Taco Hut Records Presents...
at Lyric Hall
New Haven, CT
12/28/2011
thisoneisbroken.blogspot.com
12.29.2011
12.04.2011
Taco Hut Records Presents: An Acoustic Evening With (12.2.2011)
New Haven, CT
December 2, 2011
Event sponsored by Taste of New Haven
Lito Floes, Poet
Sam Perduta of Elison Jackson
Rayvon Browne (as an acoustic duo)
(This is when my SD card ran out of space, so sorry, no footage of Sidewalk Dave. :( )
12.03.2011
The New And Very Welcome @ The Handsome Woman 12.1.2011
The Handsome Woman
Willimantic, CT
December 1, 2011
11.17.2011
10.23.2011
10.20.2011
10.18.2011
10.17.2011
10.16.2011
Asbestos Records to Release Infamous Jake LP
When I was in high school, Infamous Jake & the Pinstripe Mafia was one of the best young punk-ska bands in southern New England. These kids rocked it out with NYC's The Toasters and Boston's Big D and the Kids Table in venues like the Flywheel in Easthampton, MA; the Pearl Street in Northampton, MA; and the Wallingford Knights of Columbus hall in CT. Shortly before disbanding, the group released a seven-song CD entitled This Is The Begining of the End [sic] on Kill Normal Records.
You can read more about Dan and his recovery, and make a donation toward his medical expenses, here on his Caring Bridge page.
Now, more than eight years after the record's release, CT's Asbestos Records is giving the group the recognition it deserves. They are raising funds to issue This is the Begining on vinyl. The small record label is looking to raise $1,800 by December 13th, 2011, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to do so. Proceeds from the sale of the record will go to help the Lang-Gunn family with expenses related to Dan's recovery.
Please consider making a small donation to support this project. In addition to supporting Dan, your donation will help preserve Infamous Jake's music for decades to come.
Lead singer and trumpet player Dan Lang-Gunn went on to form The Modern Day Saint. In 2004, Lang-Gunn experienced a cardiac arrhythmia and collapsed on stage while performing with his band. Then a freshman at Northeastern University, Lang-Gunn was forced to put aside his education and musical endeavors as he began to recover from his brain injury, which resulted from lack of oxygen during his accident.
You can read more about Dan and his recovery, and make a donation toward his medical expenses, here on his Caring Bridge page.
Now, more than eight years after the record's release, CT's Asbestos Records is giving the group the recognition it deserves. They are raising funds to issue This is the Begining on vinyl. The small record label is looking to raise $1,800 by December 13th, 2011, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to do so. Proceeds from the sale of the record will go to help the Lang-Gunn family with expenses related to Dan's recovery.
Please consider making a small donation to support this project. In addition to supporting Dan, your donation will help preserve Infamous Jake's music for decades to come.
10.06.2011
A Silver Mt. Zion at the Wadsworth Atheneum 10.5.2011
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
at the Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, CT)
October 5, 2011
10.01.2011
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra at the Pearl Street 9.30.2011
Lead by guitarist and vocalist Efrim Menuck, SMZ also features Jessica Moss and Sophie Trudeau on violins and vocals, Thierry Amar on bass (electric and double), and David Payant on drums. Their intense, mesmerizing sound, accented by the group’s vocal harmonies, is captivating. Their hour-and-a-half long set passed by much too quickly.
After a great opening performance by local duo Giraffes? Giraffes!, SMZ launched their set with “BlindBlindBlind” and “13 Blues for Thirteen Moons," both tracks from the 13 Blues album. Next up was "Horses in the Sky" (from the album of the same name) before returning to 13 Blues with “Engine Broke Blues.” Then they played “Take These Hands and Throw Them in the River” from Born Into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upwards. They closed the set with a new song called “What We Loved Was Not Enough.” According to Efrim, tonight was the first time the band has performed “What We Loved” for an audience.
Curiously missing were songs from 2010’s Kollaps Tradixionales, the band’s most recent album.
Efrim kept the college-aged crowd entertained with his on-stage antics, coaxing them to call out questions. He shot out the answers:
What was the name of the song you just played?
"Whole Lotta Love". No actually, "Every Breath I Take."
What’s your favorite dinosaur?
The Stegosaurus.
What’s your favorite color?
Spring!
Diehard fans take note: if Efrim played D&D, he would be an elf. He also thinks you should read Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Catcher in the Rye, and The Electric Koolaid-Acid Test.
