California's Paper City has a new record in the hopper and a grand scheme that involves two guys, a girl and a van. And while we're certain it's not as unseemly as we've been lead to believe (nothing ever is), the trio's sophomore release, Popular Talk , sounds mighty promising based on the two songs we've been privy to. Popular Talk drops on July 16th, and will be followed by a stroll across America, including a stop in Naptown on August 18th. [...]
The Nebraska Pop Festival is goes on its second year today, and to promote it, they're giving out a free digital mixtape of the bands participating. Today's the first night of the festival, which kicks off at Barley Street Tavern at 8:00 pm and continues on until Sunday, September 19th with a final night at The Sydney. So if any of you indie music fans are in the area, just head on over to the venues posted at the festival's MySpace page 'cause that's where the party's at ;) As with last [...]
Here's a little something to get your motor revvin' for the opening weekend of World Cup 2010. The Real Nasty are a dapper little trio from San Francisco who kick up a mess of noise with just guitar, upright bass and a homemade cajon . Their gritty and manic country/rawk/blues hybrid would certainly go well with red meat and over-imbibing. If you like what your hear, check out their full-length debut, Paper City , and get yer lazy butt out to see one of [...]
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Super poppy lo-fi music often comes with a twee label; but even within a highly niche subgenre such as this, there are stark differences that can set one band apart from the rest of the herd. Sometimes that trait is a subtle one, just underneath the layers of standard genre-specific sensibilities. So it is with Paper City , whose Long Beach home brings forth imagery of palm trees, Mexico, and an intense longing for polka-dots and mojitos. Perfect for the band's moniker, Paper City's video for "City Of The Future" features [...]
L.A. Record loves mixtapes! And here is one for the holidays. Thanks to all who submitted tunes. Wintry shakers, Christmas cheer & doom in almost every genre— from cool to weirdo and back like your grandma at the egg nog bowl. Do people serve egg nog in bowls? We will. Download: L.A. Record Holiday Mixtape Side [...]
The perfect antidote for the melancholy of June gloom is a soundtrack companion, like Other Lives. They are tender melody without being achingly maudlin. These melodic wanderings create open plains images of their home state of Oklahoma. This is the second review of a band (Colourmusic) I've done from Oklahoma, and I learned that both bands are from Stillwater. Although there are drastic differences between the bands, they both work in established genres, and have experimental elements and an honesty that demands you take notice.
Photo courtesy myspace.com/shotsfired.Here's Billy Johnson at the Isle of Capri casino in Kansas City, which isn't quite as tropical as the Mexcian resort he just got back from. Billy Johnson does no... Continue reading "Billy Johnson got sick in Mexico, but it wasn't no swine flu." >
Emo's second sweet lineup of the weekend comes on Saturdy which features Delta Spirit , Other Lives , and Dawes . Tickets for this show are on sale now for only $11 from Ticketweb . Doors open at 9pm with music starting up at 10. You can also preview the show with that Delta Spirit Daytrotter session we told you about earlier this week. Download: Other Lives - Paper Cities [MP3]
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