorite new finds now! And
while they are hard to find in the U.S.A still, I think they should play more
in here -and soon! Their lyrics are simple yet thoughtful, with nice romantic
melodies and an indie Pop sensibility that reminds me of New Order, but with
happier tones … I don't know. I like them a lot! One thing, though….
What's with the Danes? They are really into falsetto voices, I think (Mew anyone?)…
still, really like them!
11-12 "Waltz for Koop" and "Baby" by Koop,
from their second release "Waltz For Koop". Koop is an electronic/acid
jazz duo from Sweden who create lush / loungy songs that bring to mind images
of old-world smoky bars and leisure strolls on the beach.
13 "Moma I'm a Communist" by The
Raveonettes. This song is a rare track from ther R's early days, when Sune
and Sharing were initially known as "The Girl on Death Row". Plus,
it is not an original Sune song, but a cover from another band named "Thau"
I believe… regardless, this song is excellent early-Raveonettes stuff!
The R's are working right now on a new album which is almost finished, and if
you live in Boston, NY, Brooklyn, or DC; look in March for live Raveonettes
music coming to your town!
14 "The Man who Told Everything" by Doves
from their album "Lost Souls". This band's music is most of the time
pensive, sometimes even depressive (truth-be-told) regarding their lyrics (maybe
except for 'Rise'), but musically, their albums are a refined layered landscape
of notes and sounds that require multiple listenings to really get the beauty
and intricacy of their instrumental designs…. Whew! That was a long-run
sentence, but you get my drift….
15 "Call Me On Your Way Back Home" by Ryan
Adams. I just love this song… it is so simple, beautiful and unpretentious
both in structure and lyricism….. a bit sad, but just enjoy.
Cocorosie
I
didn't think I'd find a cuter woman on bass than Tangerine's 
NAS
I
am a publisher/editor in chief/therapist. I work full time for Mercy Behavioral
Health as a milieu therapist and also put out a music zine, 20/20Proof. I took
a two year hiatus, which involved me trashing an entire magazine and starting
from scratch. The fourth issue of my magazine will finally be released Nov 10th
at Brillobox. After speaking with Don King (actually it was Jeremy Bolen) I decided
to start promoting indie shows in Pittsburgh and have booked bands like Chin Up
Chin Up, Man Man, Elf Power, Mommy and Daddy, Part Chimp, Oxford Collapse, Tight
Phantomz, Appleseed Cast, Rahim, and more. I also released a compilation of Pittsburgh
music entitled Steel City Scene Dead End World on my label 20/20Proof Records,
to positive reviews in the Pittsburgh CP and Post Gazettte. I have also written
for Deek Magazine and Venus Magazine. An excerpt from an employee of the month
write up on yours truly: 'He is best known for his witty sense of humor, analytical
responses and critical views on movies and music.' I live alone with my kitten
Basquiat, who has his own mental health issues. I love Morrissey, Tom Atkins,
and my ma. I also have a fondess for pints of Guinness and cats. 
Figurines
Hotness
Courtesy
of Unicorn Mountain
Grand
Buffet
Low
Water
Derek
White
Modey
Lemon
Julie
Sokolow
Jimmy
LaValle's vast resume includes stints with Tristeza, The Locust,
GoGoGo Airheart, The Blackheart Procession, and Sigur Ros. 
Pairdown
Au
Revoire Simone
Seattle's
10.
16.
Lucia
Aguirre is an architect, 
1.
20.
This
story might have been recounted before. My first trip to Village Vanguard luckily
happened on a night that boasted soul-jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson and the,
at the time, bizarre Dr. Lonnie Smith, all done up in a turban playing a huge,
crushing sounding organ. I think I was supposed to be visiting colleges, NYU
and Columbia, but never actually made it due to two of three nights in jazz
venues, and the other wandering around bars and whatnot with my dad. This night
was one of the greatest nights of musical awakenings and whatnot. Lonnie Smith
laid out shifting 10-finger chords instead of traditional solos and the whole
room shook when he did so. People were screaming and aside from Steely Dan when
I was 10 years old, it was the greatest show I had ever seen. Afterwards, I
got into some Lou Donaldson records and like a lot of them, although some seemed
too smooth. This track comes from a live set at Club Mozambique played and recorded
on May 21, 1970. Among the many band members, you have George Benson on guitar,
Joe Dukes on drums, Dave Hubbard on tenor, Gary Jones conga, Clifford Mack tambourine,
Ronnie Cuber baritone. All songs written by Lonnie Smith with a Miles Davis
cover and a Sly and the Family Stone cover. Rockin' set with much energy.
5.
Small
Sails are from Portland, OR and not only do they produce some beautiful post-electronic
music but their live shows are also a multimedia experience. They make films
and use reel to reel and duel projectors at their shows to create the experience.
We
are about eight hours away from a pretty cool show at the 31st Street Pub featuring
two locals, 
The
Bumps
Dred
Scott-Liar
Keith
Murray-What A Feelin'
Heather
B- All Glocks Down
1.
01
"Summer of Protest" by 
07
"I'd Wait A Million Years" by 
08
"Flipside" by