Not Your Typical Music Blog
Kristen and I went to the merch table before they started playing to find a zine filled with raw and real doom and gloom illustrations with real issues with fiery outcomes. It depicted the rapist getting paid for his murderous deeds in an eternity of hellish pain. This started up interest enough for the both of us and we went straight up to the front. Within 30 seconds of their first song the room was packed and half of us were dancing. Marissa’s voice is powerful in all the best …
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One unfortunate consequence of the rising gas prices is there has been a decrease in bands overseas coming to the U.S. to tour. Luckily, some international bands are still throwing caution to the wind and coming over here to do what they do best. One of the latest bands to do so is Gordon Gano’s Army from the United Kingdom. In just a couple days, they will embark on a 6 week tour across the midwest and up the east coast. Gordon Gano’s Army are touring in support of their …
Pelican is the latest victim of theft while touring Europe with Torche, which unfortunately is becoming an ongoing trend. Here is an except from their blog:
Our otherwise excellent tour of Europe hit a severe stroke of bad luck this week. Two days ago we had a spare half hour to spend in Rome before heading to the venue, so we decided to go see the Coliseum. We parked nearby and went to take a brief twenty minute walk around the area. When we returned to our van we found that …
Eric Ayotte is one of those guys that everyone says is the nicest guy ever. In this case, I know that it is a fact. I met Eric many moons ago when he rolled into Buffalo with the Gadabout Traveling Film Fest he runs. Next time I saw him, he was playing songs by himself in a basement. Here is an example of what I saw that night:
The 7th annual Fest in Gainesville,FL is almost here, October 31st to be exact. The lineup is not one to be missed, with several bands playing their last shows, and several reuniting just for The Fest. Some notable bands playing include:
Leatherface
The Bouncing Souls
Less Than Jake
Municipal Waste
Dillinger Four
Strike Anywhere
Atom and His Package (reunion)
Coalesce
The Ergs! (one of their last shows)
A Wilhelm Scream
Off With Their Heads
This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
Bomb the Music Industry
Bridge and Tunnel
Eric Ayotte
No Trigger
Lemuria
Get Bent
Slingshot Dakota
Gordon Gano’s Army
And many, many more! Don’t miss out on this amazing fest!
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Have you ever fallen into a musical rut? You wake up one day and realize you’ve been listening to the same bands for the past couple years. Or even worse, you realize it’s been months since you’ve listened to music regularly. We’ve all fallen into this rut(new word) one time or another in our lives.
Then that one band comes along that opens your eyes. This band speaks to you like no other band has in a long time. Everything just clicks and you wonder ‘where was this band 6 months …
This is an interview with Lemuria I did two years ago that appeared in Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll #285 (February 2007) and has not appeared anywhere else since then.
Derek: The three of you live in Buffalo, NY, a city that not a lot of people think positively about. After touring across the country multiple times, why are you always excited to come home to Buffalo, despite its bad reputation and declining economy?
Jason: I believe that most people’s opinions on Buffalo are based on the weather here. Four …
