It’s been some time since we’ve heard new music from Akron, Ohio’s post-rockers If These Trees Could Talk (their last album was released in 2009). Fans of heavy distortion, well-woven melodies, and layers of sound can rejoice knowing that the band has announced plans to release a new album, “Red Forest,” on March 20th. “Red Forest” was treated with a major sense of DIY, as it was entirely self-produced over the last calendar year. CD and digital download versions of the album will […]
Who The Hell Is?
Who The Hell Is…Bear Ceuse?
I am far from a hipster (or even a blipster), but based on what I know about the skinny-jeans scene, there are a lot of bears out there, and I’m not talking about bears of the Yogi variety (or of the hairy leather wearing variety, either.) From the massicely successful (and reasonably dope) Grizzly Bear to upstarts I Wrestled A Bear Once, people do dig themselves some bears. Enter Bear Ceuse-the New York based band has gotten quite a bit […]
Who The Hell Is…EVITAN?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been deliberating writing a piece about how odd it is that, in the era of perhaps the most civil unrest in three, if not four, if not five decades, there’s been almost no protest music being made. Hell, even in the Clinton era (when things were actually going reasonably well,) we had Rage Against The Machine and latter-day Public Enemy. Even Michael Jackson and Prince took time out from dancing and sex to […]
Who The Hell Is: Larry g(EE)?
Every now and then, something pops up in your mailbox that makes it worth digging through all the stuff you DON’T want to feature on the site. One such reward comes in the form of Larry g(eEE)’s “Yo Mama”. Larry is a singer/songwriter from Dallas whose sound is fully in step with the live-band soul revival that’s taken place recently, bringing national attention to artists like Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. The […]
Who The Hell Is…Louis Grassi?
I’m of the mind that when you want to discuss an artist’s vision, the best thing you can do is go to the artist themselves. Louis Grassi is a young singer-songwriter who’s making a splash in the New England area. His new song, “Effy”, has a pretty interesting backstory. Check it out. Also, you might want to check out Louis’s Bandcamp page for details on a very special project he’s working on dedicated to all of the 9/11 heroes and one in particular. […]
Who The Hell Is…Pat G?
I guarantee you that if you’re a hip-hop fan and the city of Boston is referenced, you’re gonna think of one of two guys. Either the late, great Guru is gonna cross your mind, or Edo G will ring a bell if you’re more of a golden era/underground head. If your mind crosses over to a particular Calvin Klein undies-sporting emcee, I feel for you. However, despite a lack of commercial shine lately, it seems like the Boston hip-hop scene […]
Who the Hell Are…Kids These Days?
It’s never a bad time for some good old-fashioned funk, but the summer seems to make anything danceable sound even more danceable. Kids These Days are a group of actual kids (puts old man hat on) who have made it their personal mission to make the summer of 2011 more danceable with their song “Summerscent” and their EP Hard Times. This eight piece band (eight!!) met while attending the University of Illinois @ Chicago as even younger teenagers (shades of […]
Who the Hell Are…Fitz & the Tantrums?
You know how some songs just burrow themselves into your head and then stay there, not moving until an equally catchy song comes along to take it’s place? That’s where I’m at right now with Fitz & the Tantrums’ “Money Grabber”, a hooky piece of pop/soul that’s slowly been catching on across the country. I got a copy of [amazon-product text=”Pickin’ Up The Pieces” (buy)” tracking_id=”popblerdcom-20″ type=”text”]B004GB4EZQ[/amazon-product] , their debut album, a couple of months ago, so I guess I was […]
Who the Hell Are…The Radio Says?
Even if you don’t know who Munk Ciano is by name, it’s very likely you’ve heard his music somewhere. The Boston-based singer/songwriter has not only been gigging for years, but has been featured on podcasts that have been syndicated around the country, and had his music featured on shows like “The Sopranos” and “NCIS” and even during the halftime show of last year’s Super Bowl. Munk’s latest project, The Radio Says, offers up the solid pop songwriting that he’s become […]
Who the Hell is…Rye Rye?
Unfortunate name aside, female rapper Rye Rye looks like someone to watch in the coming months. Coming from that noted hip-hop hotbed, Baltimore (it’s a joke…work with me, people) Rye Rye comes from the Diplo/Switch/M.I.A. camp- a group that has the hipster camp locked down and is making moves towards mainstream success. They’ve been trying to get her project off for a couple of years now, but there have been label issues, and the campaign was thrown off when Rye […]
Who the Hell Are…Harbor Lights?
Aside from being the name of a pretty awesome Boz Scaggs song, Harbor Lights is also the name of a cool post-rock band from Boston. The music is mostly instrumental, but it’s quite atmospheric and also pretty intense. I got the chance to catch them live a couple of weeks ago at T.T. the Bear’s…well, not only did I catch them live, but I got to meet the band (fairly easy, since one of the members, Andrew, made his debut on the […]