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discostu · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:25 pm

ATHENS
The Whigs (good rockin' - has been getting many repeat spins over the past two weeks;

Creative Loafing Wrote:

The 11 songs here crib, reflect and pay homage to the breeziness of the Thrills, the shambolic pop imperfection of the Replacements and the lockstep authenticity of Spoon.

PopMatters review of the new record can be found HERE)

ATL.
A Fir-Ju Well(pysch)
The Orphins (heard them over the loudspeakers while grabbing a burger at The E.A.R.L. back in June and loved what I heard. It was like a mix of ramshackle punk with organs and had a driving tempo like Oneida).
The Selmanaires(Staff at Grimey's digs this and they rarely steer me wrong).

NASHVILLE
The Clutters (named after the murdered family in In Cold Blood; dirty, nerdy garage rawk; Farfisa included)
Jeff(noisy teenage punk by two very talented brothers. Thurston Moore is a fan)
Sleeptalker (Nico and her fiancee's band. They've played one gig and Nico is a fucking monster on the trap set.)

Check 'em out.

Add to the list for your town or any local band you want to whore out.

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:30 pm

I like what I've heard from The Whigs as well. Not famaliar with those ATL bands though....

almost · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:37 am

discostu Wrote:

ATHENS
The Whigs (good rockin')

ATL.
A Fir-Ju Well(pysch)
The Orphins (heard them over the loudspeakers while grabbing a burger at The E.A.R.L. back in June and loved what I heard. It was like a mix of ramshackle punk with organs and had a driving tempo like Oneida).
The Selmanaires(Staff at Grimey's digs this and they rarely steer me wrong).

NASHVILLE
The Clutters (named after the murdered family in In Cold Blood; dirty, nerdy garage rawk; Farfisa included)
Jeff(noisy teenage punk by two very talented brothers. Thurston Moore is a fan)
Sleeptalker (Nico and her fiancee's band. They've played one gig and Nico is a fucking monster on the trap set.)

Check 'em out.

Add to the list for your town or any local band you want to whore out.

Dude, did you see A Fir-Ju Well when they opened for De Novo Dahl by any chance?

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:30 pm

Nope, missed that show. What did you think?

EDIT: I think this may have been my 1,000th post. Yippee.

almost · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:03 pm

They were pretty awesome, definitely stole the show from lamefest De Novo Dahl. All the guys played all the instruments, switched between pretty much every song, and had some good Stones showmanship going on. This thread reminded me to get something from them. Still, an atrocious band name, ick.

discostu · **Posted:** Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:49 pm

almost Wrote:

Still, an atrocious band name, ick.

No kidding. From the name, I thought they were some shitty jamband when I first saw posters at The End for their show.

discostu · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:05 pm

get on up to the first page

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

isnt this what the street teamer forum is for?

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

this guy does more than enough of that (free mp3s) though I don't always agree with him.

oh, and Buried Beds and Fishstick.

discostu · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:35 pm

Northern Soul Wrote:

isnt this what the street teamer forum is for?

ugh. I'm not street teaming, I'm opening up a dialogue about music that probably doesn't get covered in normal conversations about farting, awards, sports, shoes or education in the "Rock/Pop" forum.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

cotton Wrote:

this guy does more than enough of that (free mp3s) though I don't always agree with him.

oh, and Buried Beds and Fishstick.

aw you.

also from philly:
the A Sides - they have a fantastic new album, sounds like a mix of the zombies and kinks.
http://www.myspace.com/theasides

Paul Edelman and the Jangling Sparrows - they sound like what i always wished Uncle Tupelo sounded like. Or Tom Petty at his rootsiest.
http://www.myspace.com/janglingsparrows

This Radiant Boy - like superchunk in 1995
http://www.myspace.com/trb

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

I've been meaning to pick up that A-Sides disc for a bit now. They impressed me.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

cotton Wrote:

I've been meaning to pick up that A-Sides disc for a bit now. They impressed me.

i love it.
it's really solid and just the right length for repeated listenings.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:06 pm

The Book Of Lists - Red Arrows

RIYL: shoegazer

Paul Borchert Wrote:

The Book of Lists recently held a release party for their debut album at Vancouver's historic Lamplighter Pub, but after listening to the album it is easy to predict that the band will be filling much larger venues in the future.

The Vancouver quartet fronted by prolific musician Chris Frey, bassist/vocalist of new wave band Radio Berlin have shared the stage with the likes of Destroyer, Pink Mountaintops and Frog Eyes and are already gathering attention of their own.

The Book of Lists' sound is reminiscent of 60's style retro rock fused with early glam. Frey's vocals are a throw back to early Bowie. Tracks including "Sweet Malady" and "Through Stained Glass" showoff Frey's Space Oddity-like tone. Red Arrows is a well executed recording that stands out from the crowd with their unique heavy reverb, psychedelic, Brit-pop-inspired tunes. Track three "Becoming Forgettable" offers up a more poppy sound similar to recordings of bands like Pulp and even a hint of Ian Curtis is recognizable.

Red Arrows was recorded and produced in late 2004 at Vancouver's Hive Creative Lab, where Colin Stewart and Joshua Wells perfected the band's sound. Both producers are now members of Black Mountain who will be opening for Coldplay on their upcoming North American tour dates. Together Stewart and Wells give the album a vintage characteristic that enhances the album's fuzzy eminence.

Red Arrows is a quality album, but what it makes up in quality it lacks in quantity, clocking in at a mere 30 minutes leaving listeners wanting more. Despite the length Red Arrows confirms that The Book of Lists are definitely one of 2005's bands to look out for.

The Parlour Steps The Great Perhaps

RIYL: Zumpano, baroque pop, smart alecks

Scratch Records Wrote:

Hailing from coastal Vancouver, Canada, Parlour Steps venture to lead us into a musical conversation, leaving us with more questions than answers. They give us a ride to someplace between philosophy and metaphysics, reason and love, only to drop us off without offering us a ride back into town. Their sound lies somewhere between the emotion of Broken Social Scene and The Weakerthans, with the adventurousness of The Arcade Fire. With love and experience of art-damaged rawk, expansive space-pop, cool jazz, and sinister noir-country, Parlour Steps' pallet is large and inclusive.

Fun 100 Hit It And Quit

RIYL: The Briefs - but more spazzy

Radcliffe hastily Wrote:

The goofy new wave of Devo mated with the snotty mall punk of Blink 182. On paper that sounds like it'd be the sonic equivalent to contracting scabies, but it helps that the band has the sense of humor to pen songs like "...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Preemies".

aFreshStart4Me · **Posted:** Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:14 pm

I am quite fond of Rueben's Accomplice from Mesa, AZ I think they are on tour right now. Check em out if they play your town.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

The High Violets are one of my favorite Portland bands - new album coming out in the next couple of months. Shoegazer type stuff...really good.

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

two bands from this town that i like a lot are cracklin moth and walter meego. the former takes a lot from uncle tupelo and the latter sometimes sounds like they want to be chemical brothers-lite. both are improving in live shows and have a nice chunk of recorded material out there too. and they're good people, judging from the little time i've spent with them.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:55 am

Balto/DC area bands that I like:

Paradigm 9/Magnanimous Records--atmospheric ambient/indie outta Shepherdstown, WV

http://www.magnanimous.org/

Bad Liquor Pond--One part jam band, one part psychedelic, one part traveling sideshow band.

http://www.badliquorpond.com

Bo Lee Da--not sure how to explain the man other than an enigma. He plays a classical guitar that is looped through feedback and back around again, very nice stuff.

http://www.darksallyrecords.com/[/b]

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