Saturdays are jazz days
Spending the day at home with my daughter sounds like a great idea to me, and what could be better than that and putting a little jazz on the stereo? No rain and a little sunshine wouldn’t hurt. Anyhow, here are a few classic tracks from the likes of jazz greats like Thelonious Monk, Bobby (Read more…)
Review: Saves The Day – Sound The Alarm (or) we don’t need to whisper
So the quickly forgotten guys in Saves The Day are back with a new album on Vagrant Records. In the wake of the major-label shuffle that pushed their last album (not that it needed any help) into the abyss, the band built their own studio, recharged their collective batteries, and came back stronger and leaner (Read more…)
Review: Capitol Radio – Demo (or) from the steps of the white house
Capitol Radio (not to be confused with the Boston hardcore band Capital Radio) is a great new pop-punk-rock band from eastern Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley that features former members of bands like PA’s Digger (Chris Benner) and New Mexico’s Scared of Chaka (Paris Orrison). This is exciting news for many people like Amy, Jolene, and myself. (Read more…)
Review: Islands – Return To The Sea (or) living alone in the Galapagos
So there is this band from Montreal called Islands and they are ridiculously awesome as well as awesomely ridiculous. As most of you probably know, Islands is the band that multi-instrumentalist Nick Diamonds and drummer J’amie Tambeur formed after the demise of their previous band The Unicorns. And while Unicorns released one of my favorite (Read more…)
Review: Hello Nurse – Chorusaurus (or) New York slang is fading fast
Hello Nurse is (as they describe themselves) “indie rock from Brooklyn, NY” that immediately caught my attention. I mean, its not every day that you hear a band with the cajones to start an album by repeating “Woah” six times. They sent me their latest self-released seven-song EP Chorusaurus and it is a pretty nifty (Read more…)
Review: Heavenly States – Black Comet (or) keeping time with the kick drum
Yesterday (which was actually last Thursday) and every day since then was a beautiful day here in west-suburban Chicago. I spent a great weekend (the first in awhile) with my happy and (finally) healthy daughter. Blue and sunny skies and high temps hovering between 70 and 80 degrees didn’t hinder my great mood either. I (Read more…)
Sweet potatoes are delicious
OK. My daughter Hailey (as shown in the picture above) absolutely loves sweet potatoes and the mess they make of her face. Unrelatedly, the following songs have been stuck in my head as of late for some reason unknown to me. Maybe I heard them on the radio? Maybe at work? Good songs with a (Read more…)
Can you hear the podcast from the Southside 01: from punk to parenthood (or) ten years ago today
Inspired by the likes of the Contrast Podcast and the Aquarium Drunkard podcast, I too have jumped on the train. Yep, I have a podcast called Can You Hear the Podcast From the Southside? This first edition is titled “The Roots Of CYSTSFTS? (or) From Punk To Parenthood (or) Ten Years Ago Today.” It features (Read more…)
Cogs in the great machine
Since 1991 Tim Barry has fronted Richmond, Virginia’s Avail, serving as the American band’s singer, lyricist, and co-songwriter. Avail has developed a cult following by marrying the three-chord fury of punk and hardcore to Americana and classic rock hooks. Barry now (however) is going it alone. “Dancing in the Dark Records from Germany will release (Read more…)
