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  Hop Along, Queen Ansleis – Summer Tour Demo 2009

  09.18.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  It took me a while to track this down on the internet but some nice woman from lastfm supplied me with a download link for the new Hop Along, Queen Ansleis demo (the “Queen Ansleis” bit was recently dropped and shortened to “Hop Along” - presumably because Francis is playing with a full band now). Anyway, I’ve [...]

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  Andrew Jackson Jihad – People Who Eat People Are The Luckiest People in the World

  08.26.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I completely forgot to post about this album.  While on tour Jacob, a guy that runs a venue out of his house in Wisconsin, turned me onto these guys.  It’s punk influenced folk with a bit of bluegrass thrown in for good measure.   The vocalist is a bit off-kilter which makes me enjoy this album [...]

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  Ghost Mice

  06.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here’s a couple videos from Ghost Mice’s set at Charm City Art Space in Baltimore.  The woman playing violin seems like the happiest person on earth.  She radiated happiness the entire show and it ruled.  Definitely a fun show.  Go check them out while they are on tour if you get the chance! Ghost Mice [...]

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  Heathers – Live at Charm City Art Space

  06.15.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Heathers are a twin-sister acoustic duo from Ireland consisting of Louise (guitar/vocals) and Ellie (vocals).  They write really fantastic pop songs that stand out because of the great vocal melodies that they incorporate.  Here’s a few snippets of a shining review of their first release Here, Not There. ‘Here, Not There’ is a mixture of heavy [...]

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  Heathers, Ghost Mice, Golden Cities

  06.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Tonight at 7 pm.  Charm City Art Space. Ghost Mice (Plan-It-X Records) Golden Cities (from TX) Heathers (from Ireland) South Carey (Baltimore folksy/punksy 2-piece) Pirate Island (MD folk-punk from mems. of Counterfeit Matt, WACK…) See you there?

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  Tanner Willow – live at Charm City Art Space

  06.05.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Here’s a few videos that I’ve been messing around with for a couple of days since the video quality seemed a bit lackluster.  They still don’t look very pretty because I’m still lost when using video editing software.  Anyway,  here’s 3 videos from Tanner Willow’s set at CCAS a few weeks ago. I went to [...]

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  Us and Us Only – Live at Charm City Art Space

  05.28.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve posted about Us and Us Only on STR before but I’ll give a brief bio to fill you in.  Us and Us Only is Kinsey Matthews (and sometimes friends), he used to play guitar in a hardcore band called Another Reason to Hate Machines.  He’s out of that band now and focusing his energy [...]

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  Paul Baribeau – Grand Ledge

  05.01.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + Today is our anniversary.  We will be going to see Saves the Day tonight at Sonar in Baltimore.  I might have videos later this week if I’m allowed to film. + Pianos begins recording our new album Old Pride this upcoming Sunday.  I’m excited. + You should go ahead and download Paul Baribeau’s Grand [...]

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  AA Bondy – American Hearts

  04.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  AA Bondy is simplistic folk music sometimes accompanied by a slide guitar and a snare drum.  His lyrics stick close to the standard folk-country fare – lovers, depression, family, religion, drugs, you know, the interesting events that shapes our lives. I wish I would’ve uncovered this gem in 2007 when it was first released but [...]

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  Paul Baribeau – Christmas Lights

  12.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  1)  Paul Baribeau – Christmas Lights Well, there’s only one week left until Christmas. One week left until I go back home and spend a few nights in my old bedroom at my parent’s house. I always feel kind of strange when I walk back into that bedroom. A weird mixture of nostalgia and emptiness [...]