Hello Dolly! Just happened to stumble upon these awesome live Spider Bags videos, portraying them in all their Raleigh North Carolina glory, playing a dive bar in new york only a few months ago. Crack a PBR and enjoy the shit out of this awesome 3 song set.
-lionsteeth
My deepest apologies for the 3 people who read this on a weekly basis! We’ve slackened a bit, but that does not mean we’ve forgotten. I think instead of one off daily posts, we will bring you more interesting and nice posts a couple times a week. Quality not quantity. So as a special treat, here are three songs that have really grabbed me recently. First off, Bear Hands channels Isaac Brock, followed by a brand new New Pornographers song off their up and coming album and to finish it all off, Pattern Is Movement with an awesome math rock drum track set to sparse and dainty keyboards and powerful vocals.
-lionsteeth
I also apologize for the lack of posts as of late, but hopefully some solid tunes will be the peace offering that you need. Starting us off is one of By the End of Tonight’s more melodic tracks, followed by jj, a Swedish band that showed up on a ton of “Best of 2009″ lists but I failed to even know they existed. Finishing us off is my biggest singer/songwriter crush, Mariee Sioux, who is probably my absolute favourite female vocalist.
-iceonthetrail
enjoy!
Hey ya’ll. It’s like 14 degrees outside my office right now, and I’m taking as many smoke breaks as possible to enjoy a sit in the sunshine. To perfectly compliment this day, here is a brand new Ruby Suns track called Cranberries. Ruby Suns are a Bluegrassish fav, particularly attributed to Slobby who may or may not have heard this dance masterpiece, so ENJOY!
-lionsteeth
Few bands stir up feelings of drunken teenage nights and subtle rebellion like Japanther. I am literally in love with these Brooklyn fuzz-punkers. So much so I can barley think of words to describe how excited I was to hear they had a new album coming out March 2nd entitled Rock n’ Roll Ice Cream. Japanther flew out to L.A to produce their new album with former Madonna and Pink Floyd producer Micheal Blum, does this make any sense to anyone? Acordding to the Village Voice Japanther rejected Blums 10,000 dollar microphones only to sing into their own home made telephone mics…rad. Also a new member has joined the name, Annita Sparrow who adds some great female vocal harmonies to what was once such a minimal band. I’ve heard one song, and it rules. So here it is.
-lionsteeth
OXES are an instrumental band, coming from Baltimore, Maryland who play loud, frantic, tasty riffs. Some people call them Post Punk but I think this description falls a bit flat. Imagine The Melvins decided to take themselves a little less seriously, showed up to your party, got a 26 of whiskey in, hit on your sister, and then jumped on the kitchen table and woo-ed all the ladies by busting out sweet metal riffs, you could describe their sound like that, but thats only one half of the puzzle. OXES are renowned for their silly and usually insane live show, from having their guitarists tower over the audience by standing on large, black boxes to incorporating a one-act play into their live set, OXES are probably a band you wanna check out.
Getting a few words in with ”J.J” Dunk and Galloping Caity from the lover’s rock band Slam Dunk on a brisk Victoria night seconds before they disappear into the U.S. on tour:
Slam…?: dunk dunk slippy slam dunk slippy slam dunk in yo trunk
Where is your band going? hopefully to sleep in a tour van
true you have a record? 7 inches of it! its not much but it works with a vinyl machine!
party trick? devil sticks on rollerblades at burning man parties
worst tip: bring your best friends on tour
the sweet caress of…: relish and mayonnaise on burgers, and if your body smells like that then you probably have the best smelling self of all time
five times a year: 5 years
80s hit: The Magnificent SEVEEEEN! RING RING!
hot lunch being: TV dinner tattooed to your thighs
the oft overlooked art of…: just regular art!
the body of…: water is too large and i cant afford to take this thing on a ferry and i dont wanna catch the bus so lets stay home?
life after death? would be very disappointing
who plays what? Caity: bass and singy! Dunky:guitar and shouty Jordan:guitar and shouty Luke:toms, snares, kick and cymbals
who really holds the gun? Slam Dunk has 7 chickens between all of us. We also just made 150 beers and about 60 tshirts with our name on em. We dont have a CDR but we have an idea for our next CDR.
