Thursday, May 19, 2005
Bored in Brooklyn 01
I realize most PDP comrades are left-coast oriented, but thanks to the magic of the interweb, you can still check out some of the names I'm about to drop.
The Winter Pageant are headed for big things. I'm convinced of it. There's been a lot of coming and going in the band this past year; it's really the project of one Byron Westbrook, who's had several different musicians working with him over the years. They killed at SXSW and their recent LP Waxing/Waning has been getting good reviews over on this side of the continent. The Village Voice says "like Elliot Smith fronting Blonde Redhead," which is true only in that Byron's voice wavers just enough to make the girls sigh, and in that the guitars build and swirl into big big blankets of sound. I hear Mogwai in there a lot, maybe even a bit of MBV. They're playing tonight at the Mercury with Tarantula.
The Americans UK got their start at an indie-rocker BBQ in Austin, and if you happen to be throwing an indie-rocker BBQ of your own any time soon, AMUK will make the perfect background music. The songs aren't groundbreaking, but they're butt-shaking; the lyrics are delivered with tongue in cheek, and the whole shebang is backed by the kickass drumming of JTR3UK (formerly of Volcano I'm Still Excited!! and the Winter Pageant, see above) (Brooklyn = music incest). AMUK frontman JefUK is madness on stage, all tight pants and low crouch, and his signature move: pointing at his head when he sings something especially amusing, to indicate that the words came from here. They play the Pussycat Lounge tomorrow and Bar 169 on June 11th.
Serious Business Records is up and running, a loose collective including Unsacred Hearts, Man in Gray, The Two Man Gentlemen Band (formerly The New Original Country Gentlemen; name change prompted by threats of legal action), and side projects Secret Dakota Ring and DraculaZombieUSA (website coming eventually). Since all these bands were friends already, it made sense to organize under an umbrella name to promote themselves and their projects. There are plans afoot for SB parties and events, plus a slew of upcoming releases, so stay tuned.
Three hours ahead, over and out.
The Winter Pageant are headed for big things. I'm convinced of it. There's been a lot of coming and going in the band this past year; it's really the project of one Byron Westbrook, who's had several different musicians working with him over the years. They killed at SXSW and their recent LP Waxing/Waning has been getting good reviews over on this side of the continent. The Village Voice says "like Elliot Smith fronting Blonde Redhead," which is true only in that Byron's voice wavers just enough to make the girls sigh, and in that the guitars build and swirl into big big blankets of sound. I hear Mogwai in there a lot, maybe even a bit of MBV. They're playing tonight at the Mercury with Tarantula.
The Americans UK got their start at an indie-rocker BBQ in Austin, and if you happen to be throwing an indie-rocker BBQ of your own any time soon, AMUK will make the perfect background music. The songs aren't groundbreaking, but they're butt-shaking; the lyrics are delivered with tongue in cheek, and the whole shebang is backed by the kickass drumming of JTR3UK (formerly of Volcano I'm Still Excited!! and the Winter Pageant, see above) (Brooklyn = music incest). AMUK frontman JefUK is madness on stage, all tight pants and low crouch, and his signature move: pointing at his head when he sings something especially amusing, to indicate that the words came from here. They play the Pussycat Lounge tomorrow and Bar 169 on June 11th.
Serious Business Records is up and running, a loose collective including Unsacred Hearts, Man in Gray, The Two Man Gentlemen Band (formerly The New Original Country Gentlemen; name change prompted by threats of legal action), and side projects Secret Dakota Ring and DraculaZombieUSA (website coming eventually). Since all these bands were friends already, it made sense to organize under an umbrella name to promote themselves and their projects. There are plans afoot for SB parties and events, plus a slew of upcoming releases, so stay tuned.
Three hours ahead, over and out.
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