May 21, 2008
A lot of music and quite a bit of it fairly downbeat and folky this
week. To be honest, I've no idea why that should be and I sincerely
hope you find the selection to be of interest.
The Polka - The Gin Riots
(UK)
Named after the longest and hardest drinking session in living
memory, The Gin Riots are a disparate bunch of boys who came
together to get drunk and make music to get drunk to ...
12 Jun 2008 NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
13 Jun 2008 NXNE Festival @ Rancho Relaxo - Toronto,
Canada
14 Jun 2008 NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
15 Jun 2008 NXNE Festival - Toronto, Canada
21 Jun 2008 The Gin Riots' Gin Palace Party @ The Windmill,
Brixton, London. Line up TBA
www.myspace.com/theginriots
Great escape or ill-advised socialisation therapy?
Ocean Liner - Jennifer Greer
(Cambridge, MA)
Jennifer Greer is a self-taught, detail-obsessed
singer/songwriter/pianist who has been singing since she was a
little girl. Growing up in a suburb near New York City, poetry was
her first love and artistic medium. At 25 she began to write music,
being drawn to the piano like a magnet. She has since gone on to
write about 5 albums worth of material, only 2 of which have been
recorded. Jennifer's distinctive voice which soars from earthy and
sensual to sweetly lush is show-cased in her last album The Apiary,
which critics have called stunning. She is a Winner for Best Adult
Alternative CD 2005 from the Muses Muse.
"The compelling reason to be in the unsigned issue is my band is
trying to push boundaries of pop. We blend bits of jazz, funk and
in classical what would be called a "tone poem". The songs deal
with lots of subject matter from stuff in the news, characters from
books, as well as personal experience. We work hard on being
exciting and refreshing. we spend tons of attention to detail.
Also, I co-run a music series in Cambridge that I founded, called
IMC. So I am trying to make community happen and not just be into
my career."
This track recorded live, a couple of weeks ago.
www.jennifergreer.com
www.artsomerville.org
Graffiti from Aliens - Kou Chou
Ching (Taiwan)
Hi,We're a HipHop band from Taiwan. Our music is inspired by Taiwan
traditional music elements. We bring samples of Taiwanese folk
songs and traditional music elements and mix them in HipHop to
create a very unique sound. Through our music, you can hear the
voices of Taiwan.
www.myspace.com/koucc
Dragon Dance - Laurie Lester
(Colerado, USA)
Placed first in the California State VOCE competition, placed in
Long Beach Mozart Festival, Southern California Rotary Club
International "Singer of the Year." Performs Elizabethan
music/opera
Innkeeper by day at www.willowpondbnb.com
www.myspace.com/laurielester
Lazy Day - Gold Box Kingdom
(featuring AMY B) (California, USA)
San Francisco based adult alternative pop/rock duo Gold Box
Kingdom, featuring Amy Bruckmeier (aka Amy B), creates songs that
range from confessional folk pop to cathartic trip hop. Songs are
confident and provocative or bittersweet and brooding with
unforgettable hooks. Produced by Jim Greer.
www.amybmusic.com/
Spiders - Catgut (UK)
From the album Brought to you by
the letter Z.
Latest bio notes on the PMN simple say: "I'm getting too old for
this."
I sincerely hope not. The site is well worth a visit.
www.littlecatgut.com/
No one is going to help you - Little
Plastic Stars (Clinton Township, Michigan, USA)
From the album, Anthems for Riots. Little Plastic Stars is a
one-man band with a lot of heart and soul in the words. "Music is
my world and piano is my vessel."
Every Wednesday a new track/idea is posted! Has given up on MySpace
for posting the new tracks and has now moved over to Podshow
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners where you can search for
"little plastic stars". Other information on MySpace
I played "They don"t bring the noise" on SnC 114 Just got to fit
another track in. Trouble is that with a new track every Wednesday,
I'll never catch up!
www.myspace.com/littleplasticstars
A Big Dose of Ideas -
Corrientes (New Yourk, USA)
From the Jamendo album This Warm Saturday. There I was wondering
why I was running out of energy.
Corrientes is an original four piece band from NY. All Corrientes
music is recorded, mixed, and produced by Ivette Torres in a home
studio. Ivette is a Cuban-American, born in NY. Corrientes songs
are in both English and Spanish. Check out the Corrientes' website
for more info.
www.corrientesmusic.com