* Those who showed up to the Beachland's 11th anniversary party Saturday night hoping to catch another glimpse of local buzz band, Cloud Nothings, didn't actually get to see Cloud Nothings, but were instead treated to a unique, solo-acoustic set by the band's frontman, Dylan Baldi. Don't read too much into his band's absence. This wasn't a spat between bandmembers, and Baldi hasn't gone all Rock 'N' Roll, hookers and blow, on us. Rather, it was a conflict between bandmates and bandmates' employers which resulted in Baldi going solo Saturday night. The show had already been booked, but after the [...]
Sometimes it's in the most non-assuming places that some of the greatest surprises can emerge. Presidio is a three piece based in Buffalo, New York who succeeds in many ways through addition by subtraction. Stripped of both vocals and bass, the band is comprised of two dueling guitars and clever drumming (along the use of far to many pedals to mention here). This group of humble musicians has spent the past year writing some of the best "post rock" that I have heard in quite sometime. Keep an eye on this band as they continue to [...]
Sometimes it's in the most non-assuming places that some of the greatest surprises can emerge. Presidio is a three piece based in Buffalo, New York who succeeds in many ways through addition by subtraction. Stripped of both vocals and bass, the band is comprised of two dueling guitars and clever drumming (along the use of far to many pedals to mention here). This group of humble musicians has spent the past year writing some of the best "post rock" that I have heard in quite sometime. Keep an eye on this band as they continue to [...]
MP3: Panopticon As mentioned here previously , Cleveland rock monsters This Moment In Black History recently released a new album entitled Public Square . I vaguely remember previous recordings being decent but lacking a certain something to keep me coming back. On the new album, however, I found more groove and variety than I expected. The frenzied, spastic, punky bursts of energy associated with their live show are still there, and they manage to fight through 13 songs in just over 32 minutes. However, [...]
The sun's come out around Ripple Central, sparkling off the crests of the waves outside our window, glistening off the sandy beaches. Perfect weather to pop the top down on the convertible Ghia Ripple mobile and hit the road in search of carne asada burritos and rolled tacos. Oh yes! Pope load up the Pepto Bismol, we have Mexican food to find. And for the road trip, the perfect soundtrack. Johnny Action Figure – Good Eye [...]
Cool lineup, eh? Blackoutfest returns for the 15th time to The Union in Athens, OH. Tickets at the door or at Haffa's Records (15 W Union St, Athens) in advance - $10 per night, 3-day pass for $25. And we've got a pair of 3-day passes to give away, too. Send an email to contestdonewaiting@gmail.com with the subject BLACKOUTFEST to enter. Full day-by-day schedule after the jump. THURSDAY, the 15th (Doors open at 5 p.m.) Tyvek (headliner, goes on around 12:30) [...]
Here are some things you should know about This Moment in Black History : They are playing Carabar tonight. They just released a new record called "Public Square" on Smog Veil Records . Said record rips. They played the Donewaiting.com 5-year anniversary show. Bim Thomas is from Columbus, used to work at Used Kids Records and plays with Gibson Brother, Mark Howland in The Bassholes , whose latest record is out on CDR . This Moment [...]
It seems as if the last couple of months have their built in hooks, with December harkening an annual wrap-up and January getting the rejuvenation vibe up and running again. But what about the months on the other sides? I mean, what does November get from indie rock? And until the fellas at Exit Stencil came up with their Free February brainstorm, the shortest month of the year also felt like the one with the least to offer. Now, though, things are different, thanks to the aforementioned Cleveland label and recording studio . Exit Stencil is giving away [...]
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This Moment in Black History Public Square Smog Veil If you're looking for a ripping, shredding, and rocking good time in 2010, then look no further than This Moment in Black History's Public Square. More diverse, more melodic, and way more listenable than their previous releases, Public Square showcases keyboardist/vocalist Chris Kulcsar, guitarist Buddy Akita, bassist Lawrence Daniel Caswell, and drummer Lamont "Bim" Thomas at the top of their games. "Forest Whitaker," "About Last Night," and "MFA" have that old school Ohio garage punk [...]
Greetings folks! I hope your week has been good. This week we have our first segment added to the show, but I haven't named it yet and I can't think of anything better than blast from the past. I'm sure you can tell which track it is in the tracklisting by that little hint. Enjoy! Beaten Awake - Suite Cheetah Old Canes - Little Bird Courage Tom Waits - Singapore(new live album) Loch Lomond - Wax White White Flight - Panther This Moment In Black History - Nailed To The Cross Frodus - [...]
Cleveland for the holidays: - Too many strip malls/box stores inspire weird suffocation feelings. - Going to shows at the Beachland Tavern and Grog Shop. - A lot more vacant houses than I remember. - So much food. MP3: I can't believe I didn't know about this song to post for the election! It: A) is by quality Cleveland band This Moment In Black History. B) has a refrain is just "Obama! Barack Obama!" repeated over and over. C) is seriously good. [...]
Today I'd like to draw your attention to a band from Cleveland, Ohio, who recently put out an album entitled It Takes A Nation of Assholes to Hold Us Back . This happens to be the best play on a Public Enemy album title since Fear Of A Black Tangent by Busdriver . The band in question is This Moment In Black History . Now, you may have already heard the following song described (in properly identified cliche terms) as "a kick in the teeth" . If the shoe fits, [...]
Cleveland, Ohio's This Moment In Black History are making their way to Los Angeles this weekend for what I want to say is the first time (someone correct me if I am wrong) in the band's 5 yearish " career ". Their latest release, It Takes a Nation of Assholes to Hold Us Back was released in 2006 by the local label, Cold Sweat , and garnered plenty attention and praise from a wide variety of media outlets for the combination of the members ethnicities, their band name and album title, and the [...]
Well Part 2. I figured out there will be a part 3 when I saw I missed about 68 more bands. Oh yeah, thanks for all the suggestions, keep them coming.. Sorry about the lack of updates too. Fuck, it's been one of those weeks. More Tomorrow. Swear. I'm almost caught up! This Moment in Black History - The Last Unicorn Black Eyes - Someone Has their Finger Broken Black Cat Music - Dirty [...]
Lunch time punk list courtesy SXSW 2007 . Boy it takes me sometimes to download, listen and put it in some kind of list. This one ends up pretty fun. I like punk when it's not taking itself so seriously and jibing all over the place. It's the original punk spirit, nihilism with attitude, yet while rough gently changing its surrounding. Being nice needs not apply. Oh and I am hungry, anybody for good lunch? Some fav in the list: I Walk in Line , pop-ish!. Tiny Masters of Today . They are two pre-teen [...]
From a Sony ad in this week's Village Voice:
The brand of rapid fire, punk, blues rock, and garage punk played by Cleveland's This Moment in Black History is not for everyone. This Moment In Black History is not for those of you with delicate ears. This Moment In Black History is not for those of you with delicate sensibilities. The music is frantic, jarring, and grating. It's uncomfortable music made in uncomfortable times. In a world where down is up and the truth is a lie, This Moment In Black History is your wake up call. A wake up call that consists of a fist in the face [...]
Of course Mary already beat me to it , but I've gotta get my post in too... Something about being out so late on Wednesday actually made Thursday go by pretty quickly. I'll tell ya - I was super focused at work and I only got up once to go get a sandwich. When it was time to head out I made a pit stop at Sam Ash to play with electronic drum sets that I will never ever be able to afford (nor should I have one anyway) under the watchful eye of Dan [...]
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