INSIGHT OF THE DAY

Posted on July 31st, 2011 by ekko

LADYBIRDS-Shimmy Shimmy Dang

Posted on July 31st, 2011 by ekko

These days, garage rock bands are a dime-a-dozen.  But it would be a shame to write off The Ladybirds as just another retro act.  This fivesome kicks serious ass.

This is their second album.

Shimmy Shimmy Dang

Tour dates:

August 3 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH
September 9 – Headliners – Louisville, KY
September 29 – The Vollrath – Indianapolis, IN
September 30 – The Brass Rail – Fort Wayne, IN
October 15 – Lemmons – St. Louis, MO

BONUS: A FEW FREE ALBUMS UP FOR GRABS!

Diamond Family Archive-Seven Song Covers EP (follow link)

Religious Girls-Open Your Heart to Fantasy (follow link)

AND A COOL COVER!

It’s So Easy (GnR cover)-Local H

CROOKS-Lonesome, Rowdy and Restless (EP)

Posted on July 30th, 2011 by ekko

Best band name/album name combination of the year.

Crooks are an Austin, Texas indie/country band who make cool music.  I’m diggin’ it.

Downtown by Crooks Country

18 Wheels by Crooks Country

POST COMIC CON NEWS ORGY…Part 2!

Posted on July 28th, 2011 by ekko

Modok=One of the best Marvel characers to look at.

Ben Templesmith=Genius comicbook artist.

And please, go here and vote for your favorite comic book movie!

Now hit the break for more news about comics and the world of comics…But beware of lurking spoilers!

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PICTURE OF THE DAY

Posted on July 28th, 2011 by ekko

THE BLIND WILLIES-Needle, Feather, and a Rope

Posted on July 28th, 2011 by ekko

Quality singer-songwriting out of San Francisco, The Blind Willies are truly impossible to categorize.  Cello rock?  Indie Folk Americana?  Traditional blues thrown into a blender with Bruce Springsteen and new-fangled rock?

I dunno.

Here’s what I do know:

It’s ten bucks at Bandcamp and just nine at Amazon.

Soon My Work Will Be Over (Live on KPIG) by Blind Willies

New Mule to Ride by Blind Willies

Needle, Feather, and a Rope by Blind Willies

One Dime Down by Blind Willies

And hear some more here.

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Posted on July 27th, 2011 by ekko

POST COMIC-CON NEWS…Part One

Posted on July 27th, 2011 by ekko


No, I wasn’t there.  But I have been on vacation.  Hit the break for news about Marvel Lego, Green Lantern, Walking Dead news, new Marvel TV projects, and much more.  There’s so much news, I’m splitting it into two posts!

Be warned: Spoilers abound after the break…

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WITCHES-Forever

Posted on July 27th, 2011 by ekko

Witches have what I’ve come to call the “Jagjaguwar” sound.  Even though they’re not on that label.  Their music is often grinding and murky, with shadows and echo and low harmonies . . . But then the band will take a left turn, on a song like “Forget,” and bring in hooks that almost . . . Sunny?  Oh, and the lead singer is a girl!?!

This is one of the most surprising albums I’ve heard this year.  With a few exceptions like The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, most indie girls are singing folk, pop, or retro tunes.  It’s great to hear singer/guitarist Cara Satalino deliver her songs with power and grace.  It recalls The Breeders, almost, with shades of Liz Phair.

And this power trio are tremendously versatile.  The album starts dark but goes into the light with the song “Count to Ten” and ends with ironically upbeat “Disappointment.”

Witches’ debut album isn’t just good: It’s better with repeat listens.  Check it out.

On Bakery Outlet Records.

Creature of Nature

Black Dog

 

 

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