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Audio Gumshoe is Taking a Break
Dear Audio Gumshoe listener and reader:
Audio Gumshoe is taking a break. Many outside commitments cause me to divert attention away from the show. It is not fair to the musicians when I let their files stack up in the AG file cabinet. Many great artists have sent tunes to the show. I don’t get enough opportunity to let you hear them.
The show will be back as soon as I can give it more attention. Until then, I invite you to follow my posts at Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. I will share links to artists that I like. Hopefully, you will like them, too.
Many of you have been faithful listeners since the show began (as Miami Valley Musicast). I appreciate your comments and your dedication. Thank you for being on this wonderful ride with me.
I will see you around the next bend. Until then, I wish you all the best.
Rich
Artists and Songs Played
Artist: Rayne
Song: Fallen
Artist: NeverWhas
Song: Driftwood
Artist: Wildcat O’Halloran
Song: Bottled Bravery and Canned Courage
Artist: Luke Payne
Song: Us Now
Artist: Shotaway
Song: Runaway Lane
Artist: SodaCup Killer
Song: Gig on Saturn
Artist: Miccoli
Song: Idle Stranger
Artist: Notion of Self
Song: A Breath of Fresh Air
Artist: Craig Alan Hughes
Song: Photographs of You and Your Lover
Artist: Carousels and Limousines
Song: 17s
Artist: Sam Page
Song: Take It Easy
Artist: Church of Rock n Roll
Song: Time Ain’t Waitin’ Baby
Artist: Rich Palmer
Song: Don’t Tell Me Any Lies
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Special Valentine Episode from AMP
After a brief hiatus, Audio Gumshoe is back. Well… almost. This episode is the most recent episode of Amped New Music Weekly hosted by Rich. Enjoy the great variety of artists as submitted by many of the member podcasts of the Association. After the standard Audio Gumshoe introduction, Rich shares a few words about the show. Thanks to all of the member podcasts for their contributions to the show.
Artists, Songs and Podcasts Featured
Show: Insomnia Radio: Canada
Song: Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin (Elephant Stone)
Show: The Bugcast
Song: Would You Be My Valentine (Edgar Gabriel’s StringFusion)
Show: Rathole Radio
Song: Madagascar (The Black Atlantic)
Show: Insomnia Radio: UK
Song: The Unloved (Foxtails Brigade)
Show: It’s A Frog’s Life Acoustic Podcast
Song: I Didn’t Mean It (Leon Rosselson)
Show: Edinburgh Man Podcast
Song: Decent Lover (Decent Lovers)
Show: The DarkCompass Podcast
Song: Momentary (David Bronson)
Show: Suffolk ‘n’ Cool
Song: Carousel (Vanessa Carlton)
Show: Euterpia Radio : Rock!
Song: Reason to get even (Tamika (a.k.a Tamika Kaspar))
Show: Audio Gumshoe
Song: Don’t Stop Now (Stockholm)
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audio/mpeg (43 261 ko) Christina Custode
Songs Played
- Wasting My Time
- Nothing
- The La-La Song
- The Mistletoe Song
- Mirror
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About the Show
Custode was twice named “Buffalo’s Best Female Vocalist” (Artvoice “2010 Best of Buffalo” and “2011 Best of Buffalo”) and currently fronts a pop-rock trio. “Christina Custode and Rerun” were recognized as “Buffalo’s Best Original Music Act” (Artvoice “2011 Best of Buffalo”),
Audio Gumshoe is privileged to present the music of Christina Custode. Familiar to long-time listeners of the show, this episode returns to an earlier format with an interview of the featured artist. It was a pleasure to speak with Christina. Opportunities such as this are few and far between, but they give us all a very intimate look at the work and personality of our featured guest.
Christina Custode is a busy musician. She performs regularly in and around her home of Niagara Falls, New York. She performs with numerous jazz groups on piano and vibraphone, is a cocktail piano soloist, and is a member of numerous blues and commercial bands.
In the interview, you will hear what inspires Christina to write her music, a bit about her stage show, and where to get her music (see links below). She shares insight to her family’s background in music, as well as her career as a music teacher. You’ll also learn about a very special tune called “The Mistletoe Song.” Christina talks about her motivation to write this great tune.
Be sure to visit Christina’s web site — and most certainly pick up a copy of the album “I” so that you can continue to enjoy her well written, well produced, collection of music.
