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- The Gossip Ticket Giveaway: 10/15 Detroit Majestic Theater
- Mason Jennings Tour Announcement
- Shaky Hands & Panther @ Berbati’s Pan, Portland OR
- Tigercity – Ancient Lover
| The Gossip Ticket Giveaway: 10/15 Detroit Majestic Theater Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:56 PM PDT Are you from Detroit or surrounding area and love The Gossip? I have two tickets to giveaway for the Winning them is simple: All you have to do is join the website’s facebook group, then email me that you’ve done so at joshua@popwreckoning.com 15 person to do so wins the tickets. You can find the group right here. What are you waiting for. Seriously, go! We’ll also being doing this in a number of cities, so please look for future updates! Thanks guys. Related Posts |
| Mason Jennings Tour Announcement Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:00 AM PDT The acoustic singer-songwriter Mason Jennings has announced fall tour dates in support of his latest album, Blood of Man. Blood of Man is being heralded as his best album to date. His new video for “Ain’t No Friend of Mine” can be viewed here. Tour dates: Mason Jennings: website | myspace Most Commented Posts |
| Shaky Hands & Panther @ Berbati’s Pan, Portland OR Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:00 AM PDT Last week I was lucky enough to catch a double release show at Berbati’s Pan by two of Portland’s better bands. If they weren’t both on Kill Rock Stars, Panther’s funky dance punk and the Shaky Hands roots rock might seem like an odd pairing. But genre difference aside, they both deliver high energy performances. The only disappointment that night was that Panther’s set was way too short. They have tons of material. The crowd was into it. I guess I’ll just need to come back sometime when they headline. It’s no longer surprising that two member bands can be exciting and dynamic, but most of those bands stick to stripped down or fuzzed-out rock, folk, and blues. Sure, they are exciting, but how many of them make you dance? With just a drummer, a guitarist, and a pre-programed bass/keyboard, Panther delivered a flailing and inventive set. At times, Charles Salas-Humara’s vocals and guitar are almost percussive, making the songs very beat oriented. I love the jerky rhythms of “Live Is Sold” and “Latitudes for Centuries,” but really just about every song they played that night was catchy, wild and fun. Fans of the Dirty Projectors should definitely check them out. The Shaky Hands’ Let It Die is full of meaty rockers, continuing the progression from indie folk towards classic rock started on Lunglight. While Nicholas Delffs‘ strained nasal voice gives the songs urgency, the guitars propel them forward with a mix of comfortable strums and powerful riffs. This music is meant to be played and heard live, although the songs sound pretty good on the album too. I like how on “Slip Away” the beat stutters while the vocals swagger until finally the guitar is let loose. “Allison And The Ancient Eyes” rolls along, riding cymbals and hand-claps, while Delffs spills regrets. The night ended with Panther coming back on to join the Shaky Hands for their second encore and a chaotic guitar and vocal freakout. The Shaky Hands: website | myspace | @ the slowdown Related Posts |
| Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:00 AM PDT Tigercity’s Ancient Lover runs just under 40 minutes, but it provides enough hot beats and indie-rock melodies to keep any listener moving through the entire album. The Brooklyn band has made an album that allows one’s ears to go back to when bass lines were fresh, and voices rang high. The mixture of Bill Gillim’s smooth falsetto vocals, the pulsating beats of Joel Ford’s bass and Gregory Settino’s drums, and the echoed wail of Andrew Brady’s guitar, creates some awesome funk-a-licious rock. Lover’s first track and recent single, “Fake Gold,” is filled with dark grooves, and lyrics that state: I’ve got no money, no credit, no peace of mind. In the chorus, Gillim states: Baby I just want you to know that I’m wearing fake gold. The next track, “Mallory,” plays like a song that should be blasting from a vintage car that’s zooming through a city at early dusk. The guitar riffs and crystal clear bell tones through “Mallory” make it quiet memorable. The sweet dance jams on Lover are “James Iha,” “Red Lips,” and “My Type.” “Iha’s” funky, slow beat and steady drum rocks the verses, while an avalanche of percussion extras and bright chords ring through the song’s chorus. “My Type,” incorporates vintage synths that inspire thoughts of stories of first-time meetings that turn into epic hook ups, while “Red Lips” is driven by smooth bass and drums, and tells the story of the relationship cycle: We both know that I’ll have time, to break your heart One more time, again The album also contains a few indie-rock tunes, such as “Fall Of Graz,” “Quicksand,” and “A Better Place.” The slower paced tracks, such as “Ancient Lover” and “Watching The Mountain” are filled with chill melodies that melt into each other and lightly dance over galloping beats. The slowest song on the album, “Matter Of Time,” sounds like a doo-wop balled with watery dance beats. Ancient Lover is a fun album that’s worthy of spinning during your next party, and long after the party has ended (hint, hint). Tracklisting: Tigercity: myspace Related Posts |
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