Dayton, Ohio's Smug Brothers travel from the near west to play Cafe Bourbon St. this Friday, April 13th (No Fear™). Though the band has seen a revolving cast of members, frontman Kyle Melton and drummer Don Thrasher (Guided By Voices, Swearing at Motorists) have been stalwart fixtures for a number of years now. Smug Brothers released the Treasure Virgins EP [cassette/digital] in December 2011 on their newly launched Gas Daddy Go! imprint. The band is currently finishing work on their next full-length, On the Way to the Punchline . Be looking [...]
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: [...]
after taking some time to listen to about 20-30 records over the past 2/3 days, i decided that there was still a bunch of great stuff that i didnt mention in my top 14.5 of the year. so, i came up with another 11 records that i think are more than deserving of more attention. i could have actually come up with another ten but felt that a solid 25.5 records was good enough. although, i may get bored an post the other ten records, but i doubt it. one thing that continues to sadden me is that lack of [...]
We like The Fervor and think you should be at this show. Do it. Details below. The Fervor Smug Brothers (of Dayton) Good Girl (members of Follow The Train, Emanuel) Aug. 20 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. Kicks off at 9 p.m., but go early for the food Continue reading The Fervor w/ Smug Brothers and Good Girl @ Zanzabar 8/20 at Backseat [...]
Smug Brothers — A New Wrinkle Sometimes an album finds you at just the right time. Such is the case with Smug Brothers ' gloriously fuzzy Fortune Rumors , which is doing wonders to drive away this dreary, rain-soaked haze. The first thing you'll notice about these guys is that they're musical dead ringers for Guided by Voices ; this is partly owed to the presence of drummer Don Thrasher, who earned his chops playing [...]
speaking of don thrasher, guided by voices and swearing at motorists, here's a band straight outta dayton ohio w mr thrasher on drums called smug brothers. they just recently, well back in february, released a great record entitled fortune rumors which you can download/buy/name your own price deal via their bandcamp site. if youve been longing for a band to come a long to deliver big hooks, sing song choruses all in short bursts of lo-fi goodness much like mid-era gbv, then look no further than smug brothers. it should come as no surprise then that i am [...]
....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 [...]
...in an era when most bands find themselves resorting to giving away an album without any label support, somehow Louisville quartet The Fervor find their new album Arise, Great Warrior coming out via 3 different labels on 3 different formats. Teaming up with Yim Yames' Removador Records for the digital release, SonaBLAST for the CD [...]
...it's not often that things last in the world of rock n' roll. Especially here in Dayton. So, for an event such as HoliDayton to see it's eighth inception is a rather impressive feat. Under the direction of Mark McMillon and Poppy of The Story Changes, HoliDayton will return to Blind Bob's this year, presenting [...]
MP3: Smug Brothers - Low Like Nothing MP3: Smug Brothers - Build Your Collections All three locals on this bill would be worth venturing out to see separately, so seeing the Kyle Sowashes , Ghost Shirt and Bicentennial Bear play a free show together at Carabar is a no-brainer (esp. if part 1 of Lost Weekend's two-night anniversary extravaganza isn't your thing). Icing on the cake is Dayton's Smug Brothers , fronted by Kyle Melton and featuring Don [...]
...although winter weather has descended upon Daytonia with a vengeance, plans have been made for a show of such monumental proportions and simply will not sway. Tonight at Blind Bob's, the Fictionband Mechanics imprint is making its first foray into physical releases in a major way this evening. Both The Motel Beds and Smug Brothers [...]
...in case you haven't heard, there's a lot of hoopla floating around Dayton for the big Triple Release show this weekend at Blind Bob's, featuring releases from The Motel Beds, Smug Brothers, and John Gassett, as well as a special appearance from Toads and Mice. Tonight, local patron saint Juliet Fromholt will host the Beds [...]
...while The Artist's Den Vol. 1 compilation is a couple of years old at this point, it's impact for locals The Motel Beds is just now being felt. On the cusp of releasing their new MoondazedCD on the Fictionband Mechanics imprint, the Beds just got some love from The Huffington Post this morning in a [...]
The Fervor will be playing at the Zanzabar on Friday, November 6, 2009 with The Smug Brothers (Dayton, OH). Tickets are $6 bucks and the show starts at 9pm. Go here for our review of the Fervor in NYC . Go here for our review of The Fervor at Headliner's . Continue reading The Fervor & The Smug Brothers @ the Zanzabar - 11/6 at Backseat [...]
Here are some Karate Body related upcoming shows this month: Nov. 2: eremy*JIrvin w/ Zee Avi @ Zanzabar. JIrvin's exclusive track, "On My Own" appears on Vol. 9 of Louisville Is For Lovers. Copies of the limited edition red and white double vinyl available from karatebodyrecords.com . Nov. 6: The Fervor w/ Smug Brothers @ Zanzabar. The Fervor's new song, "No Apology" appears on The Green Belt limited edition split 7-inch, available now from us, ear X-tacy and Underground Sounds. Copies [...]
...while we've been tantalizing all of you with the prospect of a single Swearing At Motorists performance in the States for weeks now, the time has finally come. Tonight. It happens. Dave Doughman returns from Berlin to join up with original drummer Don Thrasher to perform the band's critically acclaimed 2000 release, Number Seven Uptown, [...]
...if you've been reading this blog for any length of time, yr well aware of our infatuation with Dayton's storied musical past. We've been fortunate enough to cover some of Dayton's most recognizable names over the past few years, but one has steered conspicuously under our radar.... ...until now... ...late yesterday we received this communique from...
...for a band that's still not made a proper Dayton appearance, the elusive Smug Brothers seem to be building quite a buzz. The band will make their hometown debut this Saturday at the Fifth Annual Dayton Music Fest [@ Oregon Express; 11 pm] and have issued a new video for their current single, "Interior Magnets" to help promote the appearance. The video was shot by skate vid guru Dave Ackels and...
...for a band that's still not made a proper Dayton appearance, the elusive Smug Brothers seem to be building quite a buzz. The band will make their hometown debut this Saturday at the Fifth Annual Dayton Music Fest [@ Oregon Express; 11 pm] and have issued a new video for their current single, "Interior Magnets" [...]
...this came across our desks this morning and we thought we'd pass it along to all of you. One of Dayton's newer outfits, Smug Brothers , have completed a video for the track "Striking Relative Humor", which is slated to appear on their upcoming Fortune Rumors album due out on Squids Eye Records this fall. Building off the buzz generated via their EP release series this past spring, the band have made a couple high-profile festival appearances in the last month with their Dayton debut slated for this year's installment of the Dayton Music [...]
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