This Is Book’s Music

This is super fresh footage of Lil’ Daggers from a performance they did last week Friday, shot by Chuck Livid.Li

Bee vs. Moth are a quintet out of Austin, Texas that combine a crunchy means of rocking out with intricate instrumental passages and arrangements. In fact they are an instrumental-only band, although they seem to be the kind of band who may surprise people with a vocal/verse or two at any given time. Acronyms (Aggraveire Music) is an album for fans who enjoy a bit of mathematical rock loud and raw but organized, full volume but with a knack for sparsity at unpredictable moments. Go back to the first few Weezer albums and add to that a hint of 65daysofstatic or Pelican, and use instruments normally associated with jazz (saxophones, trumpets, cornet). But take the Sun Ra theory of thinking by using those instruments as percussion. If that sounds unusual or different than what you’re used to, then you’ll eat up songs like “I Listen To Coffee All Day”, “Mexican Noise Soda”, and “Salisbury Steakhouse” (and no, I didn’t use the words “eat up” on purpose to specifically mention songs with food or drink in the titles, I’ll call that a happy accident).

You could tap your feet or fingers to this, but this is about a band who want you to bang your head hard, but without feeling too much like an idiot. Instrumental bands in the last few years have been incorporating a lot of different textures and soundscapes, and Bee vs. Moth are no exception. In their case, just imagine a band who understand volume and power in their music, but hold back from being completely obnoxious. Don’t get me wrong, I love an obnoxious sound, but these guys will take the more delicate moments of songs and play in and around it, sometimes not returning with a blitzkrieg of energy. In the next song, they may take that concept, flip it backwards, and then look at its reflection in water. It’s not boring, and just when you expect for them to take a song to a direction you feel is right, they do you one better.

Go along for the Bee vs. Moth ride and see where you’ll end up.

(Acronyms will be released on September 6th. CD’s and digital downloads can be pre-ordered from BeeVsMoth.com.)

Look at them. They’re called Peelander-Z, which is funny in itself. Now listen to them. They call themselves a “Japanese Action Comic Punk Band” and reside in New York. They’re now on Chicken Ranch Records, who will be releasing their new album, P-TV-Z, on September 28th.

From now until what seems like the end of time (well, November), Peelander-Z will be on tour so a lot of people will have an opportunity to see them. Make plans.

08/26 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
08/28 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
08/29 Providence, RI @ AS220
08/31 Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
09/01 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
09/02 Toronto, ON @ The Silver Dollar Room
09/03 London, ON @ Call The Office
09/04 Montreal, PQ @ Il Motore
09/05 Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
09/23 New York, NY @ Santo’s Party House w/ Guitar Wolf
09/28 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
09/29 Richmond, VA @ The Camel
10/01 Nashville, TN @ Grimey’s In-Store
10/02 Nashville, TN @ Next Big Nashville
10/05 New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
10/07 Austin, TX @ End of an Ear In-Store
10/07 San Marcos, TX @ Triple Crown
10/09 El Paso, TX @ Chalk The Block Festival
10/11 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
10/12 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
10/13 Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge
10/14 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
10/15 Detroit, MI @ Lager House w/ Birthday Suits
10/17 Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club w/ Birthday Suits
10/18 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
10/19 Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty’s North w/ Birthday Suits
10/20 Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
10/21 Denver, CO @ Hi – Dive
10/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge
10/23 Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/24 Seattle, WA @ Fun House
10/25 Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan
10/31 Las Vegas, NV @ Double Down Saloon *
11/02 Albuquerque, NM @ Atomic Cantina *
11/03 El Paso, TX @ Low Brow *
11/05 Dallas, TX @ Double Wide *
11/06 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/07 Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest
11/09 Pensacola, FL @ Sluggos *
11/10 Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum *
11/11 Sarasota, FL @ Paddy Wagon *
11/12 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds *
11/13 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
11/14 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 *
11/16 Charlotte, NC @ Milestone *
11/17 Washington, DC @ Black Cat
11/18 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar *
11/19 Bordentown, NJ @ Record Collector In-Store
11/20 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East

* = w/ Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re

The influence of Soundgarden has made it to Argentina, and Pura Sangre are the proof. Their album is called Origen de Fuego and it may bring back a few memories of Louder Than Love or Ultramega OK.

