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September 2008
Print me, DMF schedule
So the economy is collapsing and were all unemployed.
Do not despair. ‘Hold on Hope’ (lame GBV reference).
The Dayton Music Fest is in 10 days, and Bob Pollard is coming with his new band, Boston Spaceships.
The 2008 DMF is on October 4th at Canal Street Tavern, Gilly’s, Blind Bob’s, Trolley Stop, Tumbleweed Connection, Therapy Cafe, and Oregon Express.
Tickets are $10. Visit www.daytonmusicfest.com for more info.
Here is the schedule:
Gilly’s Bob Pollard 10:30 The Sailing 9:20-9:50 Hospital Garden 8:30-9:00
Blind Bob’s Lab Partners 1:00 - Friday Night Vampire Club 12:00-12:35 Blastronauts 11:00- 11:35 The Poor Devils 10:00-10:35 After The Accident 9:00-9:35
The Oregon Express Human Reunion 1:00 - The Rebel Set 12:00 - 12:30 Vanity Theft 11:00 - 11:35 Paper Airplane 10:00 - 10:35 The Nick Kizirnis Band 9:00 - 9:35
The Trolley Stop Joose Box 1:00 - Towhee 12:00 - 12:35 Jordan Hull 11:00 - 11:35 Dorsie Fyffe and the Fearless Flies 10:00 - 10:35 Kris N. 9:00 - 9:35
Therapy Cafe Shrug 1:00 - Joe Andrl 12:00 - 12:35 The Kyle Sowashes 11:00 - 11:35 Come on Caboose 10:00 - 10:35 Ruetschle 9:00 - 9:35
Tumbleweed Connection HQAX 1:00 - The Northwest Ordinance 12:00 - 12:35 Jasper The Colossal 11:00 - 11:35 The Goody Two Shoes 10:00 - 10:35 The Whataveya 9:00 - 9:35
Canal Street Tavern Story Changes 1:00 - Magic Jackson,Canal Street BOTB Winner 12:00 - 12:35 Toad and Mice 11:00 - 11:35 Andrew and the Pretty Punchers 10:00 - 10:35 Paego Paego 9:00 - 9:35
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Murmur ready to release debut
Four years and five drummers after the first formation of Dayton indie-pop/rock band Murmur the band is finally ready to release their debut cd.
The band’s new record will be called Neverend and will officially hit the streets on Saturday, September 27th, as Murmur hosts their first ever cd release show at the Oregon Express.
Murmur guitarist and mandolin player Tim Staley e-mailed me the final mixes of the eleven tracks that make up Neverend earlier this week.
Shortly after I unzipped the audio files and plugged in the speakers I was floored. The cd sounds great.
Murmur has the rare skill of perfectly mixing mood with melody. They proudly show off this skill on Neverend.
The cd begins with a shaker and a reverbed guitar in a moody ode to heartbreak called ‘It’s Pouring’.
Murmur then bangs out a couple catchy and hook-filled hot rockers at track two and three called ‘Our Last Trip’ and ‘Always’.
The title track comes in mid-way through the record as a chorus of harmonized voices sing “if we never start, we’ll never end.”
My personal fav is the song ‘Is That OK’. It is a quirky pop song with more Murmur trademarked harmonies and an ear popping happy toy keyboard to die for.
I asked Staley how long the band had been working on the record.
He said, “We’ve been working on the album since 2005, but with the changes in drummers, we’ve recorded and re-recorded most the songs several times. Most of the versions actually on the album were recorded last year.”
Thanks Tim for the disc. See ya at Oregon Express on Saturday for the release show.
Visit www.murmurband.com to read more about the band and hear samples from Neverend.
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Joe Anderl releases new digital album
Joe Anderl’s new ep has been mating happily with my I-Pod since Thursday.
That is the day that Anderl posted his new 6-song ep for free download at www.fictionband.com.
The ep, which is aptly titled the Fictionband Sessions, will only be available online for digital download.
(Which, by the way, I think the digital-only release is a great idea. Because, lets face it, if an album is not engraved on your I-Tunes you never listen to it anyway.)
The Fictionband Sessions is somewhat stripped down from his 2007 full-length release, I Love Joe Anderl.
It features minimal instrumentation and scaled-back production, but I am starting to think that the Dayton-based singer/songwriter is incapable of writing a bad song.
He continues to grow as a writer and a singer. Each song is more personal, haunting, and perfectly crafted than the last.
Important tracks include the lead-off track and ode to second chances, ‘Classic American’. Also the up-beat ‘Tunnel of Love’, which Anderl says “slides right down”.
In short, download Fictionband Sessions at www.fictionband.com and thank me later.
Joe Anderl will be at the Dayton Dirt Collective on East 3rd st. next Wednesday, September 17th, with Gunshy. That show is all-ages.
He will also be performing at this year’s Dayton Music Fest where he will be having Shrug and members of the Kyle Sowashes serving as his backing band.
Visit www.myspace.com/joeanderl for more info and live videos.
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The Joose Box make DBP finals
Yes, I can admit when I am wrong.
I predicted a few weeks ago that Oxymoronatron would win the Dayton Band Playoffs at Canal Street Tavern.
However, despite a good effort, robot rockers Oxymoronatron lost to the piano-pop-rock band the Joose Box in the DBP semi-finals last Thursday.
Of course, I had to hear it from the two talented musicians that make up the Joose Box, Josh Eckley and Eric Geise.
“Sorry we had to beat your boys Oxymoronatron. We know you picked them to win it all this year but we just couldn’t help ourselves,” said the Joose Box in a e-mail yesterday.
Ok, so I deserved that a bit.
I will admit my Oxymoronatron miscalculation, but please allow me to also take credit for being the first to mention the Joose Box’s DBP debut back on June 2nd on this very blog.
The band is now set to perform in the 2008 Dayton Band Playoffs final round at Canal Street Tavern on September 20th.
I recently asked Eckley and Geise what it feels like to make the DBP finals?
“It feels good. We didn’t know what to expect going into the playoffs. We just thought it would be a great way to get our music out there and to be heard. Making the finals means a great deal to us given that there have been some really good bands in the competition this year,” said the Joose Box.
The duo, who will also be performing at the Dayton Music Fest on October 4th, will bring to the finals a Ben Folds meets Arctic Monkeys style and a following of dedicated and excited fans.
They credit their unique sound and their fans for getting the most number of votes in each round of the summer long competition.
“It is especially wild that we have accomplished all this and there are just two of us in The Joose Box. I guess it means that our piano and drums sound has really caught on with people and word has spread about us,” they said.
“The DBP have been a great experience and we definitely want to thank everyone who has come out to support us and hope that everyone can make it out to the finals,” they added.
The Joose Box will go up against the winner of the other DBP semi-final set for Thursday, September 4th. The other semi-final is between the funk/rock band Magic Jackson and the folk-blues-singer/songwriter Alec Delphenich Trio.
Visit www.canalstreettavern.com for club showtimes and information. Visit www.myspace.com/thejoosebox to hear samples and contact the band.
Get out to the finals on September 20th. Unlike most Presidential elections, in the DBP every vote counts.
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