Indie
Yesterday I did the most difficult thing I have ever done. I walked into the vet’s office with my cat, Indie, and walked out crying with an empty cage in my hands. Amy and I got Indie from Uncle Bill’s Pet Store on the South side of Indianapolis a few months after we moved in (Read more…)
My Two Girls
Posts have been pretty non-existent as of late, but with good reason. I’m working towards moving this beast of a blog to WordPress, so stay tuned. As for the picture above, yeah, I think they’re pretty cute. Plus, this song is exactly what I can imagine one of them writing about the other. MP3 | (Read more…)
Victor Villarreal – Alive
It’s been a long time (seven years to be exact) since the world has heard from Victor Villarreal (of Cap’n Jazz, Ghosts and Vodka, Owls) but he is (at least sorta) back and has a new solo album called Alive. It’s an album that features mostly just acoustic guitar and Villarreal’s own voice. In fact, (Read more…)
American Steel – Dear Friends And Gentle Hearts
Another of the recently released albums that’s been in near constant rotation around my house has been the latest from Oakland’s American Steel. The album, called Dear Friends And Gentle Hearts, sounds more like the band’s alter-ego Communique than anything else they’ve released as American Steel, and that’s a really good thing as I was (Read more…)
Jeff Caudill – Every Last Song
Every time I get a message on Twitter or an email from Jeff Caudill I still get a little giddy. He’s such a nice and down to earth “regular” guy, but I’ve been a fan of Gamface (and now his solo stuff) since I was in high school some 13+ years ago so it’s understandable, (Read more…)
Banner Pilot – Collapser
I’ve been looking forward to hearing Collapser since I first heard (via their @bannerpilot Twitter account) that the guys in Banner Pilot were working on a new record. I mean, it’s kinda hard to believe that the band has a new record out already considering their debut full-length, Resignation Day, was released barely a year (Read more…)
Pop Punk Junk Vol. 5
Number 5 of the Pop Punk Junk series is awesome. Sicko, The Ergs!, my favorite Descendents song, and even the often overlooked Hagfish, how could you go wrong? I remember when Amy bought the Hagfish record on vinyl at Missing Link Records in Indianapolis back in ’98. That store (like so many other great record (Read more…)
Banner Pilot – Live 9/5/09 @ Ronny’s
I dragged the wife downtown (and good thing since she took these videos) to see the mighty Banner Pilot on their whirlwind three city record release tour for their new album Collapser. The band played a set that was short but sweet. Here are videos of two songs: Overwinter Losing Daylight
Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
With great and instantly memorable songs, impossibly wild guitar solos, and a familiar feeling of confident slacker cool, Dinosaur Jr’s new album, Farm, (their second since the reunited lineup of J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph got back together) is on par with anything the band has ever done. Despite not sounding radically different than (Read more…)
