big rock candy mountain’s “rocketship”
gregor | October 8th, 2009 - 3:11 pm
for the past 4-5 months i have been “borrowing” someones wifi signal, and as of 4 days ago that signal has disappeared. it was pretty great while it lasted though, i gotta be honest. although, the signal was spotty at best i could deal with it cause, well, it was free. the person was using an unsecured n router, and it had to have been coming from a block away cause i do know that there was a pc on the network that was called “steve’s pc.” theres no one on my block named steve, so it had to be a block over. anyway, i now have my own connection back, and honestly it feels good.
i happened to catch new orelans own big rock candy mountain open for roadside graves and the blue party at the blue nile a few months back. honestly, i didnt expect much, but this was judging em based on looks. they were just very unassuming, and they didnt look like the fit together as a group. im not above eating crow, and in this case of big rock candy mountain, i gotta eat my fair share. first off, they’re loud, but loud with a purpose. they’re not just wailing on guitars and hopefully making some kind of sense. they’re loud but the melodies remain fully intact. secondly, they were fun as hell. im a curmudgeon, admittedly, and if you can get my head bobbing and a shit-ass grin on my face, hats off to you. but really, who am i? noone really, but everyone in attendance, that night, seemed to be in agreement, these guys fuckin rock.
they got a new record out entitled, hey kid, which you can pick up on their bandcamp page. they’re also doin a little tour and if you happen to be in athens on the 12th, they’re playing at tasty world. check their myspace page for the dates.
rocketship off hey kid