“A little Sara Bareilles at times, some Lisa Loeb at others, even a bit of Basia at one point. Christina Custode has a little of everything for you here. Nothing & Crush are the big power ballads surrounded by pop songs like The One Thing and The LaLa Song. There’s an excellent chance her first big hit will come from this album.”
John Anthony / Buffalo, NY Radio Personality
Get the Music
“I” is available at:
Direct Purchase Through PayPal (physical copies of the CD)
iTunes
CD Baby
Artist Links
Christina Custode Web Site
Christina Custode on Twitter
Christina Custode at Facebook
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audio/mpeg (34 657 ko) Recalling Love in the Here and Now
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It seems that the lyrics and titles of songs begin to create a greater theme when I’m putting these shows together. As I listen to each of the artists’ submission, I begin to realize an overall picture or thought. Today, it is that love can be brutal. We remember it, we want to dismiss it, we want to find it again, we fear it, and yet we hope to make it last. If you like what you hear in today’s show — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts/feedback by clicking the “Send Voicemail” tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page. You can also submit your comments using the form on the contact page.
Artists and Songs Played
Artist: FrodoCPU
Song: Drop of Love
Artist: Damion Taylor
Song: Fear of Love
Artist: Ghostrain
Song: I Recall
Artist: T.S. Idiot
Song: I’m Not Here
Artist: Grownup Avenger Stuff
Song: Now
Artist: Jeff Campbell
Song: Shut Your Mouth
Artist: Jenny Katz
Song: Ernst
Artist: Craymo
Song: Moment
Artist: J.J. Crowne
Song: Another Day of Love
Artist: California Death Rays
Song: California Death Rays
Thanks to findingthenow for the use of the image “Tomorrow – 103/365″ from Flickr. It is used by permission under a Creative Commons license.
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audio/mpeg (43 414 ko) Many listeners and readers of Audio Gumshoe know that Music Xray is an additional place to find opportunities to have their music heard. From the Music Xray FAQ:
MusicXray is a platform where artists can submit their music directly to Industry Professionals. When you submit to an opportunity, your track goes directly to the decision makers; no middle-men, no pre-screeners, just a direct link between artist and industry professional. You can submit your song for label consideration, song placement, or get feedback and advice to help improve your music.
Here is a feed of recent opportunities that musicians can submit to through Music Xray. You can also subscribe to this RSS in your favorite reader, such as Google Reader, Feedly, and others.
Featured dropboxes
The latest featured dropboxes from music xray
Grammy Nominated Platinum Producer Don Destin is looking for accapella hooks for hip hop artists. Big Sean, 2chainz, Chief Keef, Gunplay, Kendrick Lamar, Cory Gunz, T.I, Fabulous, Rick Ross, Chris Webby, Yo Gotti, Slice (Future's artist). This is a very specific list because they will only be looking for approx. the next 6 - 8 weeks. Don Destin will choose the accapellas to create new platinum productions for these artists. Only serious ghost writers submit please.
United For Opportunity is a new model record label/music distributor looking for independent, motivated, career-oriented artists. UFO is a one-stop shop for an entire team. From management and distribution to marketing and promotion, we offer a group of specialists under one roof who are able to work together on your campaign or be hired à la carte.
Non-scripted competition show looking for: Heavy electronic, (vocal and instrumental), dub step, break beat, hard rock, alt rock for the high energy segments. LMFAO type tracks, fun hip hop songs and up tempo R&B for the party/club scenes. Uplifting pop rock songs for some of the winner celebrations.
Currently seeking tracks for an upcoming Documentary film and web series with working title "The Water War." We are looking for tracks similar to Eagles of Death Metal, Tilly and the Wall, Robert Plant, The Clash, with some Middle Eastern influences. Please send broadcast ready tracks and instrumentals.
We plan to sign six artists to the Fieldhouse roster over the next few months. Fieldhouse-Music is a new breed of Music Production Company, which promotes its music for film and television soundtracks. This new joint venture will give Music Supervisors, Editors and Publishers first exposure to fresh, undiscovered talent whose songs are pre-cleared for use in television and movies.
We have received a request for Dance, Pop and Electronic music for the Sony TV and Sony Pictures upcoming slate of programs and projects. We are happy to be submitting music for a large set of projects with many music needs. We need songs that have been professionally recorded and mixed. Please be prepared to send an instrumental by email if your song is selected to be submitted.
