[There's plenty of great Christmas songs out there, but most suffer terribly from over-exposure. To remedy that, EbM presents a selection of alternative Christmas songs .] I stumbled on this little gem quite recently, and although it describes a scene totally alien to the cosy, insular, traditional English Christmas enjoyed at casa EbM, but for some reason it struck a chord. Originally a Robert Earl Keen song, this version feels like it has more heart. I have, at best, a delicate relationship with country music, and the [...]
Toy Soldiers just released a new EP called Midweek Mountain Getaway with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jordan Hull . You can listen to a couple of songs below, one of which is a terrific cover of Leon Russell's "Tight Rope." Toy Soldiers also just released a new video (below) of "Laughing Pain," the second video in an ongoing series called Lazy Sunday With Toy Soldiers . The band launched the series on Sunday, September 25th; future episodes will include videos of in-studio sessions, live concerts, and random on-street performances.
Gallo & Hull are Ron Gallo and Jordan Hull , two young and ambitious musicians brought together by their love for each others' old-timey rock and roll projects. Gallo is the frontman for Philly's ever-evolving Toy Soldiers , who recently won an Independent Music Award; Hull is a singer-songwriter from Nashville who has toured with Gallo several times in the past few years. The two started recording a split album entitled Midweek Mountain Getaway last year, which will feature tracks by both artists. Tonight's show will feature the duo on stage together, playing [...]
...tonight, we begin hosting The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at our new home at South Park Tavern. We're very excited to kick off our March Residency this evening as well with Roley Yuma. Upon seeing them a few weeks ago, we were immediately struck by their relentless energy, intriguingly winding arrangements, and slacktastic hooks. We encourage [...]
...for the second time in less than a month, we at The Buddha Den have had the bittersweet opportunity to send off some of Dayton's finest young talent to other cities. While earlier in August we said goodbye to Hospital Garden [off to Chicago], last evening at South Park Tavern we said goodbye to Jordan Hull , who is heading off to find his fortunes in Nashville. With his departure close at hand, there was no shortage of souls eager to come out and see him perform in his hometown one last time. Combing through [...]
...while there typically aren't too many Monday night shows, we figured we'd take a chance and throw this one anyway. Tonight at South Park Tavern , one of Dayton's finest young talents, Jordan Hull will make his final Dayton appearance before heading off the music city of Nashville this week. It's an honor for us to throw him a proper farewell party. We've also got the Dayton debut of Philadelphia's Perkasie this evening, who are currently in the midst of an extended Midwestern jaunt. This inventive septet conjures a playful side of Americana fueled by [...]
...as we kick off our 8th month of The Buddha Den NTRO/XPO at Oregon Express , we've decided to mix things up a bit. First, the open mic will no longer be part of the event. Also, we've decided to give a band the chance to stretch out over the course of the whole month and play every Wednesday with one other band. We've invited one of our favorite new locals, The Turkish Delights to play every Wednesday in April and we're kicking it off tonight. We would HIGHLY encourage you [...]
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