Artist: Funeral Club (formerly known as The Grizzly Owls ) Album: In The Fire Place of origin: Bakersfield, CA / Los Angelese, CA - U.S.A. Label: Self-released Featured Track: "A Soapbox Serenade" Links: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube Buy: iTunes Funeral Club - A Soapbox Serenade
A long time ago, one could talk about the "Bakersfield sound" with a sense of pride and possessiveness, the antidote to Nashville slickness and celebration of the rough edges of hometown heroes Merle Haggard and Buck Owens. A not so long time ago, Korn sparked the 90's rap-metal revolution from their hometown of Bakersfield, putting the city back on the map in a way you couldn't help but imagine old Merle and Buck sneering at. A short time ago, a new sort of "Bakersfield sound" started slowly reclaiming the city's past from [...]
Funeral Club From: Bakersfield / Los Angeles, United States Regular readers of the Devil's blog will already know all about the wonders of Funeral Club. Well they've got an album out, 'The Year Of The Bloody Sevens' and, as you would expect, I love it. The album is a bridge between Jenny and Joseph Andreotti's old and new bands. A mix of ex Grizzly Owls tracks like [...]
Funeral Club From: Bakersfield, California, United States Those of you who have been following the Devil's blog since it started all those years ago, you few, you happy few, you band of brothers (and sisters) may remember me raving over The Grizzly Owls amazing 'What's A Girl To Do' ( Life's A Hoot With... ) which still sounds brilliant despite the passage of time. Well The Grizzly Owls have flown the nest and morphed into the perfectly monickered Funeral Club. [...]
Funeral Club, formerly known as The Grizzly Owls, will be releasing their new record in April. http://www.myspace.com/funeral club http://www.facebook.com/pages/ FUNERAL-CLUB/320157873568
A short note to Ronnie James Dio and his wife (and manager) Wendy : Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dio, First, Ronnie, I heard you've been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer. Let me wish you the best in this battle, and that you bounce back quickly so you can tour in support of that "Heaven and Hell" DVD. Secondly, and the reason for this short note, is I'd like to ask you a favor, aging blogger to veteran rocker: Could you please [...]
As you may or may not know, Correatown is the weekly resident at The Echo for the month of October. They invited a few local badass blogs (Web in Front, Buzzbands, and Classical Geek Theatre) to present each night and somehow we were included to help with the residency finale.And it's a big one.First of all, we must point out the band Correatown put together for this month since it's what they
Today's guest post comes from Austin Smith . Here at ninebullets.net we're looking for a regular contributor or two to help lighten the load. If that's something you think you might wanna do send me an email and we'll talk. Anyhow, on with the post: The first time I pressed play on "Save My Soul, Conquistador", I was immediately critical of the Owls' seemed childlike melody. The ethereal female vocalist reminded me too much of the cheeseball religious music my mother used to permeate my youth with. But after listening to [...]
[Folky flavors for your Tuesday ...] The music of Trevor Beld-Jimenez — the guy behind Tall Tales and the Silver Lining — somehow sounds as if it comes from "up the coast." The Ventura=based singer-songwriter in June released "The Understanding" on Beehouse Records (home of the Spires), and the album showcases Beld-Jimenez's affection for breezy melodies and a wistful, acoustic guitar-driven optimism. Call it a coastal epiphany. ||| Download: "Hey Sunshine" ||| Live: [...]
I am so far behind with basically everything that I can almost see myself coming around the other way. I should be finishing up my first lecture of the new semester, but I just can't bear spending much more of my Saturday on a talk that most of my students are going to doze through anyway. So instead, I'm offering you a long overdue edition of A Free Man's new music recommendations. Edinburgh quintet Cancel the Astronauts is hard not to love. They make driving, electronica tinged indie pop that is guaranteed to stick in your [...]