SkyTone Records/DigitalMaster Productions is a Nashville-based label and audio/video production company. We're looking for hits! Send us your best country, rock, pop, americana and singer/songwriter material for consideration. We can hear through a rough recording, so demos and work tapes are acceptable. If we like it, we'll be in touch. If your looking for a song critique or consultation services, please use one of our other dropboxes.
SkyTone Records/DigitalMaster Productions is a Nashville-based label and audio/video production company. We're looking for great artists to join our roster. Send us your best country, rock, pop, americana and singer/songwriter material for consideration. If we like what we hear, we'll be in touch. If you're looking for a song critique or consultation services, please use one of our other dropboxes.
Seeking fun energetic pop songs for indie feature film. I'm thinking big driving drums in big music moments, but basically this song should be fun and exciting. Bands that sound like The Ting Tings would probably be great for this.
Black Cloud Productions is a music publishing company that has successfully placed tracks with such companies as MTV, Discovery Channel, TruTV, A&E, Warner Bros., & E! Network and National Ad campaigns. We're looking for upbeat, positive and fun girl pop songs in the style of Katy Perry and Pink primarily for TV and Advertising placements.
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Just a Bit Negative
Why the title? There are titles, themes and lyrics in many of the songs on this episode that tell us the songwriter was inspired by a significant event or their dislike of a situation. But, these are some great songs, that I hope you enjoy. If you like what you hear — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts/feedback by clicking the “Send Voicemail” tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page. You can also submit your comments using the form on the contact page.
Artists and Songs Played
Artist: Como Brothers Band
Song: I Don’t Like You
Artist: Skittish
Song: Built to Break (Anger)
Artist: 21 Against
Song: Say What You Need
Artist: Sam Page
Song: Tumbleweed in the Grand Scheme
Artist: Matthew Ebel
Song: The Last Pirate
Artist: Phil Common
Song: Falling Out of Love Again
Artist: Kylie Campion
Song: Pocketbook
Artist: A New Way to Live Forever (ANWTLF)
Song: ‘Til My Heart Stops Beating
Artist: Nine Times Blue
Song: Falling Slowly
Thanks to ImageMD for the use of the image “Basel Negative” from Flickr. It is used by permission under a Creative Commons license. The original artwork is “Positive reflections on a negative image” by Kelly Nipper (1971- ), Art Basel 2009, Miami Beach, Florida.
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A Look at the Xray
Today’s show features a variety of artists that have submitted their songs using the service Music Xray. This is an interesting site that helps musicians connect with opportunities. Visitors/listeners can also benefit by finding many new artists that you’ve never heard. If you like what you hear — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts/feedback by clicking the “Send Voicemail” tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page. You can also submit your comments using the form on the contact page.
Artists and Songs Played
Artist: Win The Day
Song: Walk This World
Artist: Road to Nowhere
Song: Mental Exercise
Artist: The Ground Above
Song: Compliments
Artist: Lillian Todd-Jones
Song: Butter Soul
Artist: David Tribble
Song: I Don’t Mind
Artist: Michael T. Hannan
Song: The John Lee Hooker Train
Artist: Alex Hirsch
Song: Buffalo Bill Tragedy
Artist: Evan Egerer
Song: Live My Life
Artist: MaHa Rocks
Song: In Mind
Artist: The Spins
Song: Never Let It Go
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An Americana Sampler
Today’s show features a variety of artists that have submitted Americana or folk/rock style songs. If you like what you hear — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts/feedback by clicking the “Send Voicemail” tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page. You can also submit your comments using the form on the contact page.
Songs and Artists Played
- Mississippi Moon (Sandyman Flynn)
- Time Flies Away (David Rice)
- Rusty Kind of Soul (OLGWI) [Birds Will Sing for You Music]
- Alright By Me (Reprise) (Ali Bartlett)
- Thousand Winds (Cory Brown)
- Feel (Eric Erdman) [Ariel Publicity]
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Thanks to Sandyman Flynn for the use of his photo “Mandolin Morning Table Outside 2″ on this post.
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audio/mpeg (29 170 ko) Six Gun Jury
Songs Played
- Climb the Scene
- All Alone in Rock and Roll
- Anthem
- Chancellor Pink
- My Baby Cries
- Everything You Are
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About the Show
“Six Gun Jury deserves a shot at the majors.”
~ John Hayes, Rockflash, August 1989
One of the things that I most like about producing Audio Gumshoe is the opportunity to bring fresh, new music to my listeners. In this case, I found music that I know would likely be “fresh and new,” but coincidentally is twenty-three years old.
