Boston Rock Photos And Stuff
Spin-Off! brought their new-wave inspired power pop to TT’s on a rainy Friday night.
Like The Sinbusters and The Sour Doo-Dahs before them, The Devil’s Twins clicked the bass player opt-out check box before stepping on the TT’s stage. That didn’t stop Jeremiah Louf from running his guitar through an 8×10″ bass rig at times…
It’s Tuesday night at TT’s and The Sinbusters just blew the roof off the joint. Awesome.
Here we’ve got The Sour Doo-Dahs bashing out some garage rock goodness at TT’s…
Emily Peal
“Bang Bang”
2012
What happens when Emily Peal covers Cher? Magic. Dark, dark magic.
Truth be told, this version has more in common with Nancy Sinatra’s stark cover than the original. Emily’s take thrives on the moments that slip through the cracks. There’s a tension to the sparsity that is undeniable. The mind can wander to some pretty dark places in between reverb-drenched arpeggios, places fully realized when Emily and The Band Of Skinny Men go off at the 2:37 mark.
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Eddie Japan
“You Will Find Me Dead In My Comfort Zone”
2011
Eddie Japan have put together one snappy little pop gem with “You Will Find Me Dead In My Comfort Zone”. If this song was a drug (and given the number of times I’ve listened to this one I can safely say it’s addictive*), I would imagine the listed side effects would be toe-tapping and spinning around.** It’s that kind of song: carefree in feeling with a devilish bent to the lyrics. Less moody and exotic than the typical Eddie Japan fare, “You Will Find Me Dead In My Comfort Zone” proves that good bands play to the song.
I’m impressed.
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* Using the words “safe” and “addictive” in the same sentence feels weird.
** Or maybe some enthusiastic head bopping.
Thick Shakes
Why Buy The Cow
2011
The Thick Shakes Why Buy The Cow EP is everything garage rock should be: raw, catchy, overmodulated and pressed on 7″ black vinyl. It sounds easy, but few do it this well. A song as great as “Go Back To New York” doesn’t need to be dressed up in fancy clothes. Just spit, snarl, bang it out and get the kids bopping. You even get a couple of kickin’ B-sides in “Neighbor’s Goods” and “Banned From The Laundromat”.
As for the vinyl, it’s a small hole 7″ in beautiful basic black. It’s wrapped in a folded jacket and inserted in a vinyl bag. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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In the grand tradition of Puppet Show and Spinal Tap comes Paper Airplane Fight and Mellow Bravo.*
* Yes, I know this wasn’t technically a Mellow Bravo show, but I didn’t know what else to call it.
This was my first and probably my last time seeing The Resurrectionists. It’s not because I didn’t like their take on modern Americana. You see, the band announced that this was likely their last show (at least for a very, very long time). Dang.
So much good music at Radio this past Friday night! Quality tunes upstairs and down all night long. I shot down to Moe’s Lounge after Reverse’s amazing set just in time to catch Tad & Kate doing their thing as part of Keith Pierce’s new series, Practice. Keith even jumped behind the kit for a couple of tunes. His Mellow Bravo band mate, Seager Tennis, followed suit on bass. This is pretty cool. I want more!
