Everyone Everywhere – A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around
A Lot Of Weird People Standing Around is the debut four-song 7” from Philadelphia’s Everyone Everywhere. It is an awesome slab of wax that contains some of the freshest and awesomest indie emo rock this side of ifyoumakeit.com. These songs just have that certain something… something that’s sunny, emoey, punky, poppy, fuzzy, chunky, and a (Read more…)
Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Letting Up Despite Great Faults
Letting Up Despite Great Faults is a band from LA whose ethereal and hazy M83 flavored indie-electro-pop will whisk you off to somewhere far from here or wherever it is you are. The band’s self-titled album finds languid guitars melding with lush buzzing synths and airy breathy vocals, creating what some might call a less-pop (Read more…)
No Harm Done – Escape
No Harm Done was a band from Deltona, Florida that played its last show on August 19th, 2009. It’s too bad because their third (and final) album Escape was released in 2008 and is full of some awesome hardcore pop punk hybrid that reminds me a little of (maybe) Set Your Goals. Others might say (Read more…)
Kid, You’ll Move Mountains / Unicycle Loves You / Bishop Allen – Live 2/5/10 @ Lincoln Hall
Friday night the Mrs. and I headed out to our first show at what is probably Chicago’s newest live music venue, Lincoln Hall. It’s the new space from the same guys who’ve owned Schubas (one of our faves) for years and they really didn’t miss a thing. The main bar looks like just about any (Read more…)
Gasoline Heart – Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be
Gasoline Heart is a band from Orlando. They are a band that plays Springsteen-tinged mid-tempo rock that shows some obvious nods to its member’s Florida punk roots. It isn’t groundbreaking or even all that original because (like so many others do, so can you really blame ‘em) it seems like they’re aping The Boss just (Read more…)
Paint It Black – Surrender 7″
Paint. It. fucking. Black. Really, what can I say about this band other than frontman Dr. Dan Yemin should need no introduction to anyone reading this blog, right? Remember bands like Lifetime and Kid Dynamite? Okay then. Surrender (released on Fat Wreck) is the second 7”/digital EP that Paint It Black released in 2009 (the (Read more…)
The Many Faces of My Baby
Howdy, folks. Things have been a little sporadic around here lately, but will return to normal right about now. Anyhow, I thought I’d share some new pictures of Teagan the baby who is now 7 months old and damn near 20 lbs. She’s also got a tooth and is a slobbering mess most of the (Read more…)
Little Lungs – Hoist Me Up! EP
Here’s another one to file under “better late than never.” Little Lungs Hoist Me Up! EP (from 2008) is a gem of a record and one that more people need to hear. Evidently the band features former members of Tin Kitchen (a fact that means nothing to me). What drew me into this is the (Read more…)
