Przepraszam
Back when I was a kid, maybe 8 or 9 years old, one of my 2nd cousins (his name was Grzegorz but we called him Greg) from my father’s side of the family came over to the United States from Poland and lived with us for a few weeks. He was a year younger than (Read more…)
Failures’ Union – In What Way
Here’s another example of a band and album that I (obviously) failed to take notice of early enough. In What Way, from Buffalo, NY’s Failures’ Union, is another record that falls under the broad banner of what I perceive to be some sort of mid 1990’s alternative/indie rock revival. You know, bands that with sounds (Read more…)
Arliss Nancy – Truckstop Roses EP
Band: Arliss Nancy Album: Truckstop Roses EP Label: Death To False Hope Records RIYL: Hard driving Southern-tinged rock that’s got just enough grit to make a whiskey chaser necessary, Lucero, Two Cow Garage, DBT, etc… Get the EP for free here. MP3: Subscribe for testking 1Y0-A15 training sessions to guarantee pass ccda exam. Also get (Read more…)
Some random stuff
So the latest song from Brian Sendrowitz and his Beat Radio is fucking great! The song is called “The World Is Ours” and you can download it for free along with all Beat Radio’s 2010 songs from their Bandcamp page. What else? Well, in non-music news, I’ve gotten my container garden planted and I really (Read more…)
Smoking Popes – It’s Been A Long Day
Chicago’s own Smoking Popes has been one of my favorite bands for almost 15 years now and their newest release It’s Been A Long Day collects all the band’s early 7” records and puts them in one place. Although the album is (I think) out of print, this is essentially the same collection as presented (Read more…)
Passenger Action – Passenger Action
Passenger Action’s self-titled full-length is full of driving, emotive, and technical rock music that has the base of something unabashedly catchy a la Taking Back Sunday or even Saves The Day as well as something more dynamic like Knapsack or Static Prevails-era Jimmy Eat World. There are good vocal harmonies, there is solid fretwork, and (Read more…)
Broadway Calls / Dear Landlord / Cobra Skulls – 5/1/10 @ Beat Kitchen
Last weekend the wife and I headed downtown without the kids to drop off some (what else) baby clothes for our friends who are having a baby girl in July. How punk rock is that? I know. From their place we headed to a little pre-show party and had some beers as we listened to (Read more…)
