playlist 2011/2/20

the dialog clip in the middle of the song was written by the keyboardist, and its a conversation between himself and his mother who passed away from cancer.

please take the time to visit them at http://www.topshelfrecords.org/tsr2/_pages/artist_pianos_become_the_teeth.php and buy a copy of “old pride.”

02/05/2011
16:02

#pianos become the teeth

#topshelf records

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review: snowing - “i could do whatever i wanted if i wanted

snowing – “i could do whatever i wanted if i wanted”

snowing

Genre: Math Rock, Indie Rock, Emo

Website: http://www.snowingtheband.com/

For Fans Of: Algernon Cadwallader, Grown Ups, 1994!, This Town Needs Guns, American Football with yelling

Album Info: Released in 2010 by Count Your Lucky Stars Records

Length: 11 Tracks, 29:08 Total Time

Favorite Songs: why am i not going underwater? , i could be better forever

Purchase At: http://www.cylsrecords.com/free-snowing-download - Free Download

while snowing keeps the math rock and pop punk elements in check with their first full length release, the band losses a bit of the post hardcore feel. however, for the grand price of paying nothing you would be hard pressed to find a better set of songs to sing along with. snowing is a band that’s impossible not to tap your foot along with and have their melodies stay with you for a few days. there’s nothing not to like about this release.

02/02/2011
16:02

#snowing

#review

#count your lucky stars records

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Summer People perform Great Northern Diver during the Pink Coach Sessions.

please take the time to visit If You Make It and the Pink Coach Sessions at http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/ . they also have free downloads to many free albums and EP’s.

this includes Summer People’s 2009 demo at http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/summer-people/demo/

01/25/2011
11:43

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that band you like probably doesn't make any money

http://www.tumblr.com/edit/2851316027?redirect_to=%2Fdashboard

favorite band

“If you can put your music in a car commercial, put it in the car commercial,” Rickly says. “I have so many friends that are in underground punk bands that never, ever do commercials. They’re viewed as these Holy Grail bands that never sell out—and their day job is writing jingles for commercials. It’s the same thing. People can call us sellouts all they want. I just wish we could sell out more. I’d have more free time to write music.”

over the last week i’ve had five or six friends (all in bands) post the article. i finally took the time to read it this afternoon and while i don’t think the examples they used are great it is a good read for those that really have no clue about the finances of touring and selling a record.

i’d love to read an article about bands after they sign to a label and release their first record, one that talks about the differences that come with money and tours when a label needs you to be a good investment.

feel free to pass on your thoughts.

01/20/2011
22:00

#articles

review: my heart to joy - “seasons in verse”

My Heart To Joy – “Seasons In Verse”

sesons in verse

Genre: Post-Hardcore, Emo

Website: http://www.myhearttojoy.com/

For Fans Of: Make Do And Mend, Envy, Braid, Small Brown Bike, Thursday

Album Info: Released in 2009 by Top Shelf Records

Length: 11 Tracks, 30:31 Total Time

Favorite Songs: All Of Life Is Coming Home, Giving My Hands Away

Purchase at: http://myhearttojoy.bigcartel.com/

this has been my favorite band for the last year, with this record being played at least a hundred times in that span. it’s an album in every meaning of the word; a collection of songs that belong together, build off one another, and strengthen each other. it starts off with the instrumental Time Spent Breathing, a dream passage that then enters into Empty Homes with the lyrics “the sound of my own voice keeps me from falling asleep.” lots of building up instrumentals and the vocals always come back at the appropriate times. i can’t express how much i love this album, but i do hope you take the time it give it a spin.

01/19/2011
13:14

#my heart to joy

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starting.

this site will be a space where i will post what i am. i’m not quite sure yet what that means, but i do plan on updating with my music endeavors (bookings, record reviews, concert reviews, DJ sets, ect.) and what i’m doing with my own projects (demo tracks, lyrics, ect.). events will be posted as the they are confirmed.

to start, i’ll be putting together some record reviews for you. by tomorrow, i will be posting a review for a personal favorite over the last year, but i’ll keep that a secret for now. thanks for stopping by.

-brian

01/18/2011
0:00

#updates