the breton sound live tonight at mud and water, baton rouge

Posted by doubter on Friday, May 17th, 2013

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been following these chaps on twitter for seemingly years now, and have never seen them, for whatever reason. anyway, tonight, hopefully that all will change. new orleans’ the breton sound is who i am talking about if you havent figured that out. they recently released a new ep entitled maps, and its great. admittedly, even though we were “friends” on twitter, i had never actually heard em. one thing i love about em is that there is something decidedly 90′s about em, which of course is my favorite era in music. this is not early 90′s slacker inspired stuff, but more like we got riffs for days and days type stuff. granted its not all about the geetar, cause even with said riffs its pretty damn catchy. so there is a purpose behind everything they are creating. should be a great show, and if you are in the area head on down to the mud and water.

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hallelujah the hills “three minute mark”

Posted by doubter on Friday, May 17th, 2013

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you ever run into a band, that seemingly everything they put out, hits you in just the right spots? yeah, thats me and hallelujah the hills. they just put out a odds and sods double record that is made up of b-sides, non album tracks, etc and god damn if it aint better than most bands/artisits real records. it’s entitled portrait of the artist as a young trashcan, and i cant recommend it enough, if you havent figured that out. they are one of those bands that sure they’re shit is catchy, quirky, etc, but there is a lot of depth here, and some of it is quite heartbreaking. or maybe i am just overly sensitive? who knows, and really who cares? one of the best bands on the planet right now is all i am fucking saying. btw, i am absolutely addicted to this song right now.

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centro-matic live at mercy lounge, nashville

Posted by doubter on Monday, May 13th, 2013

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top of the monday evening! trying to get back into this blogging thing, but admittedly its been tough. then again, for the past year or so i have been going in spurts, which i guess is better than nothing esp after almost 8 years of doing this. anyway, so my boys centro-matic are in the studio recording a new record which has a working title of take pride in your long odds. seems mildly fitting for the band, who i think is one of, if not the best bands playing today. i celebrate and love their entire catalogue, and there is no reason you shouldnt too. this here show is from 8.24.07 at the mercury lounge in nashville opening up for jason isbell. who, btw, sits in with the centro-matic for the entire set. much love to the original taper….

you can purhase/download their stuff here via amazon

1. love you just the same
2. in such crooked times
3. fountains of fire
4. to unleash the horses now

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the clash “rat patrol from fort bragg”

Posted by doubter on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

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top of the day, fools! the past week has been kind of weird, thus the silence. my grandma, who wasnt in the best of health, but still alive and kicking, passed away last week. so, in her honour, here is the clash bootleg rat patrol from fort bragg. she was a huge clash fan, in fact she was at the show when the iconic photo for london calling was shot. thats a lie, but sounds cool. that picture was from the last time i saw her, which was sadly 2 years ago at my brothers wedding. sucks cause we are headed up to chicago for a 2 week stint in just a few weeks.

1. the beautiful people are ugly too
2. kill time
3. should i stay or should i go
4. rock the casbah
5. know your rights
6. red angel dragnet

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the everybodyfields “cant have it” live from rhythm n’ blooms 2013

Posted by doubter on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

oh dear lord. i could not be more excited about this. for those that dont know, they put out one of my favorite records ever, nothing is okay, back in 08 – i think that was the year. anyway, they put it out, played some shows, then for whatever reason, broke up. its an absolutely heartbreakingly gorgeous record that i still listen to on a weekly basis. i cannot, i repeat, cannot recommend it enough. keep in mind, the two singers sam and jill were probably dating/breaking up during the making of this, not to start any rumours or anything. here’s to hoping they get back together, professionally or otherwise.

but nothing is okay via amazon

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the afghan whigs live in milan

Posted by doubter on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

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sup, peoples? i had a request for a repost on this whigs show which like the title suggests was in milan and took place at the zimba escape club on 1.30.94. enjoy…

1. if i were going
2. debonair
3. turn on the water
4. gentlemen
5. be sweet
6. my world is empty without you

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dead trend “bad policy”

Posted by doubter on Monday, April 29th, 2013

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i dont talk too much about punk bands, mostly due to the fact that i never get sent anything from said genre nor do i ever really seek it out. during my late teens – late 20′s i listened to quite a bit of punk. so its in my bloodstream, just as is 90′s r&b, and oddly enough barry manilow, but thats whole other story for another time. hailing from portland, maine is dead trend who are releasing their first full length record on may 7 entitled false positive. the record is made up of 21 songs and in classic punk fashion clocks in at a whopping 28 minutes. i have only heard a couple songs, but from i have heard, i dig. any song, see below, that mentions alex p. keaton is awesome in my book. one of the members, mike fournier, of dead trend wrote a 33 1/3 book on one of my favorite records, minutemen’s double nickels on the dime back in 07. may have to read that.

