The opening 32 seconds of No Jams ' opening track "Teenage Colony" is more than enough to get you hooked on Naked Gods . It has a light Teenage Fanclub feel to it, but stands distinctly on its own. Wild rock guitars, hook-packed songs, and great vocals; these songs are well constructed and thought-out. And, as I said, No Jams had me from the get-go. Described as "hapless burly-pop prog-punk," Naked Gods hail from the Appalachians in North Carolina. No Jams [...]
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I haven't had much time of late to write. The house project of repainting walls, painting trim, pulling up carpets, and laying down bamboo has absolutely dominated my time. That and working on my BMW, which in the past few weeks has received a full tune-up (with exception of replacing points and cleaning the carb). I'm hoping that come mid-week, I'll be back in my normal post routine. As time has been limited, I thought "Desert Island Picks" would be a good topic for the week. Unfortunately, I left off [...]
Watch out world! Here comes WKNC and Tir Na nOg 's weekly local show! This week we've got Aminal and Wylie Hunter & The Cazadores ! Show starts at 10 p.m., 21 and up, and FREE! Aminal "If pop music is a wild animal, then this Chapel Hill trio's domesticated it, teaching it to sit up, roll over and lay in their lap. Their songs amble with unhurried grace and purr with ineffable charm. Frontman Patrick O'Neill has a gift for vocal melodies that insinuate themselves [...]
Tir Na nOg and WKNC are proud to present Local Beer Local Band this Thursday, which will feature music from The Tomahawks and Naked Gods !!! Show starts at 10 p.m., 21 and up, and FREE FREE FREE! Naked Gods—Mountaineer rockers of "hapless burly-pop prog-punk" from Boone, NC. The same place where Jenna of Jenna and the Jintlemen hails from. They've done a split 73 with the Invisible Hand. A great start to your Thursday evening. The Tomahawks—If you remember, the Tomahawks played and outstanding Fridays [...]
You Should Know Hailing from the mountains of Boone, NC, Naked Gods creates a brand of alt. country fit for smoke-filled dive-bars and the copious consumption of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Building off the local success of their homemade EP It Ain't Just Cold Outside (which is available for free download on the band's website ), the band recently released their first full-length entitled Welcome Home . The songs are built on the sensibilities of classic alt. country in the vein of Uncle Tupelo but [...]
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