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THE
AURELIANS
Leader
Joe Welch formed the Aurelians to explore the limits of songwriting, recording,
and performance. With an emphasis on indie rock, the Aurelians combine
elements of many international folk styles. Compare to Radiohead, Elvis
Costello, and the Flaming Lips. Check out the Aurelians two Triple R works
Guillotine and
The Quare Fellow,
as well as the band's debut
independent release
Plastitopia.
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BORN
AGAIN FLOOZIES
A voluptuously surreal performance:
the rhythm section is two tap dancers and a tuba, the singer plays guitar
the way most people play the piano. Steve Albini describes the Born Again Floozies
as
'a rock band with extras, but thatās comically understated. Kind of
like saying Franz Liszt merely waltzed.'But
we like to think of them as brilliant Fellini-esque songmongers.
The Born Again Floozies are guitar, tap dance, a 1922 marching bass drum,
and tuba. If you appreciate the originality of Tom Waits, and
the flare of the Flaming Lips, you'll dig the Floozies.
Five-song EP Novelties, Addenda, and Ephemera released September 26, full-length EP due Spring 2007. |
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CHRIS
COOLIDGE
The alter ego of Johnny Socko guitarist Chris Smail. The
four-piece group plays straightforward pop with a rock attitude. Compared
to the Foo Fighters, Cheap Trick, and the Clash. The Indianapolis
Star's David Lindquist writes, "Chris emerges as a
personable, pop-minded songwriter/vocalist...a deft master of
agreeable melodies and just-right storytelling." Troy
Michael of Champaign's Commercial News Night Life added,
"Coolidge (and band-mates) showed a strong stage presence
as they launched their fiery and upbeat songs to admirers in
flawless manner." This powerful outfit has been doing just
that for years. Check out Coolidge's debut release
Center of the Universe.
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JOHNNY
SOCKO
Through a die-hard work ethic and nonstop touring, Rock/Ska legends
Johnny
Socko have sold over twenty-six thousand recordings internationally, with nationwide
radio play for all four of their releases. The band has performed over two thousand shows coast to coast, sharing the stage with such acts as
Kid Rock, The Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Fishbone, Maceo Parker, and Rick
Springfield, building a large and rabid fan base along the way.
Socko's latest self-titled
release debuted at #18 Top Add on the college radio charts, peaking
at #102 in seven weeks on the charts, and charted in the Top 25 on
Album Network and Top 20 on R&R. The disc was awarded
"Album of the Year" by the Indianapolis Star. Tracks
from the group's 2000 Quatro appear on MTV's show "Undressed"
and in the film Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish, which premiered at Sundance
2000. The album was also cited in New York's Village Voice 2000 Critics
Poll. The five-piece group from Indianapolis blends rocks, horns,
melodies, and rhymes to create the sound called
Big Rock. |
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LAS
VEGAS BODYSNATCHERS
Take
Les Claypool and Keith Moon and smash them up into one acoustic guitar
player: add drums and bass to songs that grab you and take you somewhere,
and you've got the Las Vegas Bodysnatchers. Highlights from the
band's debut self-titled
release include "Double Negative" (imagine Julian Cope
singing with Tool), the fist-pumping instrumental "Sorry I Punched
You In The Face #3", and the delicate and mind-boggling
"Temptation", a one-handed guitar instrumental. The songs
are raw and energetic, the guitar playing is quite unconventional: an
extremely percussive and aggressive style where the strings are struck
with both the right and left hand, like a piano or even a drum. |
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SKIDMORE
FOUNTAIN
Since moving from
Portland, Oregon to Brooklyn in 2004, Skidmore Fountain
has very
quickly established themselves as rising stars in the New York City
Indie scene, headlining shows at the Knitting Factory, CBGB's,
and the Bitter End, and scoring writeups in AM New York (circulation
350,000). The band's success caught the attention of producer Ken
Lewis (Kanye West, Beastie Boys, David Byrne), who recorded the band's self-titled EP released June 2006,
and produced the full-length LP Break, due April 24th 2007, both on Triple R
Records. In the meantime, check out Songs
on the Book of Departure, Skidmore's debut independent
release.
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