The Demos
The Demos are a Rochester, NY based indie rock group composed of two born and bred natives, Jason Milton and Callan Saunders. They released their debut album “Lovely” in May of 2011. I had a chance to correspond with the Rochester rockers.
August 17, 2011
August 13, 2011
August 9, 2011
Alt Altman’s Digits is Releasing ONLY AFFECTION EP in Early September!
Alt Altman of Digits
Alt Altman of the Junior Boys-esque meets Erlend Oye-ish solo project Digits is set to release a new EP in early September entitled Only Affection. Altman has released a free track off of that forthcoming EP called Because It’s Wrong and the track has a bit of a darker ominous tone. Perhaps some Depeche Mode influence?
August 8, 2011
Jukebox Collective tells the story of Billy the Kid!
JUKEBOX COLLECTIVE
The Jukebox Collective has been aptly compared to Art Brut with the Kaiser Chiefs’ keyboard. Their catchy and dance-y jams are sure to catch on.
Jukebox Collective ‘The Rise And Fall Of Billy The Kid” by Gash Digital
August 7, 2011
Neon Indian set to Drop Era Extraña’ in October!
Neon Indian Era Extrana
Neon Indian, one of my favorite new acts to come out in recent years is set to return with a new full length album in October. Crazy analog bleeps, dance beats and Alan Palomo’s vocals are sure to be in abundance on Era Extraña’. I for one am very excited about it. In the meantime to tide you over, Alan Palomo has released two tracks off of the new album for free.
Plus this Miami Horror track he did vocals for. It is ballin’.
If that wasn’t enough, Neon Indian is also releasing his own analog synth that can be purchased with a pre-order of his new album. Check out what it sounds like below.
Tic Tic Boom drops Reasons and Rhymes!
Tic Tic Boom
Hollywood’s Tic Tic Boom is the result of the creative convergence of Mike Delay and Leilani Francisco. Their EP Reasons and Rhymes is an excellent combination of pop songwriting, dance-able beats, and a great melding of guitar and synth. Leilani Francisco’s cute and cooing vocals enhance the fuzzy-inside nostalgia feeling on Just Friends and her vocals lend a sense of urgency to my favorite track “The Floodgates”. I’d describe Tic Tic Boom’s overall sound and being a point on a radar somewhere between Lali Puna and The Sounds, but one thing is for sure, if you are looking for a feel good album to close out the summer with, Tic Tic Boom has what you need.
Tic Tic Boom – The Floodgates
The Floodgate by Tic Tic Boom!
The Boxing Lesson unveil new video for “Muerta”!
The Boxing Lesson – “Muerta” from Consequence of Sound on Vimeo.
Psychedelic rockers The Boxing Lesson have revealed their latest video of the slow burning “Meurta”. You can stream their entire new EP here.
Darker Side Of The Moog – The Boxing Lesson by theboxinglesson
August 4, 2011
Bright Eyes Shines at Baldwinsville Paper Mill
Clark Baechle and Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes at the Paper Mill July, 31
Hipsters converged on Paper Mill island park in Baldwinsville to watch The Mountain Goats and Bright Eyes perform. The island itself was a great venue that had plenty of space and it was easy to see the bands perform from almost anywhere around the island, except for in the crowd. Especially if a 6ft tall giant girl who decided the best place to see is directly in front of you. I suppose you can guess what happened to me.
Bright Eyes & The Mountain Goats 7/31 Paper Mill Baldwinsville
I have to say, I wasn’t really that impressed with The Mountain Goats, they were like Steven Colbert leading The Hold Steady, but not as interesting as that would be. Their enthusiasm was commendable though.
Bright Eyes at the Paper Mill 7/31
Bright Eyes started off strong playing their set pumping out hits like Four Winds, Easy, Lucky, Free, Arc of Time, First Day of My Life, Bowl of Oranges, as well as newer songs like Shell Games and Jejune Stars. The highlight of the show for me was The Brakeman Turns My Way. Such a solid song. The set lagged toward the end and people started shuffling out before the show was over, ultimately after a super funky band intro the show ended with the spoken word intro off of The People’s Key. Overall, the show was worth it, and I hope more bands come out to the Paper Mill Island.