Ro Spit – Too Easy (Official Music Video HD) from Davy Greenberg on Vimeo.

This is by a relatively new artist who goes by the name of Ro Spit (no relation to Dub Spit, and he says what he does is “Too Easy”. Is it? Fill me in.

“All You Ever Knew” by Now On is a song that will be of interest to Slum Village fans. The song came out two years ago, but the video is making the rounds.

ACTUAL PROOF – COMPETITORS from Pricefilms on Vimeo.

This song, produced by 9th Wonder, is from Actual Proof‘s self-titled EP due out next week Tuesday. The video was put together by the guys at Pricefilms, keeping things close to home with that North Carolina connection.

These guys should not be confused with the jazz Actual Proof from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sahara Smith has been compared to the likes of Emmylou Harris and Alison Krauss, all before she released her debut album. That album is called Myth Of The Heart (Playing in Traffic), and will no doubt get a lot of critical acclaim not only because it was produced by T Bone Burnett (which may make it a Grammy contender with his name alone) but because the music is that good. I love the sound of “Thousand Secrets”, as it doesn’t sound like one distinct style or era. You’ll hear subtle electronica influences in this with the percussion and clock loops, and the compressed drums that would make it perfect on any trip hop anthem, but this is not about the boom bap, but rather an exploration of earthiness from different places to create the sound that is Sahara Smith.

Or just look at her name. Smith may sound ordinary, but Sahara almost brings to mind exploration and discovery. Discover her as she hits the road next month in support of Myth Of The Heart, including a few in-store performances. Some of these days will also feature Raul Malo

Sept 8 – Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records (In-Store Performance)
Sept 9 – Austin, TX @ Shady Grove
Sept 15 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
Sept 16 – New York, NY @ Living Room
Sept 17 – Philadelphia, PA @WXPN Live at Noon/World Café Session
Sept 18 – Boston, MA @ Toad
Sept 23 – Fort Worth, TX @ 8.0 Bar
Sept 29 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s w/ Raul Malo
Oct 2 – Houston, TX @ House Of Blues (Bronze Peacock Room) w/ Raul Malo
Oct 5 – Kansas City, MO @ Knockelhead’s w/ Raul Malo
Oct 6 – St. Louis, MO @ Old Rock House w/ Raul Malo
Oct 8 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival
Oct 28 – Austin, TX @ Cactus Café

A love song which features this excerpt as the chorus;
She can be a saint, she can be a looker
she can make love, fuck like a hooker
If the right one came along
God knows I’d do her wrong
The wrong way
The only way I know

It’s far from I’m so horny, that’s okay, my will is good but you can’t be that good and clever every day.

It’s along the same vibe as current-day Linkin Park, you may find it to be of interest. Take a listen to Atom Smash.

You probably have heard of the news that Actor Laurence Fishburne has a daughter named Montana, who claims that Kim Kardashian is a role model of hers because she was able to do a sex tape and become more popular than before. As Chippie D, Fishburne wants to go for it all, to the delight and disgust of many.

Here’s a music video by porno performer Brian Pumper (a/k/a B. Pumper) featuring Fishburne as a dancer. Since high definition video tends to let everyone see everything, the fact that she is indeed shaved is not the issue, it’s the fact that no one tried to touch up the boil scars on her ass. The hook of the song sounds like he’s singing “oh, anus shave/oh, anus shave”, which could spark a unique phenomenon if interpreted as such. In today’s musical climate, this will either become as popular as Ray J., or become as moving as a Traci Lords 12″ single or Hyapatia Lee‘s cover of “Telephone Man”.