just an advanced warning that i probably wont be around much, if at all, next week. i have enrolled in a ccna bootcamp and its mildly important that focus all my efforts on passing the certification at the end of the week.
whist organizing my cds for the ongoing burn-a-thon for the eventul sell off, i came across a few poster children records that i havent listened to in a long while. the strange thing about the poster kids is that i found most of my poster kids love was filled by seeing them live rather than diggin on their records. sure their records are good to great, but i listened to them only occasionally. still, back in the early to mid 90’s i was all over the poster children like a fly on shit. it was a chance encounter with em at the metro, opening up for swervedriver, back in 92 that kicked it all off. both me and my buddy had just scored some sweet fake id’s so really we were all about getting fucked up, but in moment of clarity i put my beer down and paid attention. i had never heard of the poster children, but fuckin a if the racket they were makin didnt sound like the most glorious sounds known to man. i didnt have a beer the rest of the night, a feat few bands can achieve. that is coming between me and my beer. i saw a whole bunch of times over the coming years and every show was and are some of the best i have ever witnessed. best in the terms that i cant recall ever having as much fun as i have had a poster kids show. i saw em open up for the archers of loaf at the fireside and they blew an otherwise awesome live band out of the building. the last time was in 95 back at the metro. the crowd was awesome and so were the kids. they seemed to play forever and capped the night off with at least 3 encores. check em out!
this is not a definitive little collection just some of the best that i had laying around. you can buy all their records in downloadable form on their site.
cancer off daisy chain reaction
if you see kay
clock street off tool of the man
not like you off just like you ep
junior citizen off junior citizen
revolution year zero
poster children site
if i were looking, and i just might be, to the fill the void left since chris whitley passed then grayson capps may be able to fill that void pretty nicely. i have only heard a few tracks, but thus far i am really diggin his stuff.
he plays at smiths olde bar on the 24 of january.
i cant hear you off songbones
grayson capps site / myspace
heres a couple “im not too sure abouts”…they sound like they could have potential but…
quinn luke dba bing ji ling is a soulful honky, ill give him that much. i just wish i could give more. i actually dig his voice, and what i think he’s trying to convey but the music, itself, is another story. its too slick, to the point where it sounds like pitbull or chingy is going to pop up at any moment for some bullshit rhyme interlude. if the music was more organic, i think it would have faired much better. still kinda dig it though, i guess.
his new ep june degrees in december can be streamed here
kathalina
bing ji ling site / myspace
antifolk founder? and artist, lach, has a record coming out on 3.25.08 entitled the calm before and it will probably find its way into a few hearts. mine? not too sure about. the songwriting could be seen as a wee bit pretentious but it wouldnt be the first time i latched onto something overly convoluted.
egg
i want to be with you
lach site