Six Gun Jury is a group that existed in Pittsburgh in the late 1980s. The band was a popular option for many in the area. Local radio stations liked them. They received high praises from local music publications. They even competed against the likes of the Pixies, 10,000 Maniacs, and the Lemonheads for the top of the Pittsburgh alternative record charts. But, unless you lived in the area, you’ve likely not heard them.
The music of this band has now become available to download after all these years. It’s a great flashback opportunity to a time when alternative guitar bands rose to the top of the listening charts. Consider REM‘s “Stand” from the album Green in 1989. Or The Cure with their “Lovesong” and the track “Pictures of You” from the album Disintegration. And what about The Church with their song “Under the Milky Way” from the album Starfish? If the critics in Pittsburgh would have had their way, Six Gun Jury would have been found keeping company with these same acts at the top of the charts in 1989. John Young, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said, “This guitar-based four-piece has quietly become a very tight and powerful group-to-be-reckoned-with.”
The band offers all of their original songs from the album Res Ipsa Loquitur as free downloads. These are mp3s in 320 kbps format. The collection includes the 1988 WXXP regular rotation commercial radio hit “Climb the Scene”, and the songs “All Alone in Rock ‘n Roll” and “Chancellor Pink.” Both finished in WPTS radio’s Top 50 songs of 1987. In addition, 5 bonus songs, recorded by the band in 1987, have also been added to the download package.
Get the Music
Artist Links
Six Gun Jury Archive Page
Six Gun Jury on YouTube
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audio/mpeg (24 45 ko) Audio Gumshoe Pinched Tracks
Pinch [pinch] -verb Slang
a. to catch
b. to arrest
Specifically as seen in film noir featuring gumshoe detectives.
Audio Gumshoe Pinched Tracks are songs that have been submitted to the show by artists hoping for play to potential new fans. Often, these artists don’t submit enough material to be featured artists. Their songs are still good, though, and worthy of playing at Audio Gumshoe. If you like these, please visit the artist links to find out more — and to purchase their music if it is available.
Tubie and the Touchtones
This is the Blues, Texas Style, very much in the vein Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, and Johnny Winter. The band has become a fixture in their hometown of Navasota, which has been officially proclaimed as the Blues Capital of Texas by the state legislature. In fact, the band has twice played in the Texas State Capitol rotunda during legislative sessions to commemorate the heritage of Texas Blues.
Song Played
- When the Rubber Meets the Road
Artist Links
Tubie and the Touchtones at:
Official Site
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audio/mpeg (4 446 ko) The Commuters
Songs Played
- As I Make My Way
- Rescue
- Take a Step Back
- Bombs Away
- We Are Breathing
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About the Show
The first single off the album, “As I Make My Way,” has been making big waves since its debut in September. It received extensive college radio play and the video was added by mtvU to the channel’s rotation.
As I mention in the show, it is a great day when I can open my email to check show submissions and I find a band as tight as this. The songs are well-written, well-produced, and the performances are well-executed. Solid acts like this are sometimes hard to find.
The Commuters do a great job presenting stories about life — perhaps from the view of living in NYC? — to which people world-wide might relate. Their use of dynamics throughout this album shows that they understand music is a direct portrayal of our own lives. None of us lives it loud, full bore, one hundred percent of the time, with much success. We have times when we get quiet, reflect, and even listen to ourselves. I appreciate a band that shares dynamics in their songs.
I mention in this episode that there must, indeed, be something wrong with the music industry when bands like this are not better known. I encourage everyone to give this band a listen, either through this episode, or by downloading their tracks (link below) for FREE! Spread the word and get these guys known by as many people as possible.
We’re really excited and grateful for the strong positive reception the album has been getting,” said Zeeshan Zaidi, lead singer and guitarist for The Commuters. “And I’m equally excited about giving the album away for free on our site – I want as many people to hear it as possible.
Get the Music
Bandcamp
Rescue – on Amazon.com
Artist Links
The Commuters Web Site
The Commuters on Twitter
The Commuters on Facebook
The Commuters on YouTube
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Kim Edwards
Songs Played
- Wanderlust
- The Show
- It Was Me
- Oceans
- No Other (Acoustic Version)
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About the Show
Each of the songs I’ve written for Wanderlust has been a reflection of a different place of travel—the album is a collection of songs from my journeys.
