It's the giving time of year and we here at ATH would like to spread some sweet love to our readers with an end of the year/holiday contest. Two, count em two, lucky winners will receive a hand packaged and sealed gift bag from us filled with all kinds of musical goodness. Expect to receive promo CDs(yes good ones), 73 & 123 records from national and local artists( at least one album from our year end list ), stickers, koozies, buttons, chapstick, hugs, and anything else we can scrounge up from around the office. I'd probably value each one at [...]
Home for the holidays is someplace most everyone desires to be around this time of year. Gentleman Auction House put the feeling into song on one of my favorite Christmas releases from last year, Christmas In Love . They also released the excellent Alphabet Graveyard album as well. Looking forward to hearing more new music from them soon. In the meantime those of you in the midwest you can catch them live at a few shows coming up in the next couple weeks. Gentleman Auction House [...]
Hey There, Merry Christmas. It's that time again, time to spread a little holiday cheer (I'm even getting requests for this mix). Here's my (anti) Christmas mix. A bunch of these songs are borderline sacrilegious and others are only just a little bitter (and who can blame them this time of year). There are some real gems in here though and I hope you enjoy them with your family sitting around the fire while decorating your tree. Cheers, Craig P.S. I'll usually update this mix as new songs come in. [...]
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Sadly, I had to miss Gentleman Auction House in Lexington last week. Not so sadly, Meagan Jordan didn't. So here are some photos from Al's. Gentleman Auction House - Call It Casual Gentleman Auction House - The Book of Matches
After bowing out of a show last month with Strawfoot, it looks like Casey Reid is making another go at returning to live performing, by opening for Cursive this Friday night at the Firebird, alongside... Continue reading "Casey Reid Opening for Cursive this Friday, April 24" >
:: What Grammys ceremony would be complete without the arrest of a scheduled performer for beating on an unnamed woman who may or may not be his famous lady that was also scheduled to perform. I'm talking about Chris Brown and Rihanna , in case you were thinking of Ike and Tina Turner circa 1976. :: Live in Holland? Probably not, or you would be dancing in your wooden boots while eating dissolved fish instead of reading Buzzgrinder. But in case you do, or you are traveling over there in October, some [...]
First, before I delve in further, just a disclaimer: I am not claiming these songs were posted NEW over the summer...some of them I just found for the first time over the summer, and for all I know they have been up online since one Christmas past. So it may show my cunning to find cool stuff online, or show that I am slow to the draw and some other bloggers beat me to the punch. First off, some tracks I am fairly certain were new this past summer, and these were posted online on [...]
(Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski) After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging a... Continue reading "Top Nine Local Moments of the Year" >
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It seems only appropriate that youth and maturation are two of the lyrical themes that thread their way through Eric Enger's songs: His band, Gentleman Auction House , has spent the last year navigating the space where the two words intersect. Formed in the summer of 2005 (with its current lineup solidified in January of 2006), the band itself is still young, with the average age of its seven members hitting just below the quarter-century mark. GAH spent their first year hitting the stages in St. Louis, MO, as frequently as their schedules would allow, playing shows [...]
Though I've already put up my "Top 25 of 2008" list, I'm still getting a hold of some very worthwhile new music from the past year. I completely missed out on Gentleman Auction House when they released their debut album, Alphabet Graveyard , in July, but I'm glad to be late rather than never; I've been listening to this pretty obsessively over the last week or so. The seven-piece group from Missouri, led by Eric Enger, make energetic, melodic, and intelligent indie pop that is infectious and exciting. In the album's liner notes, three members [...]
I actually never heard of these guys (and girl) before their record label dropped the Christmas In Love EP in my mailbox, but they sound really nice and happy. Gentleman Action House reminds me a bit of the even happier I'm From Barcelona , which makes me smile and happy as well. And it must be contagious, since even the reindeer are rocking on the rooftop: Gentleman Action House - On the Rooftop ( Christmas In Love EP ) Gentleman Action [...]
If you've had it up to your elbows with traditional Christmas carols, the St Louis independent underground has a solution. A few weeks ago, squeaky clean pop outfit Gentleman Auction House released Christmas in Love , a holiday album for lovers. Although a bit cheesy, some of the tunes are catchy, sure to add some spunk to your yuletide playlist. Add this Band on Myspace [...]
Daytrotter is one of the most innovative blogs currently in operation. I've been a fan since, well, forever. I eagerly check Daytrotter daily in hopes that a new session is up; one could say that I am a "Daytrotter Session Junky" and I wouldn't disagree with them. In fact, I'd just hand them this mix: a mix of MFR's Favorite Daytrotter Sessions of 2008 . To hear the full sessions and to dig deeper into the complex ethos that is the mind of Daytrotter, click HERE . Download: Blitzen Trapper - [...]
A couple of notable releases came this year from my home state of Missouri. Kansas City's Republic Tigers released Keep Color , the first album on Chop Shop, a spanking new Atlantic imprint. It's a lush collection of sculpted guitar pop recommended for fans of The Shins and Death Cab for Cutie. Gentleman Auction House hail from St. Louis, and their Alphabet Graveyard disc came out on Emergency Umbrella Records, a label you need a microscope to see. The songs, however, have a much bigger feel, with hooks galore. GAH occupy the space between Spoon and Modest [...]
Our friends from Gentleman Auction House have had a busy year, releasing an excellent debut album, ABCDEF Graveyard , touring around the country, and of course, stopping into our studios for an excellent lounge act as well. And now the band are getting into the holiday swing of things with a Christmas EP of original tunes. The EP is titled Christmas In Love , and we are happy to give you a little preview today just in case you have not already heard it over on our Holiday Mixer, [...]
Belle & Sebastian BBC Sessions Belle & Sebastian - "Slow Graffiti" Gentlemen Auction House Christmas In Love Gentlemen Auction House - "On the Rooftop" Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Sunday at Devil Dirt Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - "Something To Believe" Asobi Seksu Me and Mary b/w Breath Into Glass (7") Asobi Seksu - "Me and Mary"
We're really lost this week in either promoting all of the crazy electronica on our list or some of the most well-liked pop/ rock bands out there. Most of all, if you're looking to be all 'indie' this week, you should check out Gentleman Auction House with their album Christmas In Love or the Berlin-based electronica Alaska In Winter's Holiday album. If you're looking for electronica music this week, check out Barbara Morgenstern's BM album. Also Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) [...]
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