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john moreland “ancient youth”

Posted by doubter on Sunday, April 28th, 2013

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couple weeks ago, bj barhman, american aquarium, mentioned on facebook a guy by the name of john moreland- he’s from tulsa, ok, btw. having never heard of him, i made a mental not to check him out, and of course over the next few days leading up to checking him out, i saw his name popping up seemingly everywhere. seeing that as a sign, i made it a priority. after listening to two of his records, everything the hardway and earthbound blues, i can now see why a ton of folks are talking about him. as it turns out, he did a couch by couchwest song this year! again, how the fuck did i miss this? either way, yeah, his stuff is great. kind of reminds me still feel gone era uncle tupelo with a little social distortion thrown in, but of course both of these influences are necessarily indicative of all his songs. he’s got a new coming out entitled in the throes on last chance records on june 11, cant wait to hear it. this song, “ancient youth” is actually off earthbound blues not everything the hardway which is the cover used above.

buy his stuff via his bandcamp page or amazon

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guided by voices’ bug house compilation

Posted by doubter on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013

howdy, hi! not much today, other than this gbv comp which i posted a couple years back, but had a couple of requests for a repost. if i have something, i am always happy to oblige. its lily’s, my daughter, birthday today – she’s 5. so going to be getting into some serious birthday shit. well, as much shit as you can with a 5 year old. i originally got this from the gbv database, which is an unbelievable resource for hardcore or even passing gbv fans. this is just a snippet of the broadcaster house compilation compiled by robert gray and its entitled bug house. i dont think its still available there, or at least i didnt see it.

the entire she bangs – in case you dont get it, you can download the entire thing by clicking that link

1. cheesy promo
2. watch me jumpstart – p3 live broadcast from gota kallare – stockholm, sweden – september 3rd, 2002
3. bulldog skin – vpro acoustic session – amsterdam, holland – the netherlands – march or april 1997
4. steeple of knives – fwruw studio-a-rama simulcast from mather courtyard at case western reserve university – cleveland, oh – august 3rd, 2002
5. tractor rape chain – hbo reverb – recorded at the trocadero in philadelphia, pa – may 20th, 2001

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jeremy squires “ghostlike”

Posted by doubter on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

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if i have one running theme its the “oh shit, i didnt realize (insert whatever here.) this has been happening for the 7.5 years this site has been in existence. i have a hard time keeping track and putting two and two together. such is the case with north carolina musician jeremy squires. i have followed him on twitter for a while, and he was also a part of couch by couchwest, but i am just now listening to his stuff. he’s got a new record/ep out entitled central nervous station, which i am going to listen to as soon as i am done with this. this song, “ghostlike” is really fucking good. this song reminds me of a time the wife and i were walking down in the bayou on louisiana, it was early morning, fog was surrounding and couldnt see more than 5 feet in front of us. when songs can bring back memories, you know they’re keepers. very very recommended.

“ghostlike” is not on the ep, but you can purchase both via his bandcamp page

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    • the breton sound live tonight at mud and water, baton rouge
      May 17, 2013

      been following these chaps on twitter for seemingly years now, and have never seen them, for whatever reason. anyway, tonight, hopefully that all will change. new orleans’ the breton sound is who i am talking about if you havent figured that out. they recently released a new ep entitled maps, and its great. admittedly, even [...]

    • hallelujah the hills “three minute mark”

      you ever run into a band, that seemingly everything they put out, hits you in just the right spots? yeah, thats me and hallelujah the hills. they just put out a odds and sods double record that is made up of b-sides, non album tracks, etc and god damn if it aint better than most [...]

    • centro-matic live at mercy lounge, nashville
      May 13, 2013

      photo by me top of the monday evening! trying to get back into this blogging thing, but admittedly its been tough. then again, for the past year or so i have been going in spurts, which i guess is better than nothing esp after almost 8 years of doing this. anyway, so my boys centro-matic [...]