After a brief name change to Birds of California, Lunchobx has returned to their name sake in order to release a brand new album, said to be their best in their 15+ year career. Their working with Jigsaw Records to release Lunchbox Loves You, which will hit the world running on August 12th. The song moves along with a raucous bit… Continue reading Lunchbox at Austin Town Hall
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Joe Jack Talcum at The Mad Mackeral
For most people the idea of an intimate evening with Joe Jack Talcum playing songs in their living room sounds terrifying given the reputation of his better-known band The Dead Milkmen, but the appearance in 2011 of Home Recordings: 1984-1990 revealed a sadder, more intimate side to a songwriter better known for his sense of humour. Now via HHBTM Records, comes… Continue reading Joe Jack Talcum at The Mad Mackeral
Joe Jack Talcum at Austin Town Hall
Joe Jack Talcum is probably better known for his comical word play in songs like “Big Lizzard,” but it seems that the Dead Milkmen songwriter has long had a soft side that I wasn’t even aware of, despite calling myself a fan. HHBTM is releasing the second collection of Talcum’s home recordings, illustrating a more down-trodden songwriter; this song has… Continue reading Joe Jack Talcum at Austin Town Hall
Muuy Biien at Dagger
Athens, GA’s Muuy Biien have proven time and time again that they are not the kind of band you bring home to meet mom. Oh sure, their manners would be intact and all but then they’d start discussing the photographic work of Diane Arbus (or the folks of Jodorowsky) and it would be an early… Continue reading Muuy Biien at Dagger
Casper & The Cookies at Whisperin and Hollerin
‘Dingbats’ is the latest album from Casper & The Cookies. I’ll admit upfront I haven’t heard any of the previous records so can’t say if this is the band’s classic album or not but it is a cool and interesting, if slightly odd indie record.It kicks in straight away,from the odd drum patterns that litter… Continue reading Casper & The Cookies at Whisperin and Hollerin
Eureka California at the Mad Mackeral
Eureka California is a skuzz-pop, indie-rock duo from Athens, Georgia. Crunch marks their second long player in eighteen months; eleven eminently hummable tracks that recall the Replacements, early Jam and a scrappier Ramones. [Link]
Close Lobsters at Big Takeover
Picking up right where they left off, C86 compilation heroes, Scotland’s Close Lobsters, return with their first new recordings since 1989. Kunstwerk In Spacetime warps back to the ’80s with two jangling, dreamy, anthemic pop songs that would have played heavily in rotations on “modern rock” radio stations. “Now Time” counters the arguments that all greatness is over… Continue reading Close Lobsters at Big Takeover
Bastards of Fate at Magnet
The Bastards Of Fate are unabashedly quirky and unquestionably inventive, and they hail from Roanoke, Va. Their latest record, Vampires Are Real And Palpable(This Will Be Our Summer), walks the line between visionary and downright freaky. It’s a beautiful cacophony. [Link]
Muuy Biien at Whisperin and Hollerin
This is the second album by Athens-based Georgia boys Muuy Biien who have been dealing with the trauma of their singer being badly injured in a skateboard accident. He has apparently been performing live from his wheelchair at recent live dates. This album, however, contains no pleas for sympathy. Far from it, actually, as it wants… Continue reading Muuy Biien at Whisperin and Hollerin
Muuy Biien at Red & Black
When cameras claimed the city on behalf of MTV Other’s web series “This is the Place,” punk outfit Muuy Biien was highlighted as a prime example of current Athenian music alongside local darlings Reptar and groups like Tunabunny and Manray. Since then, the band has shaken up local press for being kicked out of the… Continue reading Muuy Biien at Red & Black