And finally...
When will Godspeed record another album?
I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. Next question!
If you missed Thee Silver Mt. Zion folks this evening, you can catch them Wednesday, October 5, at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT. Tickets are $15 ($12 in advance) and are available here.
9.26.2011
Fugue Announces Breakup
On September 26th, Fugue posted the following letter on their Facebook page:
So this is all a bit sudden I am sure. We have been putting off writing this for a bit, maybe because I think we are in a bit of denial and it is still odd to actually write down. Fugue is disbanding. We know, it sucks, and it is not a decision we came to easily. The tour this past summer was so much fun and at the end of it we couldn't have been more excited about what was in store for this band. Then real life set back in, and what it boils down to is that the six of us couldn't commit to this band the way we know we need to. We honestly believe that for the life of this band we were creating something special, and unique but it really took all six of us to make this band what it is. And keeping the six of us together to create it became too great a task. So instead of fizzling out and fading away, we are deciding to kiss this goodbye and play our hearts out only a few more times. We thank you for listening to us, coming to see us and supporting Fugue in any way. So come see us make music a couple last times.
Though only in existence for a couple of years, Fugue has gained a following here in their home state of Connecticut. The six-member outfit has released three EPs, including Years, which was released this past August. All three EPs are available on their Bandcamp website.
9.16.2011
9.09.2011
9.06.2011
Mountains For Clouds | Empire! Empire!... | Big Soda | The World Is... at The Handsome Woman 8.31.2011
8.31.2011 at The Handsome Woman
(Note: I missed Suns)
Mountains For Clouds
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)
Big Soda
The World Is A Beautiful Place...
Mountains For Clouds
Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)
Big Soda
The World Is A Beautiful Place...
9.01.2011
KLJ and Chris at the Buttonwood Tree open mic 8.29.11
KLJ and Chris at the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, CT
8.27.2011
Goodnight, Irene: A Collection
In honor of storm Irene, which is hitting the east coast USA at the moment, here are several versions of "Goodnight, Irene," an old folk song that was most famously recorded by Leadbelly. Batten the hatches! |k|
Frank Sinatra:
Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard:
Leadbelly:
Eric Clapton:
Frank Sinatra:
Jerry Lee Lewis:
William Elliott Whitmore:
Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard:
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band:
8.25.2011
8.24.2011
8.20.2011
8.18.2011
8.17.2011
8.14.2011
8.12.2011
8.11.2011
8.10.2011
8.09.2011
New Releases by Into It. Over It., playing in CT 9/20
Today was the official release date of the "Twelve Towns" compilation LP by Chicago's Evan Weiss, otherwise known as Into It. Over It. The record, available at Topshelf Records, features IIOI tracks pulled from a series of 7" splits released over the past year. It also includes five tracks recorded by Nervous Energies, a Birmingham-based record label which hosts and posts a video series of intimate performances by your favorite bands.
For additional videos from the Nervous Energies session, check out their website.
The release of "Twelve Towns" comes just six weeks before IIOI's performance at Heirloom Arts in Danbury on September 20th. Weiss has a strong fan base in Connecticut, last performing here on May 14th at the Madison Arts Barn for My Heart To Joy's final show, which was also a benefit for the family of Mitch Dubey, a local musician who was murdered in his home in New Haven last March.
IIOI's debut LP, "Proper", drops September 27th on No Sleep Records and is available for preorder. The Alternative Press is currently streaming the album's title track here.
IIOI will be opening for Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Heirloom Arts show. Advance tickets and information can be found on the Manic Productions website or on the Facebook events page.
For additional videos from the Nervous Energies session, check out their website.
The release of "Twelve Towns" comes just six weeks before IIOI's performance at Heirloom Arts in Danbury on September 20th. Weiss has a strong fan base in Connecticut, last performing here on May 14th at the Madison Arts Barn for My Heart To Joy's final show, which was also a benefit for the family of Mitch Dubey, a local musician who was murdered in his home in New Haven last March.
IIOI's debut LP, "Proper", drops September 27th on No Sleep Records and is available for preorder. The Alternative Press is currently streaming the album's title track here.
IIOI will be opening for Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Andrew Jackson Jihad at the Heirloom Arts show. Advance tickets and information can be found on the Manic Productions website or on the Facebook events page.
8.08.2011
8.07.2011
8.06.2011
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