Dubious Ranger , we hardly knew ye. The band is scheduled to play their "farewell show" this Friday, January 22nd (8 pm, $8/advance, $10/door, 21+) at the Red Devil Lounge : It is with a tear in our eye and a gryphon on our left shoulder that we announce that Dubious Ranger will be going on indefinite hiatus after this month. It's been a great run, and we are forever thankful for the support and love you've given us over the last three years. Friday's bill will [...]
Happy Holidays from Musical Pairings @ eating/sf! For us, like many others, the arrival of the winter holidays means spending some time traveling. At the time of posting, Kasey and I are in flight from San Francisco on our way to Ohio to celebrate Christmas with my family. And when I have to spend time traveling in a car, plane, train or boat, I find that music makes the time go by a little easier. So with that in mind, I put together Musical Pairings @ eating/sf's "the december mix." Chock full of delicious new [...]
So it's official. Like "Shaft, the Dukes of Hazzard and Darkwing Duck" before us, Musical Pairings @ eating/sf has its own theme song. And it feels good. I mean, just having an official theme song feels really, really good. The fact that the song is actually good makes it feel ever better. So how did this happen? Burgeoning San Francisco indie-rockers Dubious Ranger are to blame. They have devised a "brilliant plan to sell out with such extreme forcefulness that it will make Gene Simmons shrug and walk away." So what [...]
In addition to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass , this weekend also features the kickoff of a noteworthy Bay Area music series. The Deli SF and Gibson present the Stone Foxes Rock n' Roll Spectacle , featuring local band the Stone Foxes and a variety of other Bay Area bands of the classic rock and roll variety, and taking after the 1968 Rolling Stones Rock n' Roll Circus . This series starts this Saturday, October 3rd, and will occur every Saturday in October at the Hotel Utah. More information, schedule, and lineup after [...]
Dark Dark Dark visit Daytrotter, Sufjan plays new songs at the 400 Bar & to Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie release new music video.
Thunder Power is releasing a split EP with London's Alessi's Ark titled Friend Ships. Thunder Power is a six-piece Omaha, Nebraska, indie pop band featuring the infectious vocals of Kacynna Tompsett and excellent background musicians that compliment her perfectly. The band's first release, Love Yourself, was an excellent album featuring one of our favorite songs on 2008, Casanova. Trust me...the more you listen to Kacynna's vocals, the more you'll find yourself liking her. Blood Water [...]
The integration of humor and satire into music can be an incredibly complex process. By coming across as humorous or self-depreciatingly witty, an artist tends to imply a sort of nonchalant demeanor that can either benefit their music or prove to be the chief detriment that drags them down. Emotional depth can be presented in any form of art, but the stylistic diversity present within music causes the attempt to integrate humor to be more intricate and complex than usual. Musical humorists often look toward the direction of Frank Zappa for a proper influence, as he remains one of the [...]
1. Miss Kittin & The Hacker - "Electronic City"2. Chris Cornell - "Scream" acoustic (zshare file)3. Freeland Cope - "Under Control"4. The Forcefield Kids - "Little Miss Star"5. Josh Reichman - "Agoraphobia"6. Middle Class Rut - "Busy Bein' Born"7. Jarvis Cocker - "Angela"8. Modernage - "Creatures"9. Dubious Ranger - "Weapon"10. Hill Country Revue - "Alice Mae"**BONUS**Black Moth Super Rainbow - "
Jeez, when you have a ton of music sent to you by some very talented people, where do you start? Seems these fine folks just want you to hear their music and really don't care about anyone having legal issues with it. That's not only pretty cool but a big relief, because if this blog has to go from music to cooking or gardening I'm in deep shit. • • • • First up is a band called Basement Band. A couple of buddies-Jeff Malinowski (guitar, vocals) and John Durgee (drums, vocals)-loaded [...]
Art Brut - Art Brut Vs. Satan Art Brut is back with their 3rd album, and it was produced by the legendary Frank Black. I posted about the leadoff track a few months ago . Pitchy gave it a 7.7 so apparently they still got plenty of fuel left in their tank. [mp3] : Art Brut - DC Comics And Chocolate Milkshake Brakes - Touchdown Brakes are [...]
Months ago I agreed with Indie Mom that I would stay with her son, He Might Be Giant, this weekend while she and her husband are out of town at a wedding. You would think I was moving in permanently, I brought so much stuff. Even if her computer were working (sadly, it is not), I probably would have brought mine anyway. So here I am, "baby-sitting" a child who is now taller than I am! He's really fun to be with too. I am a lucky grandma to have such a close relationship [...]
Raphael Saadiq's recent winter release, The Way I See It, is as close to a nostalgic old soul road trip as you can get. Not wanting to retrofit an established sound, Saddiq just makes great sound even better. He'll be touring for the entire month of March; should be a show well worth the admission. mp3: Let's Take A Walk Raphael Saadiq: Website • MySpace [...]
Another round of inbox mp3s. As always, you can buy the albums at Amazon, CDBaby, Insound, or the band's websites. The Devil Makes Three - Old Number Seven (mp3) Tim Williams - Novel (mp3) Bodies... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
The Lisps - I'm Sorry Mike Ladd - Trouble Shot The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony Scissors For Lefty - Ghetto Ways (Remix) Plajia - Dummy The Morning Pages - It Makes Me Cry Modern English - I Melt With You The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me Dubious Ranger - Get It, Rabbit Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out [...]
Bodies of Water : "I Guess I'll Forget The Sound, I Guess, I Guess" [mp3] from Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink out December 4th other Bodies of Water music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Dead Betties : free & legal tour album download [mp3] "The Suicide of Britney Spears" [mp3] other Dead Betties music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws [...]
Here's the stuff we talked about this past week: Lucero - I Can Get us Out of Here Tonight (Live at the Metro) Lucero - The War (Live at the Metro) Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - Aspidistra Electric Six - Down at McDonnelzz Josh Ritter - Chelsea Hotel (Leonard Cohen) Josh Ritter - Monster Ballads Josh Ritter [...]
Following is a hodge podge of mp3s that have been sent to me by various labels and PR people. None of them are bad - and refreshingly none are typical mouse rock - they just don't interest me enough... **Click on the link to read the full post, download mp3s, and comment.**
This weekend I purchased MegaMan 1-8 for my XBox, so posting is a miracle right now because I'd rather be conquering Dr. Wily and his goons. **The Pendletons are doing a mini-tour after hitting CMJ last week. Maybe this time around I can actually catch them. 10/24 New York, NY Arlene's Grocery 11/01 Atlanta, GA Lenny's 11/08 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge 11/28 Atlanta, GA The Earl ** Great Northern is coming to town again on Friday, October 26th at the [...]
Division Day : "More Than This (Roxy Music cover)" [mp3] other Division Day music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Dubious Ranger: "Slow Day" [mp3] from Even These Things Tell Stories other Dubious Ranger music blog posts: @lhb @hype @elbo.ws Ezra Furman : "My Soul Has Escaped My Body" [mp3] from [...]
Had been hoping to post more this weekend but got sidetracked by the real life. That'll happen I suppose. Couple observations from this weekend: *It's not a stereotype that people from Illinois are bad drivers. I had to drive Felicia up north to work this morning and was cut off by at least two drivers, saw a couple others driving recklessly, and was tailgated by another convertible because I wasn't going fast enough in the right lane. And yes, all of those cars had Illinois license plates. They come up to Northern Wisconsin to stay at [...]
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