Video: Grooms- Dreamsucker

A photographer captured some real moments following around two bands, Weekend and Grooms, during their stints at SXSW. Sure, the one guy from Grooms doesn't look happy about his Moms' hot dog choices and there's a bloody hand and an extreme closeup of someone eating, but who can hate on a good photo essay? The Fugazi girl in me likes the dissonance in Grooms' music . There aren't enough bands that purposely hit crooked notes these days and I hope they stick around for a bit. Video after the hop. [...]

• Grooms - Sharing

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Today's Quick Mention: I only really know Lifter Puller by name, so it was a nice surprise yesterday to find out that Craig Finn's old band is making a comeback of sorts via reissues and the like. Pitchfork has all the details here. Definitely give it a look if you like the Hold Steady. While I'm usually pretty good at remembering to take the necessary exploratory step from single to full length, on occasion there are bands that [...]

• Grooms - Acid King of Hell (Guitar Feelings)