When a White Soots song comes up on my shuffle I immediately hit stop and scroll to the album (released 2010) and play the whole thing, every song on their debut album is excellent lyrically, vocally and musicality.
If you haven't giving them an ear yet and you like fuzzy, bluesy, psychedelic mix of guitar infused rock and roll, the album is available for free. Download it and listen and you will listen again and again. Hopefully they have something new in the works cause I want to hear more from this Ohio trio.
Since groovy is it the air, this psych compilation has been sitting in the box for a while, so I'll add it to the grey matter filler. So you know the deal - download, share, enjoy and as always, like something, find the artist portal and support, support, support. Click on arrow to play, right click individual songs, save link as, or click here download all
Austin Psych Fest 2012 is confirmed for April 27-29, 2012.
The 5th annual festival will be held at Emo’s East & Beauty Ballroom.
They also released a FREE Bandcamp mix by Al Lover featuring tracks from
some of the announced artists.
And while you're at if you haven't gotten it yet get, the Bang Bang Boogaloo/Beyond Beyond is Beyond, epic free
Psych digital compilation released last week for FREE! download individual below or click here for the whole zip file
Last Friday my son and I aka Takeover Radio DJ ‘The Kid’ went to Maxwells in Hoboken for Those Mockingbird’s Fa Sol La EP Vinyl release party. I have been following the band for quite awhile and enjoy immensely the video’s Adam and Tory put out of their escapades, they are both extremely entertaining people. Their ‘commercial’ for the release party was hilarious with Adam playing the record Grinch on Christmas morning.
The place was packed when we got there, but soon overflowed to over max capacity. The crowd was energetic and raring to go. As the night went on and the opening bands got the crowd whipped up we found ourselves being pushed closer and closer to the wall, but behold there are two steps running along the wall! Now I’m vertically challenged so this was actually the best thing that could happen. Our view was greatly enhanced.
Adam is like the ultimate Rock and Roll warrior, with duct tape on his geetar and an ace bandage on his wrist he wrestles some killer riffs from that axe. I also love the violin and what Tory does with one playing rock and roll is fantastic, she adds a big sound to the songs and her and Adam’s vocals are one of the best duets I’ve heard in a long time. Their cover of Fleetwood Mac ‘The Chain’ is better then the original.
As an added bonus, like one was needed.. World/Inferno Friendship Society's violinist Rebecca Schlappich joined the band for the song ‘Don’t Stray’ sparks were flying from their bows, like the Sorcerers apprentice! It was a sight to behold and hear..
But dang, it was over to quick. Bottom line, I love this band.Get their record, see them live if you can. Order Vinyl here Download the EP Fa Sol La here um it’s free!
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Thanks to Terrance Pryor on NJ Underground for these great Videos. WATCH THEM!
Those Mockingbirds – “The Difference Between Love and Addiction” Maxwells – 1-20-12
Those Mockingbirds – '”Don’t Stray’ featuring Rebecca Schlappich Maxwells 1-20-12
Those of you who read this
blog, (there are a couple of you, right?) know that I have Vaudevillian, Carnivalesque tendencies and like music that capture the
mood and visuals of times past but bring them smack damn to the present.
Shayfer James does that for me, I wish I had discovered earlier would definitely
been included in Popakazooza. He recently closed the house, a
packed house at Maxwells Thursday night closing for Those Mockingbirds at their
Fa Sol La Vinyl release party. (more on that later)
Anywoo, let’s just get to
the music!
"...poetic
compositions, which ride turbulent waves of melodious verses, backed by a storm
of intricate instrumentals (“Battle Cry,” “Diggin’ Up Hatchets”), with a pair
minimalistic testimonial type-tracks mixed in amongst the bunch (“Peace,” “Have
A Seat Misery”). However, the cream of this crop rose to the top in “Weight Of
The World,” the leading number to one of SIMGE’s favorite albums of the
year" - Speak Into My Good Eye
"the songs are a
welcome dark wave that takes the listener in unexpected directions and
unexpected realms of emotion" - whatstrending.tv (InDMusic)
"dark and funky piano
arrangement lets you know that this wired situation is one that James thinks is
quite dire" - MTVHive
Counterfeit Arcade released Nov. 2011
The Owl & The Elephant released May 2010
Free Ep Red Room Vol. 1 released Dec. 2008
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Beyond Beyond is Beyond/Bang Bang Boogaloo Psych Compilation Release Party
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:00pm until 2:00am At Shea Stadium
The New Yorker - Jan. 19: The shoegaze-y and guitar-heavy
indie-rock veterans Hopewell (named for the home town of the founding member
Jason Russo) have been performing their tight, well-balanced rock songs since
1995. With Woodsman, a quartet sporting two guitarists and two drummers, whose
songs are reminiscent of Sonic Youth’s early-nineties work, except that the
vocals are almost completely obscured by effects. Also appearing are the
Zabalas, a collaboration between the Argentinean singer Flor Zabala and the New
York producer David Pattillo, who offer a straightforward, slick rock-and-roll
sound highlighted by Flor’s commanding vocals. Read more
Party starts at 9:00 with DJs Invisble Familiars (Jared of Minerva Lions) and Unicorn Pudding (Beyond Beyond is Beyond's Mike Newman). Then...
With visuals provided by the amazing BAMiAM.tv and DJ'd jams from Invisible Familiars and Unicorn Pudding to keep vibes alive long into the far-out hours!
Poster by Justin Gabbard
Bang Bang Boogaloo brings you Beyond Beyond is Beyond, the epic free digital compilation of cage-free jams, on January 24th. But for those groovy duders and dudettes that are reading this, get it here NOW!
cover art by Justin Gabbard
The compilation will include tunes from the likes of Hopewell, Woodsman, Minerva Lions, Mondo Drag, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Buffalo Killers, Paperhead, Velcro Lewis Group, Conspiracy of Owls, The Zabalas, Amy Annelle, Citay, Jeffertiti's Nile, Herbcraft, Bizi Gara, Outrageous Cherry, Main Street Gospel, Blues Pills, Heavy Eyes and Brooklyn Raga Association!
