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By Kris Neises
| Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 09:26 PM
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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By Kris Neises
| Saturday, September 20, 2008, 04:50 PM
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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By Kris Neises
| Saturday, September 13, 2008, 03:11 PM
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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By Kris Neises
| Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 09:18 PM
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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By Kris Neises
| Saturday, August 30, 2008, 09:00 AM
The Dayton Music Fest website has now listed the line-up for this year’s indie and rock music fest happening October 4th.
In looking over the list of bands I have decided that this year could be the biggest since it’s creation in 2005.
Many local music mainstays like Shrug, the Story Changes, Lab Partners, and Joe Anderl will again be performing.
Also set to take one of the seven stages of the Dayton Music Fest are fresh faces to the DMF like the Japanese new wave/punk band Jasper the Colossal and the current Dayton Band Playoff semi-finalist the Joose Box.
A large turnout of music-fest-goers is expected this year to see Bob Pollard’s new band Boston Spaceships who will close out the DMF.
The turnout is expected to be so large in fact that the DMF website has a disclaimer for fans headlined as the “Bob Pollard Effect.”
It says the following:
We are anticipating high turnout for some artists at this year’s DMF. Space in the venues is limited, and we cannot guarantee entry once capacity is reached. Ticket holders will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
I am as giddy as a schoolboy.
Thanks GCR.
Go to the DMF website at www.daytonmusicfest.com to see the complete list of performers along with links to band’s websites and myspace pages.
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By Kris Neises
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:24 AM
The final four bands are set to battle this week in the 2008 Canal Street Tavern Dayton Band Playoffs. (Go to www.canalstreettavern.com)
This got me thinking about some of my favorite bands that I first discovered while covering past Dayton Band Playoffs.
One of those bands was heavy rockers and former playoff runner-ups Side Show.
As is often the story of good Dayton bands, Side Show is no longer playing.
However, I recently discovered that Side Show’s former front man and guitarist Parris Graves has a new project.
He is now fronting the dark, heavy, and extremely experimental 5-piece Tin Can Telephone.
“Tin Can Telephone is very patient and open ended,” said Graves. “Very few of the songs even have definite arrangements.”
Sounding like a heavier version of Pink Floyd or the Stooges, Tin Can Telephone incorporates ambient keyboards, a violin, and even a clarinet into a rock format.
“You could call us a jam-band except much darker and a lot heavier than any other jam-band I have seen around here,” said Graves.
Tin Can came together nine months ago when Graves joined up with ex-members from the Dayton rock band Freezerburn.
“When we began jamming we recorded all our practices,” said Graves. “We would go back and listen to the tapes and write songs out of our jam sessions.”
Tin Can Telephone will release a new live recording this Saturday, August 30th, when the band plays at Canal Street Tavern.
The album is titled Super Ultra Mega Live at the Chron-barn and is 45 minutes of edit-free music.
“The only editing that was done to our live cd was volume adjustments,” said Graves. “Everything else is the way it is.”
Also catch Tin Can Telephone at WO Wrights on September 5th and at Urban Nights on September 12.
Visit the band at www.myspace.com/tincantelephone321 for more show info and to hear tracks from the new album.
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By Kris Neises
| Saturday, August 23, 2008, 05:49 PM
Last week the news was dominated by the Barack Obama ‘VP watch.’
There was 24 hour news coverage of Obama’s every move and I eagerly checked my text messages every chance I got.
But, now that Obama has picked Biden we can all move on to who will be picked to play the Dayton Music Fest 2008.
The DMF committee is busy listening to entries and narrowing the field to the top Dayton bands to play this year’s Dayton Music Fest on October 4th.
Although no one will receive a text message when the final line-up is chosen, it is posted on www.daytonmusicfest.com that the schedule will be released by August 31st.
Thus, I am officially on DMF band watch.
The GCR music group, the production company who puts on the DMF and the Bellbrook Jamboree, had 121 entries from local bands who want to play DMF 2008.
GCR announced last month that the Fest’s headliner will be Bob Pollard’s new band Boston Spaceships.
No other bands or headliners have been announced.
The seven area clubs who will host the Music Fest have been announced. The list includes Canal Street Tavern, Oregon Express, Gilly’s, Blind Bob’s, Tumbleweed Connection, Trolley Stop, and Therapy Cafe.
The DMF features the best in local and regional indie and punk rock music. It has been an annual Music Fest since 2005.
As soon as the final band line-up and schedule is released I will post it on this blog. However, I will not e-mail and text all of you local music supporters the minute it is announced.
Just keep checking in.
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Due to a scheduling conflict at Canal Street, the Story Changes is now playing at Midnight and Magic