Label: Woodstock Musicworks Released: November 1, 2007 A Million Yesterdays‘s brand of Americana generally alternates between country and country rock, finding the most consistency with the former, but perhaps their best moments with the latter. Their more traditional songs show clear command of the genre. Avalon Peacock’s voice might get a little shaky in her vibrato, but that along with… Read more »
Label: Hopeless Records/Sub City Released: March 4, 2008 The seventh installment of the Take Action compilation series is, as usual, a mixed bag of bands, but a pretty good one nonetheless. It dabbles in everything from from hardcore and metal (Every Time I Die) to noise rock (Drop Dead, Gorgeous) to progcore (Chiodos) to straightforward punk (The Matches), but most… Read more »
Label: Equal Vision Records Released: March 18, 2008 “The sky was cold-fire sunrise, the clouds alive in wild paint, but all of it blurred in the dynamite crescendo.” These words from Richard Bach’s Illusions not only give Alive in Wild Paint their name, but also their essence. Not only do they evoke soundscapes every bit as vivid as these words,… Read more »
One Win Choice is taking their righteous anger on the road for two tours in March and April in support of their Never Suspend Disbelief album. Check ’em out if you can. TOUR 1MAR 15 – Elkton, MD @ Joe’s Basement (196 Elk Ranch Park Rd)MAR 16 – Richmond, VA @ Ramakin’s w/ The Campaign 1984MAR 18 – Asbury Park,… Read more »
I recently had a chance to interview Joe Michelizzi, singer for up and coming Maryland hardcore band Bad Habit. For a band that’s been together only a short time, their demo was pretty exciting (and even had a touch of the silly). So, here’s what Joe had to say: RnRnMN: How long have you been together? Joe: We haven’t been… Read more »
Brooklyn, N.Y. / Easton, P.A. duo Slingshot Dakota begins a six-week trek across the U.S. today. The tour – which covers both coasts and just about everything in between – is in support of the band’s latest self-released record, Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is The Golden Ghost. The Slingshot kids are currently streaming five tracks from the album… Read more »
Some people say it sucks. I think they’re mistaken and here’s why.
Check out this incredible video for “You Come Into My House, While I Sleep?” It features animation by Travis Miller and illustrations by Look Mexico’s drummer Joshua Mikel. Very crazy, very cool. Don’t miss Look Mexico on tour: MAR 14 – Austin, TX @ SXSW Team Grizzly Showcase / Pangaea’s Patio w/ Band Marino, Clock Hands StrangleMAR 15 – Dallas,… Read more »
March 12, 2008, Baltimore Chop Books, Baltimore, Maryland This was a night of endangered and lost arts: folk music, storytelling, community…and geography. That’s right, geography. Over the course of an intimate night of folk music in a small (and very cool) independent book store, Sarah and Claire Bowman, through the stories attached to and included in their music, illustrated the… Read more »
Label: self-released Released: October 2007 The Russians’ founder Scott Janovitz is a veteran of the Boston music scene and recently lent his talents to Graham Parker as one of the Latest Clowns, so the well-crafted pop of their second EP should come as no surprise. They aren’t shy about their love of the Beatles (even segueing each song into the… Read more »