…From The Stage
Traveling halfway
around the world to be part of the annual M.E.A.N.Y.
Fest, Italy’s
own Nomoredolls
found themselves part of a bill at The
Continental that
also included Brides
Of Destruction.
Led by outspoken, one-named frontwoman Cecilia,
the quartet received an extra-warm reception to
its domestic hit “Electric Sheep.”
The music video for the aforementioned track can
be viewed through the band’s MySpace
site...
Supporting the critically-acclaimed
“The Weight Is A Gift,” New York trio
Nada Surf
– as complemented by keyboardist
Louie Lino and
guest appearances by
Loser’s Lounge’s
Joe McGinty
and Harvey Danger’s
Sean Nelson
– headlined two sold-out nights at Manhattan’s
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Since
Moving In Stereo: Volume 19 hit browsers, shelves,
and tables around the world, a lot of worthwhile
and attention-worthy releases have reached the
office CD player, including: |
Sarcasm
How To Lose
Your Mind
(Sarcasm-Music.com) |
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Yoko
Utsumi
Yoko Utsumi
(Asian Man) |
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The
Casanovas
The Casanovas
(Rubber) |
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The
Gibson Brothers
Red Letter Day
(Sugar Hill) |
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TNT
All The Way To
The Sun
(Mayhem) |
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Playing more than
90 minutes at the second show, Matthew
Caws and company also performed
tracks from “The Proximity Effect” and “Let
Go” in their set, beyond an obscure selection from a
recent benefit children’s album. Whether in concert
or in recorded form, this is one band to believe the hype
on…
Arguably the most
successful music-oriented comedian out there today, Stephen
Lynch has proven many skeptics
wrong with the high-charting success of albums like “A
Little Bit Special” and “The Craig Machine.”
The sort of performer who utilizes the call-outs of a rowdy
audience to keep things interesting, this show at The
North Fork Theatre at Westbury
was as unique as can be. Bringing out long-time friend Rod
Cone to sing background vocals
and play “straight man” to off-the-cuff banter,
beyond making you laugh hysterically at off-color topics,
a Stephen Lynch show ought to wow you with the singer-songwriter’s
underrated musicianship. And oddly enough, the coming months
will see Lynch playing the Adam
Sandler role in the Broadway
adaptation of “The Wedding Singer”…
Although heroes in
their native Australia and praised by NME,
Offcutts
are not yet known by the masses of the United States. Or even
New York. While this writer was one of a handful of people
that the quartet played to at Scenic,
those in attendance were blown away by the group’s genre-alternating
setlist. Generally switching off between garage-rock, punk,
blues, and soul, Offcutts are the sort of band that keep you
guessing; some songs aim to make you pump your fist, others
to sway in place, others to dance. However, judging from A&R
presence at the preceding night’s show across town,
this is one act music fans should be expecting to hear more
about soon.
…From The Screen
Currently making headlines for their decision to tour in a
vegetable oil-powered van, Piebald
features four 20-somethings, yet has now been around for 12
years. “Killa Bros And Killa Bees,” the Boston-bred
folks’ first home-video release, is a two-disc set –
one for your DVD player and one for the stereo – featuring
17 live performances and 17 previously unreleased studio recordings.
In addition to audio and visual components, there are handwritten
liner notes from Travis Shettel
and crew discussing the past and present, in addition to songs
contained. This one isn’t only for the die-hards…
The first volume of
a compilation series from Grey
Two-Eleven Productions, Assemblage
v1.0 features 20 music videos,
as conceived by Jason Russum.
Including the work of big-name artists like Thursday,
Poison The Well,
Rainer Maria,
and The Dismemberment Plan,
the DVD keeps cohesiveness in showing music videos that are
high on concepts and low on clichés. Tech-savvy consumers
also have a bonus with Assemblage, as the DVD-ROM includes
MP3’s from Concisebloc.
and False Mover…
Another interesting
title from Shout Factory,
“Good To See You Again” shows the original Alice
Cooper band live and in peak
form during their 1973 “Billion Dollar Babies”
tour. Adding special features including Audio Commentary,
Outtakes, 5.1 Surround Sound, and a Poster Gallery to the
original theatrical film, this release combines concert footage
with – what’s been called – “an outrageous
story.” But those wishing for less talk and more rock
are fortunate to have option of watching the concert on its
own.
If you have news to report
for the next edition of Moving In Stereo,
press releases
and all other correspondence should be sent to darren.paltrowitz@gmail.com.
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used with permission from Darren Paltrowitz. All right reserved.
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Jettie
Heading For Mornings
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Train To Vegas
We Put Scissors
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