Band proveniente da Bakersfiled, CA e composta dai coniugi Joseph e Jenny Andreotti. Il duo vanta un bell'album d'esordio "By Night On My Bed" (datato 2007) e un bellissimo singolo disponibile su RCRD LBL "Whiskey And Clyde". La migliore definizione del suono dei Grizzly Owls è stata data dal gruppo stesso: una parte Tom Waits, una [...]
The Grizzly Owls Genre: Other / Other / Other From: Bakersfield California, United States [...]
Ryan (StopMe): Still recovering from the heatwave? Still reeling from Murray's defeat? Well no matter, because here are ten more tunes to soothe those summertime blues: Apostle Of Hustle has to be one of the best band names ever and luckily they've got the music to back it up. 'Eazy Speaks' is frenetic catchy Indie with plenty of sharp lyrics like "Keep your friends close, enemy closer, kiss on the cheek from a punk ass poser" . Chicks On Speed are [...]
[Why, it's Paula Abdul's birthday today. Isn't that nice ...] Today: A seriously busy weekend gets started with the seriously beautiful orchestral maneuvers of Grizzly Bear , who are joined by Here We Go Magic to play a (very) sold-out show at the Wiltern. ... It's also opening night at the Hollywood Bowl , where the Bowl Hall of Fame inducts Dame Kiri Te Kawana and Josh Groban and Roger Daltrey and Trisha Yearwood are among the guest performers. ... Old Buzz Bands [...]
The Bakersfield-based duo The Grizzly Owls have just released their lovely new EP I Am A Shootist , a haunting collection of melancholic campfire gems that recall Mazzy Star by way of Ennio Morricone. Intriguing, yes? Good thing they've been kind enough to offer the entire EP for FREE! Simply head to their site ( HERE ) and grab it for yourself; while you're there, sign up for their newsletter too, why dontcha? Below, here's the video for the EP's lead track, "Father of the Revolver", which utilizes a collection of old-timey war footage to great effect. [...]
Father's Day is Sunday....don't tell us you forgot?! Hmm, tell you what, we've got you covered this time if you're still scrambling for that last minute perfect gift. This year, why not give the gift that keeps on giving? FREE MUSIC. Below, download any or all of the free songs, compilations, and EPs that have come our way this past week for dear old Dad. As always, some are EAR FARM favorites, some might be more your bag than ours, all are free for you to enjoy... just click the band name for the band's [...]
Tonight at Silverlake Lounge, our favorite Americana band from Bakersfield, THE GRIZZLY OWLS will growl this evening at 8pm. alt=rss
[Lester William Polsfuss was born 94 years ago today. You probably know him as Les Paul, the Wizard of Waukesha, inventor of the solid-body electric guitar.] Mr. Paul's legacy clamors on throughout L.A. tonight. The Lemonheads [Evan Dando, pictured] are back in town, stopping at Spaceland in support of "Varshons," a new album of cover songs. ... Camera Obscura's new album "My Maudlin Career" is anything but maudlin; the Glaswegian sextet is at the Glass House for the first of two shows in SoCal this week. [...]
( Editor's note: Our inboxes have been packed to the brim lately with EPs. There doesn't seem to be a linear explanation for this recent explosion in the arrival of three to six song records, but I'm fond of being able to digest some sort of artistic statement in twenty or so minutes. The EP is a perfect record for the early summer months: mildly distracting and distractible, a small chunk of music that you can listen to on a short walk or over an al fresco dinner (or, more realistically, cocktail). Further, they're often cheap or free (three of [...]
mr. Gnome Monday, June 8th No Horses @ The Silverlake Lounge Tuesday, June 9th Grizzly Owls @ The Silverlake Lounge Lemonheads @ Spaceland Secret Chiefs 3 @ El Rey Theatre Wednesday, June 10th Mr. Gnome and VLA @ The Silverlake Lounge Rainbow Arabia @ Spaceland Constantines @ The Echo Thursday, June 11th Au Revoir [...]
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