As I sit curled up under two blankets on my couch telling my friends for the second and third times that yes , I am already on spring break, I can't help but think that Georgetown gets it wrong. I understand. Really, I do. Any later into March and spring break would be too close to Easter, but come on - 40 degree highs and knitwear? This isn't what spring break is about. It's about enjoying rising temperatures or surf-side destinations, breaking out the cutoffs and bathing suits , soaking up the rays and sipping on tropical-flavored beverages. [...]
Motel Beds and Oh Condor release dual EPs tonight (Saturday, Feb. 25) at Southpark Tavern in Dayton. Both EPs arrive on cassette (with digital download) - two in a line of boutique releases coming to you via Gas Daddy Go! Records . GDG! was founded by former Guided By Voices/Swearing at Motorists drummer Don Thrasher and recently revived with now-bandmate Kyle Melton of Smug Brothers . Stay tuned for a more in-depth piece on Don Thrasher and his involvement with GBV, S@M, GDG! and more - coming very soon. For now: [...]
Podcast # 5 is available for streaming online or downloading and listening at your leisure! Live broadcast radio shows are 9pm Thursdays (EST) on PMCRadio.org . Tracklist: 1)Eux Autres Sun is Sunk Right Again 2)Tullycraft City of Subarus 8 Great Ways 3)Moonface With Sinai: Heartbreaking Bravery Teary Eyes & Bloody Lips CANADA 4)Dana Buoy Summer Bodies Call to Be 5)The Eversons [...]
Turntable Kitchen Pairings Box Vol. 1-4 Self-Released [2011/2012] Did you ever play some new music and think that a lavender-sea salt steak, eggplant stacks with zataar yogurt or chipotle chocolate cake might go really well with your vinyl selection? Well, San Francisco couple Kasey and Matthew sure do and now with their creative Turntable Kitchen Pairings Boxes they share recipes, give you some ingredients and supply the limited release vinyl singles from great independent bands for your listening pleasure. The idea turns out to be the [...]
...here we are barely into a new year. A year in which the world, according to some ancient cultures, is sure to end. Well, who doesn't love a good doomsday story? If the end is indeed nigh, tonight is a perfect opportunity to get in your last slice before it all goes bye-bye. If you [...]
Motel Beds Tango Boys No More Fake Labels [2011] Fire Note Says: The Dayton, Ohio music scene is alive and well with the Motel Beds new long player Tango Boys ! Album Review: Right from the cool indie swagger of the opening minute long intro, "Theme From Tango", you get the sense that Dayton, Ohio's Motel Beds are coming at you with something solid. This track [...]
Rather than spin reviews, it makes more sense to just appreciate the fact that these bands are offering up FREE downloads: Motel Beds "Feelings" and "Sunfried Dreams" Excellent retro fuzz guitar pop here makes for a wonderful holiday gift to yourself. The Green Beatles "The Basement" For fans of The Britannicas , Herb Eimerman and crew return with this free single. Enjoy! Cricketbows "Home" Okay for a more [...]
Plenty of other folks have wrote about Motel Beds and their latest effort, Sunfried Dreams . No bones about it, it's as good or better than advertised. So why am I throwing my hat in the ring as well? Motel Beds are dropping their second album of their year, Tango Boys , next month and I thought some of you might be interested in catching up with them before the new LP hits the streets. "Western Son" is a slow burning head nodder. The vocals are a bit distorted and have a sneering quality to them, but [...]
Conditions were blizzard-like outside, the snow was knee-deep, and it wasn't even Halloween yet. It didn't often begin snowing that early in the Dayton-area, but it had begun early that year. I was not happy. By the time I was sixteen, snow was my sworn enemy. I'd tell people that I didn't mind being cold, and I didn't mind being wet, but I hated being cold and wet. I don't remember where I first heard that saying, but I immediately knew it applied to me. There are many things about Ohio that I miss since moving to California, [...]
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Dayton, Ohio's Motel Beds ( facebook / twitter ) managed to produce an album earlier this year in Sunfried Dreams that got their local scene all-a-chatter with their simple blues and rock'n'roll tunes and for a damn good reason. Each track is led by a beautiful rocking guitar riff, with everything else following up with that rock swagger that makes you remember why you fell in love with guitar music in the first place. Our friends over at Turntable Kitchen are releasing my favourite track from Sunfried Dreams, Western Son , [...]
Dayton, Ohio's Motel Beds are on fire. Earlier this year they released one of my favorite records so far of 2011: Sunfried Dreams . They're now playing the No More Fake Labels showcase at CMJ on October 20th. And they've already prepped the follow-up to Sunfried Dreams , titled Tango Boys , which is as solid as rock and features a duet with none other than Kelley Deal (of Breeders fame). So we're beyond honored to release their very first ever vinyl single as part of our very first ever Pairings [...]
It's something I can't explain, but some of TK's mixes come together easily, while others are labors of love. The August mix definitely falls into the latter category. I struggled with everything from committing to an opening track, track order and song selection. Once I had a little over half a mix, I felt like it was still missing something. Ultimately, I ended up hitting up some of my colleagues' sites to find tracks to fill in the gabs. I found the Bare Wires and Mikal Cronin tracks while browsing the consistently excellent See The Leaves ; "HURTLOVE" and [...]
After making up the summer mix i came away craving some lyric heavy songs. Those ones that help hold the heart rather than moving the feet. This week is a slow build but it still delivers Stornoway- Fuel Up I don't know how i missed Stornoway last year but i did. I'm on such a [...]
Would you want to sleep in a motel bed in Dayton Ohio? Prob not... Then again, depending on how you got there, the answer could be yes. I don't know - I've never been to Dayton - and this joke is going nowhere fast. Anywho, Motel Beds ' free LP Sunfried Dreams is over here . mp3 - Motel Beds - Western Sons
...as we previously mentioned, Southeast Engine just released an excellent new disc, Canary. The band are scheduled to stop in to Canal Street Tavern this Saturday night [with The Motel Beds] to conclude an extended tour. Today, the band issued a video via Paste for the track "Red Lake Shore". Have a look and then [...]
…When Kelley Deal and Mike Montgomery accepted the invitation for their new acoustic outfit R.Ring to headline the Buddha Den's NTRO/XPO in April they didn't take the challenge lightly. To insure an interesting and entertaining time is had by all they've packed each week's bill with special musical acts such as Motel Beds, Andy Gabbard [...]
...one of the busiest little groups in Dayton these days, The Motel Beds just keep coming up with new ways to blow our minds. Earlier this week, the band unleashed yet another stunning music video, this time for the title track of their stellar new album Sunfried Dreams, and in our humble opinion, it's the [...]
Here it is, the Turntable Kitchen March 2011 mix. It came together surprisingly quickly, and yet I feel like it is one of my favorite mixes I've put together in awhile. It is certainly eclectic, but that undoubtedly reflects the fact that my mind has been suffering from musical attention deficit disorder. I've been listening [...]
....Just in time for Wednesday night's show at South Park Tavern, Dayton super-groups, the Smug Brothers and the Motel Beds, have posted digital copies of their music on Bandcamp... ...Smug Brothers posted their Stock Romeo EP and Interior Magnets single, which were previously released on Fictionband Mechanics and Squid's Eye Records, respectively. The Smug [...]
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