A white sox winner
Posted on 27 October 2005 | 2 Comments
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Can You See the Sunset From the Southside? Chicago White Sox fans certainly can. The sun has set on their magical season and despite the fact that I am a Cubs fan, I can’t help but get caught up in their amazing post-season run. They won the World Series. That is amazing. It might also be a sign that Hailey was born only moments before the first pitch of this year’s World Series. Sox fan or Cubs fan?
Between the fantastic baseball of this week and the birth of my new daughter, it has been a surreal couple of days. Baby Hailey is still in the hospital and doing fine, but her mom and I (especially her mom) really miss her and just want her home with us. Very soon…
I got an email from a publicity company promoting the band Cinemechanica in my email inbox today. It’s a little tacky for a publicity company to send emails to MP3 bloggers. I can understand a new band that can’t afford a publicist trying to get the word out about their band. DIY baby! But from a publicist? C’mon. That aside, Cinemechanica ain’t half bad. Their myspace page states that sound like (among others listed) Faraquet, Drive Like Jehu, Sleepytime Trio, Milemarker, Shellac, and Turing Machine. Yes. Mathy technical post-rock that is repetitive in that Don Cab sorta way, but not totally instrumental. I’d be interested in hearing their new full-length when it is released, but an email from a publicist? Something a little more personal like the email I got today from The Motion Sick would have made me like them even more.
Chicago’s own Pelican play sludge/drone instru-metal that conjures images of far-off glacial landscapes. This is the thinking man’s metal band that is heavy, pummeling, and atmospheric. They have a few records out on Hydra Head Records including their latest EP. Why do I keep writing? You already know if you are gonna like this band or not. But don’t take my word for it. Pelican guitarist Laurent Leblanc states, “We’re a fucking triumphant band.” Well said.
MP3 | Cinemechanica – Brain Tarp The Martial Arts
MP3 | Pelican – Sirius The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw
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