
That flyer is for tonight's debut show of Connections , a new Columbus band with a noteworthy lineup: Adam Elliott of Times New Viking, Kevin Elliott of 84 Nash, Dave Capaldi of El Jesus de Magico, Philip Kim of Andrew Graham & Swarming Branch and Andy Hampel of 84 Nash. Kevin Elliott posted some Connections songs on SoundCloud awhile back, but those have been taken down because, Elliott says, "They weren't representative of what we are doing now. Until tonight, it's somewhat a mystery as to what we sound like." Not content with just one debut show, [...]

MP3: El Jesus de Magico - Bone Knife It seems like a lifetime ago, but it was 2008 when I saw El Jesus de Magico at the Wexner Center with These New Puritans. It was an odd pairing, an empty show and El Jesus didn't make a believer out of me. Maybe it was an off night for the band. Maybe it was the room that seemed cavernous with only a handful of people there. Or maybe I was just grumpy. But each time I've seen El Jesus since, the band's psychedelic experiments (and [...]

Wednesday night I hit up East London to catch the brilliant Dan Melchior perform songs from his latest record, Assemblage Blues (released by Siltbreeze ). Aside from a keen interest in hearing his live show, I was proud to witness it feature two musicians well-known to the Columbus scene. Mat Bisaro (Guinea Worms, Necropolis) and Tony Allman (El Jesus de Magico) were chosen by Melchior for this ten date European tour through five countries. I caught up with Mat and Tony for a bit after the show to chat about the tour and playing with Melchior. [...]

Pictured: my name on a list@Ravari Room courtesy of Thee Mike O This is anti-shitty band, death of the whatever kind of genre that includes the likes of brokeNCYDE , Millionaires , Attack Attack! , 3oh!3 , et al. Look, I was a dumb kid once too and my musical taste to this day is most certainly questionable, but how in the world are people falling for this shit? Are the eight graders doing heroin these days? Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck. That said, if any of the aforementioned bands would like to be featured on [...]

Pictured: Necropolis guitar in mid air and drummer on floor Seriously I have the worst camera possible and the oldest/slowest hard drive imaginable. Also I would love to have this up sooner but i mean life happens This week I saw The Moz , El Jesus De Magico , Necropolis , Day Creeper , Brainbow (againnnnn) and other bands I'm pretty sure. Less is SO IT TURNS OUT CD101 IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING...I won Morrissey tickets at [...]

- Have you heard the sampler Matador dropped of the new Sonic Youth ? It sounds like we have some reason to get excited. Take a listen: The Eternal Montage (matador mp3) - Looks like mp3+crazyphotoblawg Fuck You On Friday has rebranded itself "--" or molasuperpoco . Check out their leak of the new PJ Harvey & John Parish track, Black Hearted Love... here . - It's punk rock meets Steve Reich over @ Cardboard Records . Listen to an excerpt of [...]

- I ask you... Why not download a song named " J Mascis Is God"? Personally, I can't think of one (especially since it was recorded by one Steve Albini ). Head over to Swan Fungus and check out the The Brown Suit by Diaper ... here . Plus, check out the The Brown Suit coverart below. It's an artichoke - artichokes are cool. - Get some live old Thermals @ Tullycraft blog... here . - Cali-indiepop band Princeton [...]

El Jesus De Magico are featured on this month's release in The Columbus Discount Singles Club Year One 7" Inch Singles Series . Future singles will include releases by: Psychedelic Horseshit , Little Claw , Cheater Slicks , and Guinea Worms among others. The series is limited to 250, and the series is SOLD OUT. It just doesn't seem right that only 250 people get to listen to the new El Jesus. The 7" has an "Unclean Ghost" a-side and a "Pirate Utopia" b-side. For you... right here, I have the [...]
Columbus Ohio's Cafe Bourbon Street is taking over the bar next to it and launching a seperate venue, The Summit . They're starting things off with a bang: FRIDAY SEPT 5 ----- BOURBON STREET TREE OF FERN 9:15 MIKE REP & THE QUOTAS 10 PM UNHOLY TWO 11:15 SWORDHEAVEN 11:45 DEAD SEA 12:15 THE SUMMIT YOU'RE SO BOSSY 9:30 THE LINDSAY 10:15 SLIDE MACHINE 11PM NECROPOLIS 11:45 HUGS & KISSES 12:30 DON CABALLERO 1AM SATURDAY SEPT [...]

Local powerhouse label Columbus Discount Records has announced they're starting a 7 inch singles club. Pretty impressive for a small but growing label (on the national scene). Details: Columbus Discount Records is proud to announce CDR-SC-Y1! (Columbus Discount Records Singles Club Year One!). We've heard that some other grunge label is doing one of these things, but we been working real hard planning this for a long time now, so we ain't gonna let that stop us. We're mighty proud of it, and think you'll probably like it, too. Without further [...]

Mining 2008.sxsw.com Part 1 OK here we go... First up, Necropolis of Ohio. Prepare your ears. Downloadable: "Van v Art" (mp3) CDR is here . Emusic page is here . If you likey, then also check out GT favs... El Jesus De Magico : "LGNO" (mp3) Consider Clicking - Comfort Radio has a couple tracks from the new Mono In VCF ... here . - 14kt God by [...]

MP3 : LGNO What does Magnet Magazine say about El Jesus de Magico ? Don't fuck with El Jesus. First of all, I presume it'd be a little bit over your head to assert that El Jesus De Magico is easily the best band from Columbus since Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments. So to dumb it down a little, what you have with this five-piece is a band that restores some dignity to overused rock-critic keywords such as "lo-fi" and "garage." El Jesus is well-schooled in both classic Ohio punk (see: [...]

Been listening to a lot of El Jesus De Magico of late. In particular, this (new) song... Download: "LGNO" (mp3) AND this (older) song too... Download: "Doppleganger Divorce" (mp3) CDR page is here . Non-podcast BONUS from this record : "New Moses" (mp3) "Drinnin With Fern" (mp3) Massive chunk of unrelated BONUS links: - Check out The Folk Yous on Cable And Tweed ... here . - Videostatic has got [...]

Second part of SXSW 2007 punk list. This one has fare more gothic metal feel to it. Not my usual flavor, but the dark gothic is really pleasant, in romantic sort of way. (Femur and Los Llamarada) I hope you enjoy this rather long punk list. I don't mind using this for drinking soundtrack. " SXSW 2007. Shiny Punk with Late Night Sweet " 01. El Jesus de Magico : New Moses (Columbus, OH) 02. Carbonas : Phone Booth (Atlanta, GA) 03. CPC Gangbangs [...]