Besides the great (but unheralded) Volebeats, Detroit hasn't exactly become known as a haven for Americana music. Frontier Ruckus hopes to change that.Formed in 2003 by Matthew Milia and David W... Continue reading "Gig Alert: Frontier Ruckus at Dan's Silverleaf Tonight" >
nicht immer ist es so einfach, den präferierten bands oder ihren tonalen hinterlassenschaften, die man irgendwann irgendwo aufgeschnappt hat, hinterher zu forschen. allein, dass sich viele auf myspace existenzen begrenzen, macht die sache unsagbar schwierig. eine gescheite homepage mit biografischen daten, den anstehenden konzerten und hinweisen auf die discografie sollte doch für jeden drin sein. other lives verzichten auch auf aufwand dieser art. leider. dabei hat die aus stillwater, oklahoma stammende band einiges zu bieten, was es anzupreisen gelte. aber vielleicht brauchen die fünf in kariertes hemd geschlagenen genau dieses nicht. anbiederung. ist [...]
Een weblog als Ketelmuziek levert een bomvolle mailbox op. Elke dag komt er mail binnen van artiesten, labels en distributie-bedrijfjes met de vraag of Ketelmuziek aandacht wil besteden aan een CD, video of optreden. Tussen die verzoekjes zit veel rotzooi, zo ben je bij ons aan het verkeerde adres als het om dance, metal of funk gaat, maar het blijft de moeite waard om de mailbox door te ploegen. Zo heel af en toe levert het namelijk iets moois op. Zoals White Pines. Via de mail ontving ik de EP Face Made of Wood en dat [...]
A rather quick CMJ recap for today - Thursday I hit up Spike Hill in Williamsburg to see some of my fave Michigan peeps. Chris Bathgate was up first, with a good-sized band behind him (including Matt Jones on drums). As usual, the audience was filled with ever-loyal and always-psyched former Michiganders (Michiganites? Michiganians?) showing up to support artists from their native land. Chris
A rather quick CMJ recap for today - Thursday I hit up Spike Hill in Williamsburg to see some of my fave Michigan peeps. Chris Bathgate was up first, with a good-sized band behind him (including Matt Jones on drums). As usual, the audience was filled with ever-loyal and always-psyched former Michiganders (Michiganites? Michiganians?) showing up to support artists from their native land. Chris
The Pageant *The Unconscious/The Great Crusades, Monday, December 28 *Memories of Elvis, Saturday, January 9 Off Broadway *Afro Zep, Saturday, November 7 *Frontier Ruckus/Theodore, Sunday, Novemb... Continue reading "St. Louis Concert Announcements: Week Of October 27" >
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First up was The Rural Alberta Advantage and now we're on to The Wilderness of Manitoba . Next up is the Wacky Saskatchewan Disaster in our study of each Canadian province. Anyway, The Wilderness of Manitoba have delivered an EP of stripped down folk that relies on gorgeous three and four piece harmonies to grab your attention. Most of the tunes don't move faster than a snail's pace, allowing a slightly plucked banjo to lead the way. What it lacks in speed, it makes up for in substance. One of the standout tunes is "Crow's [...]
The CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival invades New York City this week. Here's the latest from PopMatters' writers on the beat. Paleo Partisan Records Showcase Bowery Ballroom, New York City The subtle, wiry tunes of David Strackany (aka Paleo) launched the Partisan Records showcase at the Bowery Ballroom last night. Reminiscent of the late Eliott Smith, Paleo's warbly, delicate vocals stood out against his charmingly modest demeanor, also reminiscent of M. Ward or a less jarring Conor Oberst. Privileged onlookers parked themselves on the floor and were treated to an array of poetic acoustic sounds with...
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009 SADDLE CREEK SHOWCASE @ KNITTING FACTORY 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 $12, 7PM Another night of great shows happens tonight all over the City. The choice isn't quite as obvious as last night, but Saddle Creek's showcase at the Knitting Factory is sure to be a crowd pleasure (if you want to venture off the beaten Manhattan path into Brooklyn). Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Orenda Fink, Old Canes, UUVVWWZ, Beep Beep and guest Suzannah Johannes are all on the bill there tonight. Check out a list of other shows [...]
Who? Frontier Ruckus What? snowed country town melancholy, the farmers are locked in their barns, and they just have their banjos. Sounds like? Timesbold, Whip, Will Oldham, Bonnie Prince Billy Winter is to be seen at the horizon. If you don't watch out, it'll catch you. I heard from a friend that it was snowing in the United States. This seems like the beginning of an eternal winter. Luckily there is Frontier Ruckus. It keeps you warm, evne if it's sad. It's [...]