Kim Edwards is one of the artists that I featured on my recent “The File Box – Part 2” episode of Audio Gumshoe. Her songs are smooth, soulful pictures of her experiences. She shares talent that comes from a lifetime of deep musical exploration. She explains:
As a kid I studied Alan Menken’s Disney Scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. I remember being 14 and doing some online research and I found the company in charge of the scores and I wrote them said ‘I’m a student of orchestration, could you send me some scores?’ and they did!
The music on this episode of Audio Gumshoe is from the album “Wanderlust.” The songs are described as “chamber pop.” Kim’s early study of classical piano has obviously contributed to the lush arrangements and appreciation for the classical styles. She starting training at age four and was a piano performance major in college for a short while. It is obvious that she has a firm grasp of music theory, orchestration, and arrangement, all of which can be heard on Wanderlust.
From her press package:
Kim’s uniquely playful musicality has garnered favorable comparisons to Regina Spektor and Ingrid Michaelson. Wanderlust debuted at #25 in the iTunes Top 200 Singer-Songwriter charts, an impressive feat for a totally D.I.Y. artist who used standard networking platforms like Kickstarter and Facebook for exposure.
She explains that she simply put out a Facebook message asking friends and fans to support her digital release. On the day of her Facebook message she noted that she had been scanning the bottom of the Top 200 Singer-Songwriter list on iTunes. It wasn’t until she moved up to #92 that she realized that Wanderlust had debuted that well. By day’s end the album had reached #25. She said, “[it] was remarkable considering there wasn’t any marketing or publicity.”
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Artist Links
Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards on Twitter
Kim Edwards at Facebook
Kim Edwards at YouTube
Kim Edwards at ReverbNation
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Et Tu Brucé
Songs Played
- This City
- Never Seen You Cry
- Stars Fall
- Dress Me Up in Bruises
- Never Say Trevor Again
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Hailing from Hanwell in sunny London ‘Suburban Sunshine’ is the incredible debut album release from Et Tu Brucé. Their first single ‘This City/Never Seen You Cry’ was championed by BBC 6 Music, BBC London & X-FM amongst many other tastemaker radio stations. ‘Stars Fall’ followed, and continued where the first release left off, with added coverage on a variety of commercial stations and by Frank Skinner on his Absolute Radio show.
Et Tu Brucé is one of those bands that became an easy favorite for me after my first listen. The music has the familiarity of most of the great classic bands that I’ve enjoyed through the years, while sounding clean, fresh, and well-produced. Though it has a retro sound, the album “Suburban Sunshine” benefits from the newest audio technology, good engineering and a thoughtful ear during the mastering process.
“Suburban Sunshine” almost didn’t make its way to my radar. I had been traveling quite a bit since this past May and found the email submissions for the show stacking up considerably. The email from Monty at Blah Blah Promotions arrived during this time. It would have been very easy for me to move forward through the messages while only giving this one a cursory glance. I’m glad I read it. I’m even more glad that I listened.
Be sure to visit the band’s YouTube page to see the video for the song “Never Say Trevor Again”. Quite fun.
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Artist Links
Et Tu Brucé
Et Tu Brucé on Twitter
Et Tu Brucé at Facebook
Et Tu Brucé at YouTube
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audio/mpeg (21 618 ko) Audio Gumshoe Pinched Tracks
Pinch [pinch] -verb Slang
a. to catch
b. to arrest
Specifically as seen in film noir featuring gumshoe detectives.
Audio Gumshoe Pinched Tracks are songs that have been submitted to the show by artists hoping for play to potential new fans. Often, these artists don’t submit enough material to be featured artists. Their songs are still good, though, and worthy of playing at Audio Gumshoe. If you like these, please visit the artist links to find out more — and to purchase their music if it is available.
Mahoney
Mahoney, a passionate singer/songwriter from Dublin, Ireland, has declared that all proceeds from the sale of this song will benefit the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice in Dublin. The song had more than 250,000 hits the first week it was released on YouTube.
Mahoney co-wrote the song with Rob Malone, who also produced the track. Malone is David Gray’s bassist.
Song Played
- We’re On Our Way [on iTunes]
Artist Links
Mahoney at:
Official Site
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The File Box – Part 2
Today’s show features a variety of artists from the submission files. If you like what you hear — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts (vis a vis feedback) by clicking the tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page.
