The Stiletto Formal performed at The Grind Coffee House last night, supported by Kinch; both bands are from Phoenix, Ariz. Photos below and after the jump.
The Stiletto Formal
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Live Review: The Gorgeous Hussies at The Grind
The Gorgeous Hussies, the band we’ve featured a few times in the last week here on MusicGeek.org, performed at The Grind Coffee House last night. Below are a few photos; more will be added in short time. Read more on their performance after the jump.
Concert Photos: The Gorgeous Hussies promote their concert tonight at The Grind Coffee House
Salt Lake City-based “groove rock” group The Gorgeous Hussies performed in the Living Room at Southern Utah University today, appearing in promotion of their concert tonight at The Grind Coffee House. Tickets are $5 to see the group, or $8 to see both the group and the Off the Cuff performance that follows. Photos, obviously, are below. Someday, they might go into the gallery… once I get it working again. Thanks for your patience, MusicGeeks!
Jordan Olsen, guitarist and vocalist, and John Chatelain, bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist, for the Gorgeous Hussies, performed in the Living Room at SUU. Ryan Smith, drummer for the group, was replaced by a drum machine; the final photo in this series sees Ryan’s discontent at being phased out for a robot. In reality, it was only done to prevent excessive noise on the university campus. Ryan will be performing at The Grind with the band.
• Live Review: The Gorgeous Hussies at The Grind
Concert Photos: Neon Trees, Location Location, The Robot’s Guide to Living perform in Cedar City
Neon Trees, a Provo-based electronic-infused indie rock, performed at The Grind Coffee House in Cedar City, Utah, tonight; the band performed with locals The Robot’s Guide to Living and Salt Lake City-based group Location Location. More photos after the jump.
Neon Trees
News: Nada Surf’s Daniel Lorca injured, but show goes on
Daniel Lorca, bassist for indie rockers Nada Surf, announced today via the band’s MySpace that he will be unable to perform with the band for two weeks following a knee injury, citing a risk of permanent injury. Nada Surf, he says, has only had to cancel two shows in over 14 years, so it is with some relief he announced Ozma’s Jose Galvez will be performing alongside the other two members. It does mean Lorca will miss the band’s performance at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colo. Listen below to a track from Nada Surf’s latest, Lucky. MusicGeek.org wishes Daniel a speedy recovery.
Nada Surf – “See These Bones” | download
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Music Geek #10: Broken Social Scene in Salt Lake City
Let’s get one thing straight. I love Broken Social Scene with a passion I reserve mostly for things other than music — you know, food, water, the like — and a chance to see them perform a mere four(!) hours away, in Salt Lake City, Utah was something I didn’t care to pass up. After learning of the concert via an IRC friend (I call this Music Geek for a reason, after all) I set out to find a way, rain or shine, money or, well, broke.
Read after the jump for video of Broken Social Scene at Lollapalooza 2008.
Review: Parenthetical Girls – Entanglements
Parenthetical Girls
Entanglements
Tomlab, 2008
Parenthetical Girls – “A Song For Ellie Greenwich” | download
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From the first seconds of Parenthetical Girls’ third release, it’s clear that Entanglements isn’t going to be one of those albums that starts with a track that doesn’t fit the rest of the record. The over-the-top, theatrical approach taken with “Four Words” marks the band’s theatrical approach as they provide an endearing twist on indie pop. (more…)
Released This Week: Salme Dahlstrom – The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade
Salme Dahlstrom
The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade
Kontainer Music, 2008
Salme Dahlstrom – “Superstar Crash” | download
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Electronically oriented pop music hits all the right spots for some people: Salme Dahlstrom, for those people, can’t be hitting too far off those. The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade is full of interesting synthetic textures and sounds, but at some points, it lacks a bit of that important impact.
Other times, though, Dahlstrom demonstrates a nice understanding with the pop music she’s writing, and it’s those points that really define the record. While this certainly won’t be named electronic album of the year, it does feature some engaging tracks. Where Dahlstrom really succeeds is not her writing, though: Her vocals are straight from the style’s top shelf, shifting with some abandon between a sassy, in-your-face attitude and nicely harmonized standard modern pop.
Sure, The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade isn’t the best album of the year, but Dahlstrom’s vocals will be enough for some to keep listening, and the writing, while fairly typical of pop-centric electronica, isn’t bad enough to drive away listeners.