Author: nathan.lankford

Friday Top 5: Ska-Punk Bands

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There are several things that most people associate with music bloggers; either we’re super arrogant about our tastes, or just have loads of free time and connections.  For the most part, I think people tend to put me in the first category, considering I have a full-time job that isn’t this web site, but I feel like I always have to justify myself, proving I’m not a snob.  I’m pretty sure my love for this genre establishes my inability to escape mockery in all instances.  It’s true, I love ska/ska-punk, whatever you call it. I spent loads of weekends as a teen dancing at Liberty Lunch or Voodoo Lounge.  I figured in admitting my lack of cool, I’d also admit my favorites.

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Show Preview: Mogwai @ Stubbs (5/16)

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Date Monday, May 16th
Location Stubbs BBQ
Doors 700p
Tickets $20 from Frontgate

If you’re looking for an incredible show to kickstart next week, then you should definitely make your way to Frontgate and get your hands on Mogwai tickets.  The Scottish band is perhaps one of the best known post-rock instrumenalist groups, and they’ve just recently released Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will, which has actually grown a lot on me since I first reviewed it. I’ve seen the band several times, and always find myself encapsulated in walls of sound, music that borders the fine line between beauty and sheer noise.   You’ll also be fortunate enough to catch opening act Errors, who are supporting the group on their current tour.  If your lucky enough to catch a cool breeze, this could make for one of the best nights of your life.

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Download: Mogwai – San Pedro [MP3]

Show Preview: Lovers @ Beauty Bar (5/14)

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Date Saturday, May 14th
Location Beauty Bar
Doors 1000p
Tickets $Should be cheap

It’s been a sparse week of shows, but we know that this one is going to be a blast.  We’ve got a little bit of synth-pop coming your way this Saturday night via Portland’s Lovers.  It’s the sort of thing you’d expect to find at the Beauty Bar, giving you some night-tinged dance tracks.  They released their album Dark Light last fall, and for those looking for tunes in this vein, you can’t find too much that beats this group out.  There’s even a little dance party afterwards, so go get down at the Beauty Bar this Saturday.

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Download: Lovers – Figure 8 [MP3]

New Music from Brad Laner

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Brad Laner probably has his name thrown around with Medicine far too often.  While the old shoegase troupe had a decent following, Brad’s been busy working on other project ever since.  He’s readying a new 12″ where he’s accompanied by the Norwegian group Joensuu 1685, and the first listen we have is remarkable.  There’s a slight fuzz on the vocals, knifing guitar harmonies, and an element of darkness that he’s added to the cover of this classic Chicago track.  For those of us with a nostalgic pop leaning, this looks to be an effort that will cure all your ills. You can grab the 12″ now via Hometapes.

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Download: Brad Laner – Feelin Stronger Every Day [MP3]

Show Preview: Jackson Browne @ Moody Theater

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Date Friday, May 13th
Location Moody Theater
Doors 800p
Tickets $125 for 2 Tickets

Of course I realize that most of us folks don’t have the kind of money to see Jackson Browne, but I absolutely love the guy.  I blame my dad of course, who always had folk/country jams about the hardship of life playing around our house as a kid.  It’d be easy to dismiss Browne as an oldie (but a goodie), yet his influence over American music, even modern indie rock looms large.  One track alone has reverberated for years, as Nico, Mates of State and most recently, St. Vincent, have all covered his fabulous track, “These Days.”  It’s just one song in a catalog full of great tracks that you’ll surely be lucky enough to enjoy if you’ve got the dollars to witness this American great. The song below is a live version of the previously alluded to tune, so you can get the jist of it all.

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Download: Jackson Browne – These Days [MP3]

New Music from Berlinist

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It’s hard to get a good grip on what’s going on overseas, but our friends over at Bad Panda sent us this sweet new single today from Spanish group Berlinist.  While the band works on their debut, I thought I’d give you a little taste of what we all have in store.  Musically, this is a sparse track, with just a bit of sampled percussive sounds used merely as soft accompaniment from the vocals.  Yet, the song eventually begins to add more depth, and the echoes have that recorded quality as if they were taken in an empty warehouse. It all has an incredible effect when given the right chance, which has us really excited to see what the group comes up with next.

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Download: Berlinist – My Darling Grace [MP3]

New Track from Pursesnatchers

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I’ve been aware of this band for some time now, anxiously awaiting the chance to introduce them to you.  Pursesnatchers began as the project of Doug from Dirty on Purpose, who I loved, but soon his wife Annie from Au Revoir Simone joined in to round out the project.  The band releases its debut, A Pattern Language on Uninhabitable Mansions July 19th, which based on this first single is going to be every bit as exciting as I hoped. It features the soft vocals of Doug, occasionally joined by his wife, and this rolling drum beat that allows for the guitars to build throughout the entire time, rising and crashing, creating a great bit of energetic sound scapes. Better get ready folks, this band is on to big things.

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Download: Pursesnatchers – Baseball on the Radio [MP3]

New Single from Radical Dads

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A month or so ago I tossed out a track from Radical Dads, a new up-and-comer who had caught my ears.  They had released a few tracks/singles, but now they’re premiering the first track from their upcoming album Mega Rama, which comes out June 14th via Uninhabitable Mansions.  This song has this cascading pop element, rising and falling all the way to it’s end.  Vocals have a bit of youthfulness, even when the screech of the climactic moment joins the track.  If this is any sign of what we can expect from Rad Dads, then sounds like we’re in for an enjoyable record we’re all sure to love.

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Download: Radical Dads – New Age Dinosaur [MP3]

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