Songs and Artists Played
- Alright (Janus 4-14)
- Played Along (DZ)
- Black Shoe (BalloonMan)
- Call to Arms (BalloonMan)
- The Show (Kim Edwards)
- Lottery (Sam Page)
- Corner of My Eye (Jack Davis and Crossbite)
- Hangin’ Out at Brown’s (Stone Pony)
- Amusement Park (Brother Octopus)
- Wrong Direction (Edgar Allan Poets)
- Six Feet Under (The Centerfolds)
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Many thanks to the crew at Ariel Publicity for helping us find Kim Edwards, one of the artists on this episode. Their support is always greatly appreciated.
Also, thanks to “mcfarlandmo” for the use of the file cabinet photo on this post. Follow on Flickr. The image is Creative Commons licensed (some rights reserved).
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The File Box
As I mentioned in the last episode of Audio Gumshoe, today’s show features a variety of artists from the submission files. Episode 156 will also feature a variety of artists, rather than the usual feature artist format. If you like what you hear — or perhaps don’t — please leave me your thoughts (vis a vis feedback) by clicking the tab on the right hand side of the page — or by visiting the voicemail page.
Songs and Artists Played
- Neurogenesis (Monks of Mellonwah)
- Million Pieces (Patchy)
- If I Could Fly (Charity Chapman)
- Get Dirty (Alec Berlin)
- Henry at Home (Alec Berlin)
- Backbone (Lay Low)
- Safe to Say (Russell Howard)
- Comfortably (Leaving Venus)
- Jump (DimWisdom)
- Doin’ Nothin’ (Tom Fuller Band)
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Many thanks to the crew at Ariel Publicity for helping us find several of the artists on this episode, including Lay Low, Charity Chapman, and Tom Fuller Band. Their support is always greatly appreciated.
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- Ghost Maps
- Please Don’t Throw My Love Away
- Secret Codes
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…this new album continues the streak with ten songs of bittersweet rust-pop about North College Hill, lead singer Ben Walpole’s crumbling Midwestern hometown. The band paints a baroque portrait of the neighborhood-as-history, detailing childhood memories in a faded palette of strings, bells, and guitar jangle.
The Minor Leagues have been on Audio Gumshoe twice as feature artists [Shows 57 and 119] and twice on review shows [85 - Two Year Anniversary and 120 - 2009 Review]. Why do I continue to add them? Obviously, I like the band. I enjoy the sound that they create and they continue to create more music. I have often mentioned that I play music on the show that I like. That is no mystery. The music I share with listeners comes from all around the globe. For me, it is refreshing that some of these sounds come from less than 30 miles south of my home.
According to Michael Bond at Datawaslost.net, North College Hill is the latest release from The Minor Leagues. It was recorded at The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville, Tennessee. The band recorded the bulk of the tracks during a week in Summer, 2010 with producer Sean Sullivan. In my opinion, the effort has yielded a solid production, full of the gangly Brit-pop that I’ve so enjoyed from previous TML releases. Vocals are smooth, harmonies are tight and the retro-feel draws me in every time I listen.
Mike Breen, of Cincinnati-area CityBeat said,
The Minor Leagues have not only become known for their amazingly melodic Pop tunes, but also for their dedication to the “concept album” concept.
So true. What amazes me is the way that the band can build a concept album with themes that are often dark or melancholy and make me feel happy listening. The combination of strings, trumpet, and pop harmonies seem to give it a luster that one wouldn’t expect from such a theme. I’m not sure why, but it works.
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Songs Played
- Soon Speeding Gear
- Record Machine
- Eager Entertainer
- Planets
- Verisimilitude //
Sissy Mena (mean-uh) is a three-piece sonic rock band from Chicago. They play loud and quiet and fast and slow, all with their hands
It was time for me to find another band that had a kick-butt, powerful, presence. I found this with the band Sissy Mena. This Chicago three-piece released the full-length LP Record Machine in November 2011. The band was gracious enough to provide a copy so that I could share some of the tunes with you. If you like what you hear in this episode, please visit the links below to purchase your own copy of Record Machine.
While listening to this band I was glad to hear familiar sounds that I might have heard in the 90s, but I found this fresh and new, as well. There’s a lot of energy here. The hooks are tight, the production is solid, the rhythm is danceable while maintaining a rock foundation. Nice.