what is happening to you? shut up
your ‘first time’: jewish
the dawn of a new…: interview format
toor
Feb 13 – Bike Co-op Garage – Isla Vista, CA
Feb 14 – 215 Storey St with Green Flash and Christmas – Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 15 – Boo Boo Records – San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 16 – Kimos with Sexworker, Murkins, Summer Blonde – San Fran, CA
Feb 17 – The Stork Club with Hobocop and Uzirash – Oakland, CA
Feb 18 – Polohaus with Lasco Stroud – Portland, OR
Feb 19 – The Know with White Fang and Leather Tom – Portland, OR
Feb 20 – New Brandizzz with Listening Party and Eek! – Vancouver, BC
Feb 26 – Banana Stand with friends – Victoria, BC
http://www.myspace.com/slamdunkband
http://www.fanclubmusicclub.com/SLAM_DUNK.html
My love for Julie Doiron started at an early age, around 16. My boss at the mall clothing store I worked at passed me a cd, “Shotgun + Jaybird plus Julie Randoms” Scribbled across the front with girlish hearts and doodles occupying the rest of the space. We would listen to it quietly, unplugging the company controlled radio and coughing loudly when Julie would yell cuss words. I still have that cd, and although I own almost all Shotgun and Jaybird/Julie albums, there are still quite a few songs only that cd can provide. Before this Biltmore show I had never seen Julie and I must I admit I had high expectations, not in a critical way, in a loving way. I felt like I was watching a good friend preform and had an almost giddy feeling when Julie walked past in the bar. 
Surprisingly an early 8:00pm show on Saturday night was still sold out and the line to buy tickets was down the street. When the curtain finally lifted to expose the pig-tailed and messy Julie, black Les-Paul in hand and amp cranked to 10, I noticed another familiar face. The keyboardist for the Constantines is now Julies backing band, god damn what a treat that was. Hightlights included Snow In November, Borrowed Mini-Vans, a cover of Ladyhawks “Teenage Love Song”, and Consolation Prize. Not to mention a treat from her newest project Daniel, Fred and Julie featuring Fred of Shotgun and Jaybird, and Daniel of Attack In Black. And then it was over, the crowed briefly parted only to gather around tighter this time for Bowerbirds who took to the stage quite quickly. The mood was soft and Bowerbirds preformed perfectly, accordion and light acoustic guitar bouncing off one another while all four members sang in lovely harmonies. Highlights of this set included Silverclouds, Chimes, a rowdy anti-olympic cheer, a drunken fellow double fisting PBR constantly leaning into me for support and the crowd pleaser of the night, an energetic version of the song Crooked Lust which I loved. And that was it, we where ushered out of the venue to make room for the gang of people lined up the block to see Attack In Black who where scheudled to preform only 45 minutes afterwards. I give this show 4 PBR’s out of 5.
Julie Doiron – Spill Yr Lungs (live)
-lionsteeth
The infamous Montreal music scene. At one time the home of some incredible bands and the creation of a sound that defined and raised Canadian independent music to the standard it sits at today. Then it was sucked in, chewed up, and spit out by the media hype machine. What began as a genuine and beautifully crafted creative expression quickly deteriorated into a very shitty, very contrived initation, masquerading as the real thing.
“Have you heard that new band from Montreal?”
“No, are they good?”
“I haven’t heard them either, but probably. They’re from Montreal!”
“Cool.”
Now, I don’t want to sound bitter. I LOVE Montreal. It is the absolute bee’s knees. To prove it, I’ll let you know about this great band that calls it home. Out of the ashes of the legacy built by bands like Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, and The Unicorns comes Parlovr.
I instantly liked this band from the first time I listened to their self-titled album. Armed with plenty of poppy hooks, twangy guitars, and mildly strained, up-beat vocals this band will make you bob your head. You might even feel like dancing. Yeah, you probably will want to dance, so make sure you are somewhere with lots of pretty boys/girls when you put this on.
So great music is still being made in Montreal, just like in every other major city in the world. While a person’s surroundings are obviously an influence, how good, or not good, a band is should never be judged by what city it comes from.
And anyone who still doesn’t believe that I love Montreal is welcome to fly me out there and I will gladly show them how much fun it is.
-slobby
As reported two weeks prior , Jay Retard passed away on January 13th 2010. As most people where, I was deeply saddened to discover the loss of someone bursting with so much talent and life. Today the Memphis Commercial Appeal confirmed that Jay Retards death was caused by “cocaine toxicity” and alcohol. To me this did not come as much of a shock, despite the rumors of a possible homicide, an overdose seemed to be the most logical answer to a 29 year old dying in their sleep. I’m still not quite sure if this knowledge makes me feel better or worse, at least I am now able to stop speculating. Jay, we miss you.
Jay Retard – Hammer I Miss You
-lionsteeth
Wow! As a lover of all things Frog Eyes I was very very very excited to hear about an upcoming album, and now a song is making it’s way around the Internet! I have always thought that Frog Eyes have only improved with every release, and judging by this track, this album will be no different. It is unmistakably Frog Eyes, and unmistakably amazing. Even from the very first howl, you know the emotion that we all know and love is more than present, and as with Tears of the Valedictorian the production is fantastic. Oh, and its nice and long. The track is called “A Flower in A Glove” and it will be featured on the upcoming LP “Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph”, it is due out on Frog Eyes’ new label Dead Oceans on April 27th, no mention of a preorder, but we shall keep our fingers crossed. Here is a track list for all the nerds.
Frog Eyes – A Flower in a Glove
-iceonthetrail
