Words by Ricky Pittsburgh goddamn rules. OK, so maybe our sports teams didn't bring it in 2012-but remember we had that mild winter last year-that was awesome, AND to add, the music scene provided some needed sunshine to the cloudy city too (despite (what felt like) every band and their mother breaking up). So without further ado, here's my list of favorite locally-brewed songs written/performed/recorded/etc by Pittsburgh folks...OK, maybe a little "ado" before we get to the list. Narrowing this down to ten songs was a pain in [...]
Arlo Aldo (CD Release) with Sleep Experiments and Emily Rodgers Brillobox / Saturday 02.02.2013 / 9:30 / $7 Words by Brendan Arlo Aldo ’s Zelie is a genre-crossing musical journey that captures both the grittiness of Pittsburgh’s cityscape and the lonesomeness of the surrounding countryside. This album plays as a soundtrack for the winter and spring ahead. That there quote is from the promotional blurb about [...]
Words by Ricky The name may suggest an underground Ambien-dealing drug collective, but I assure you, Sleep Experiments remains an innocent band of musicians. Their compositions rely on ambiance (without being an “ambient band”), acoustic guitar (without being an “acoustic band”), dreamy vocals and stomp box delays (without being a “shoegaze band”), and some mean songwriting chops (without being too mean). In fact I’d burn their new LP of baby-bedtime-worthy-jams for my 4-month old niece had that measly FBI Anti-Piracy Warning not sneaked its way onto the back cover. [...]
. . . The Submarines - "Shoelaces" [mp3] The Submarines remind me of what Matt and Kim would be like if they weren't so preoccupied by pretending to be cool or Yacht if they weren't trying to prove how "completely scene" they are. This song is perfect for anyone wanting to deal with a break-up [...]
Words by Brendan / Photo by Will Gunther It was the rowdiest of concerts, it was the dreamiest of concerts. It was the age of crowd-surfing, it was the age of sitting attentively. It was the epoch of loud guitars and raucous crowd antics, it was the epoch of dreamy pop sounds and beautiful voices and a quiet audience. Okay, I'm no Dickens, obviously, but I don't know a short, single word for "loud guitars and raucous crowd antics". If I had to propose one, though, it would be " Black Lips -itude". And [...]
Words by Brendan It's another one of those weekends, folks. The stars have aligned, or there's something in the water, or the gods must be crazy, who really knows. The bottom line is this: there are a ton of shows going down in the next few days that you should go to. You can't see 'em all, sadly, or maybe you can (please tell us if you do!) but here are our picks. Stream some mp3s right here and read on after the jump for all the details. I guarantee you'll find something that [...]
Wye Oak with Sleep Experiments / Club Cafe / Tuesday August 2/ Doors 7:00 PM / $8-$10 Words by Jim Sometimes a special concert comes to town and you get pretty fucking excited about it, right? I remember when Spoon came to town a while back and played at CMU's summer festival. It was like goddamn Christmas for me and it was free! I would have paid through the nose to see that band at that moment, but I didn't have to. Have you experienced [...]
Pittsburgh's Sleep Experiments sound like slow-motion Christmas. Their self-released debut EP Flight Takes Thought features the trio playing their sparse, reverby 2-guitar 3-voice songs, accented by toy piano, glockenspiel and occasional lo-fi beat-boxing. The songs are wintery, dream-themed, and altogether stunning. We sneak in and out of each song with such slight, calculated pace that [...]
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