Review: Less Than Jake – GNV FLA
In the 15 years that they have been playing together, Gainesville, Florida’s Less Than Jake have become a ska-punk institution. From indie to major and back, the band has tweaked but never really truly strayed from the signature LTJ sound. Sure, over the course of seven full-length albums and a zillion compilations and EP’s there (Read more…)
Bayside at the Fox Valley Mall
Earlier this afternoon Hailey and I headed over to the Fox Valley Mall parking lot to catch Bayside as part of the Zumiez Couch Tour. We intentionally skipped the opener (The Frantic) because they are 100% terrible. Pretty strange to have Bayside playing 10 minutes from our house, but pretty cool. After two songs Hailey (Read more…)
Review: The Red Romance – The Red Romance EP
Taking cues from the likes of The Strokes, The Cure, Tears For Fears, Simple Minds, and more, New York City’s The Red Romance dishes out synth-heavy indie guitar-pop that often sounds more like The Killers than The Killers do (but with less pretense). The band contains former members of Ambulance LTD but it isn’t that (Read more…)
Review: Annabel – Now That We’re Alive
Annabel is a band from Kent, Ohio and on Now That We’re Alive (their debut EP) they sound what I’d imagine the Get Up Kids might have sounded like if they listened to a little more shoegaze and a little less hardcore when they were teenagers. In other words, Annabel’s Now That We’re Alive EP, (Read more…)
It came from the nineties (Vol. 24)
More “It came from the nineties” coming right up. MP3 | Fastball – The Way MP3 | Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing) MP3 | Wreckx N’ Effect – Rump Shaker MP3 | Nirvana – Come As You Are MP3 | Alice In Chains – Rooster
Review: Wild Sweet Orange – Whale EP
Wild Sweet Orange combines radio-friendly Brit-rock hooks and simple slightly Southern indie-folk leanings on their Whale EP; a five-song introduction and (presumably) a lil’ teaser for the band’s upcoming Columbia Records full-length. The band has toured with Augustana and has been featured on Grey’s Anatomy so none of their success should be a huge surprise, (Read more…)
Because it is…
Yeah, two simple songs for a simple summertime Saturday night. Hope your weekend is going well because it’s all downhill from here folks. MP3 | Screeching Weasel – First Day Of Summer MP3 | Rachael Cantu – Saturday
Review: Pantha Du Prince – This Bliss
Pantha Du Prince released an album last summer that I didn’t hear until recently. Which in and of itself means that I’m usually totally out of the loop when it comes to great new electronic music. It’s not that I don’t like electronic music (because I do). I simply can’t keep up with it and (Read more…)
Review: Poi Dog Pondering – 7
Chicago’s very own Poi Dog Pondering is back with their seventh studio album (their first since 2003) simply titled 7. To be completely honest (though) I’m not sure how many people even know of the band outside Chicago, but here in Chicago, the band can sell out almost any venue they might choose to play. (Read more…)