Record Machine comes to us 14 months after the release of the band’s EP Young Girl. Here’s what Sissy Mena promotion material has to say:
Released in late 2009, the Young Girl EP drew positive reviews from The Onion’s AV Club, Illinois Entertainer, Loud Loop Press, Timeout Chicago, and many more. Sissy Mena’s combination of effected guitar and pounding rhythm section drew comparisons to 90′s heros such as Dinosaur Jr., My Bloody Valentine, and the Smashing Pumpkins.
Don’t forget to check out all of the band’s links; they are included below. If you are in the Chicago area, you can find them at the Beat Kitchen in February
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- Tall Cactus
- Cell Phone
- Oh Mother
- Whiskey Before Breakfast
- Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster //
Equally at home at a beer joint or concert hall, the Bandits meld old-time, bluegrass, western swing and country with the sounds of string band instruments to create the “North Texas Skunkgrass” sound.
It seemed time to offer something out-of-the-ordinary on Audio Gumshoe. Though this statement itself may a bit ironic. There’s not a typical — or usual — sound for this show. I’ve offered big rock, pop, Americana, trance, metal, blues, outlaw country, rockabilly, latin, world-music, looped acoustic, and even “industrial-tinged alternative folk“. So, why not a bit of “skunkgrass?”
So, I get a submission from Brooks Kendall, Jr. of Flight Music Group telling me about this band out of Denton, Texas called Boxcar Bandits. I don’t listen to bluegrass music, typically, but as soon as I previewed these tracks I was hooked. This is just feel-good music. The fact that these are live tracks gives these selections even more vitality. The ambience of the club, the audience, and the stage conversation lends a feeling of “being there” that makes this a great listen.
Each of the songs on this episode is from the new album “Live from Dan’s Silverleaf” released in November by Boxcar Bandits. When you listen to the full album, you’ll hear the crowd enjoying the music, you’ll hear the band talking to each other, you’ll hear warts-and-all. And that’s what makes this a fun collection. Get a copy. If you’re in the Denton, Texas area — or near any of the venues listed on their show calendar — go hear them live. They play at Dan’s Silverleaf almost every Monday.
Here’s what Pegasus News recently had to say about the band:
…Denton band Boxcar Bandits played their own brand of music they like to call “skungrass.” The band is a revolving door of Denton musicians – including Paul Slavens – and the current lineup is guaranteed to get your boots stomping and your hands clapping. The band features a single snare drum and washboard played by RTB2’s Grady Don Sandlin, plus an upright bass, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and some of the best vocal harmonies this side of the Red River.
Boxcar Bandits would be comfortable playing on a stage, a street corner, or a front porch. Their mixture of gospel, country, and bluegrass – or “fastgrass” as they call it – is exactly what was needed to get fans to the dance floor at the Boiler Room.
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audio/mpeg (21 145 ko) Songs Played
- They’ll Strike You Out
- Hypnotizer
- On Your Way
- Right On
- Wily, Tricky, Foxy, Sharp //
Swedish rock act Stone Antica was first described as a local funk/rock band. Over the years their sound has developed into something more unique with rougher riffs and louder songs, though their funky roots can still be heard in their music even today.
It doesn’t seem that there’s ever been a Swedish band on Audio Gumshoe, but I might have to search back through the archives to be sure. The closest that I may have come is when I featured Robert Rolfe Feddersen, but that can’t be right, either. He’s from Crown Pointe, Indiana. Regardless, I’d say it’s about time.
If you are into driving rock and roll, tinged with some funk undertones, and a bit of raw blues tone for good measure, this is probably a good fit for you. Stone Antica presented their material to me back in the summer of 2011. They were then working on the final touches of their self-titled debut album. They had released the track, “They’ll Strike You Out,” on iTunes and Spotify. I submitted it for play on AMPed New Music Weekly Show #293; it is the first song you will hear on this episode of Audio Gumshoe.
With the exception of a laid-back, smooth intro on “On Your Way” each of these tracks drives forward with high-energy rhythm, solid guitar work and well sung vocals. The solid production helps take Stone Antica away from their self-proclaimed “struggling basement band” status. It is quality rock and roll — deserving of world-wide audiences.
The band describes the steps taken to help them achieve final release of the album “Stone Antica”:
[It was] was recorded at three different locations in 2010. Drum sessions were made in a wooden cabin to get that authentic and warm sound they were looking for. Both bass and guitar were later recorded in a borrowed studio an hour drive away. It was a fine place, but unfortunately very time consuming, and it was exhausting to get there. Therefore the band moved to the third and last location, in a studio right next to our rehearsal place, where they laid down the vocals and added the finishing touches.
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