[Indie pop goddess Tanya Donnelly celebrates a birthday today.] Excellent night to be at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa, where Foreign Born supports their sophomore album "Person to Person" with The Veils opening. ... The Datsuns [pictured] are back with a raucous new album "Headstunts" and are playing at the Echo with locals Spirit Vine . ... At Spaceland, Mini Mansions open for The Child ( Holly Marilyn 's new band). ... And Oh No Not Stereo and Scarlet Grey [...]
Nov 25, 2008, 2:19am
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The Soft Hands have resurrected the twitch and punch of the '70s post-punk sound. They've more than resurrected it; they've bumped it up a notch or two. They're jumpier than XTC, snottier than Joe Jackson, more herky-jerky than the Talking Heads. Repeated listens may induce seizures, limb-flailing pogo dancing about the room at least. Suffering from restless leg syndrome? Get out from behind your desk and let The Soft Hands shake the wiggles out of you. www.fidotrust.com www.thesofthands.com
Today we have The Soft Hands out of Long Beach, CA. They have a surprisingly full sound for a three piece! Part Wire, part Costello, and part ADD, these guys know how to craft a dynamic song. Check "Harbor" below for a taste. The Soft Hands - Harbor The Soft Hands official site The Soft Hands on MySpace
scott schultz Download: Henry Clay People "Andy Sings!" Per Henry Clay People people: As you know, Little Radio's Halloween Show was cancelled and The Henry Clay People's love for performing as The Ronald Reagan People every Halloween forced them to scramble for a last minute show...and we found one! The band will be playing tonight at [...]
It may have been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, but it's been an exciting week (and not in a good way) at Speed of Dark. The story is still in progress, and I am in the process of deciding a plan of action, so I am not ready to tell it all here yet. Maybe one day. But there are big hints in some of the archived posts and little hints in particular elements of today's post, so you might guess the general issue. I've been spending a lot of time on blog business, [...]
New New New Times New Viking . You know the deal, heavy DRC compression (not data compression), splashes of white noise organ, short and sweet. They are Ohio's noisy ambassadors. They might break your speakers. Loud Downloadable: "Call And Respond" (matador mp3) The Stay Awake EP came out yesterday (but is not available on eMusic yet). They have some NYC dates coming up: Nov 7 @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg (I will be seeing Health ) Nov 8 @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
I just got my grubby mitts on the Soft Hands ' new album, Hours Pass By , that comes out next Tuesday, October 21st on the Long Beach label, Fidotrust Records . My previous experience with the band has been limited to a few mp3s I was able cull from the interwebs and a frighteningly good performance at The Prospector which I documented for the OC Weekly's Heard Mentality blog. It was in that review that I described their sound as a "hyperactive Talking Heads-meets-Wire" and correctly surmised the only three songs that I had [...]
TUESDAY MAY 20TH, 2008: Let's Independent w/ The Karabal Nightlife , The Soft Hand s , The Savages @ Boardner's [MP3] The Soft Hands - Up The Ladder Bobb Bruno , Pocahaunted , Magic Lantern , DARYLALEXANDER , David Scott Stone [...]
Sunday, January 13th: The Vandelles @ The Echo I was supposed to see The Vandelles last night at The Prospector, but was just too dang tired to venture out, good thing Dave Segal made it, read his review here (sorry I missed you Dave). The Vandelles - Lovely Weather ( mp3 ) Also Recommended: The Secret Stolen @ Que Sera , Ancestors @ Spaceland Monday, January 14th: Everest @ Spaceland Though this [...]
Sunday, October 7th: Turbonegro @ Henry Fonda Turbonegro are always a good time, maybe not as exciting these days as they once were, but for those who've never seen their show, it's still worth the price of admission. w/Mondo Generator, Year Long Disaster Turbonegro - Boys From Nowhere ( mp3 ) Monday, October 8th: Fionn Regan @ Troubadour There's a reason Fionn Regan's The End Of History won the UK Mercury Prize for "Album of the Year", [...]
The Soft Hands at Pehrspace 8/31 photo by Alie Ward for Metromix.com [MP3] The Soft Hands - I'm On Fire I was lucky enough to see The Soft Hands not once but TWICE this weekend. First at our JAXart Show at Pehrspace Friday and again at The Happy Hollows Residency on Labor Day. All of my friend's from Long Beach have [...]
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