Never mind the buzzkill. In spite of political scandals, widespread unemployment, and a downward spiral of economic and architectural decay, southern Michigan's music scene has never been more vibrant. Leave it to Flint native Michael Moore to document the downturn; Ann Arbor label Quite Scientific Records is celebrating the upside: the seemingly limitless creative potential of an area of the U.S. with a glorious musical history and, perhaps, an even brighter musical future. In this EXCLUSIVE interview, QuiSci co-founder Brian Peters gives us the skinny on what makes the greater Detroit area such fertile [...]
Yeah, yeah. I know. Start the blog up again and then only a few months later can't even manage to eke out a post every couple weeks--and, really, this won't count either. It isn't that there has been no music in my life lately, but rather that life has been just too busy to find the inspiration to blog (no commentary on whether or not posts here in The Room are inspired or not please). Here are my excuses: I haven't picked up any new music in weeks and I haven't been [...]
CMJ released the band schedule for its 2009 Music Marathon & Film Festival yesterday, which is about as good a sign of fall hitting New York as the return of apple cider at Greenmarket. The festival runs from Oct. 20 - Oct. 24 and includes various venues throughout the city, and the list of featured artists would probably take all four days to read through. But skimming the selection reveals a fairly equal distribution of well-known acts like Atlas Sound and Deer Tick , anonymous locals (including krautrock-y Jeff Buckley-channelers Pocketknife), twenty-two bands who [...]
The press release below doesn't actually list all the acts performing at CMJ this year, so you're probably better off checking out cmj.sched.org to get a true idea of what's happening during this year's marathon. Of course, sched.org is a little confusing too and it doesn't list unofficial events and day parties (as far as I know), so you'll have to wait a little bit longer for info to trickle out from the blogs and other unofficial sources. Lastly, even though the press release says the schedule is "final", you can pretty much bet that things will shift [...]
Dr. Dog Appear at El Rey on Tuesday Night Monday 10/5/09 [Pick of the Night] School of Seven Bells / Warpaint / Phantogram @ Troubadour ($15) – The ex-Secret Machines guitar player. [Recommended] Thom Yorke @ Orpheum (Sold Out) – I'm not really a fan of Eraser, but I heard the show at the Echoplex was good. [Recommended] Light FM / We Barbarians / Tigers Can Bite You [...]
Thursday : Cotton Jones , Frontier Ruckus , Garrett Pierce @ Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $10) Garrett Pierce - "Running from the Face" Friday : Slavic Soul Party , Brass Menazeri @ Elbo Room (8:30 & 11:30pm, $12.50) Slavic Soul Party - "Taketron" Saturday : Wallpaper , Hottub , 40Love @ Rickshaw Stop, (9pm, $10) Wallpaper - "Doodoo Face" [...]
[Locals Only is a regular feature where the Stranger Dance staff focus on the best and brightest of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Feel free to hit us up with any information on local bands, musicians, shows, and other music-related events and projects.] This week boasts several unique events: Mark Eitzel performing American Music Club at the Red Devil Lounge, a BYOB rock show at Flux53 in Oakland (presented by our buds over at Kata Rokkar), the Proclaimers (!) at Bottom of [...]
Today marks the third and final EP from Cotton Jones and Quite Scientific Records . It's titled the Rio Ranger EP , and as with the previous two, it's packaged in a limited edition hardcover book, resplendent with original illustrations by the band. The music is everything you'd expect from former Page France'ers Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw : hazy and lazy, insubstantial and drifting, psychedelic folk melodies that make you feel like you're in an alternative universe with lollipop trees and marshmallow rivers. It's a wonderful place to vacation to and leave [...]
Late summer. The air hangs close with humidity, the cicadas riot in the trees and the world seems overgrown from some sort of mad crush of production before fall arrives. A perfect time to talk about Frontier Ruckus. With songs that are thick with harmony, a full, backwoods acoustic folk sound and crammed full of lyrical poetry, this indie folk band from Michigan provides a bounty of sound and imagery that seems to revel in the physical and natural world while simultaneously worrying about the inevitable changes of season, spirit and time. The album [...]
Cotton Jones, the recording alias for Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw, will release the Rio Ranger EP, on September 8th, via Quite Scientific Records. In conjunction with the release, the band is set to hit the road again with upcoming performances at Colorado's Monolith Festival and Austin City Limits. dates: 9/9/2009 Rock Island, IL Huckleberry' w/ Frontier Ruckus 9/10/2009 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room w/ Frontier Ruckus 9/12/2009 Morrison, CO [...]
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