May 18, 2012
- You might remember MOKB’s blatant enthusiasm for Chi-town’s California Wives’ self-released EP Affair back 2010. Well, we weren’t the only ones lapping up this noir-ish 80’s, indie-synth-laden four-piece (Jayson Kramer, Joe O’Connor, Dan Zima and Graham Masell) as evidenced by the band’s recent signing to Vagrant Records (home of PJ Harvey,...
This is only a post summary. Please visit MyOldKentuckyBlog.com for the full post and downloads. We know this pisses some of you... - The thermometer is supposed to creep into the 90s here in the Twin Cities today, and as luck would have it, I’ve found a suitable jam for the heat. Austin’s Sons of Fathers have been favorably compared to the Avett Brothers and Dawes, but I hear some Jack White lurking back there, not to mention [...]
This is only a post summary. Please visit MyOldKentuckyBlog.com for the full post and downloads. We know this pisses some of you off, and we're sorry.... - It’s been almost two years since we’ve checked in with Hurray for the Riff Raff, the New Orleans-based indie-folkies who first caught our ears with a nice little cover of Bob Dylan’s Seven Curses. These sneaky bayou boys and girl trotted out a new record recently that somehow failed to register here at the MOKB [...]
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May 16, 2012
- A while back we opened the book on the awkwardly-named, but mighty talented Plates Of Cake. Lead singer Jonathan Byerley dropped us a line yesterday to let us know he has packed up his guitar, his uber-literate musings and his noteworthy croon, and set off on his inaugural solo voyage. Catherine Market, available on July [...]
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May 15, 2012
- The Arkansas-based (Quick! Name another band from the Razorback state) Holy Shakes make the sort of sinewy and bare wire rock-n-roll that scares people. Pleasant looking young men making nasty music. Let that slide, and next thing you know you have dancin’, and I don’t need to tell ya’ll that’s an expressway to the...
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May 14, 2012
- There’s a new Turbonegro album due to hit digitally June 13th and on CD/LP on August 7th. Its title is Sexual Harassment. That should be all you need to know. Seriously.
This is only a post summary. Please visit MyOldKentuckyBlog.com for the full post and downloads. We know this pisses some of you off, and we're sorry. - Last week, Animal Collective surprised everyone with the release a couple of new tracks to be featured on a new 7″. We now get the news that a full-length is being prepared for a scheduled release of September 4th through Domino Records. The band released a video naming all of the tracks on [...]
This is only a post summary. Please visit MyOldKentuckyBlog.com for the full post and downloads. We know this pisses some of you off, and we're sorry.... - Photo credit: Lauren Slusher Shunning their urbane origins, Brooklyn-based neo-folkies, Spirit Family Reunion, will be bringing their brand of hoothollerstampandshout to the bins on June 15th. The band’s debut, No Separation, blends the fervor of a tent revival with the wallop of a bare-knuckle brawler, which is hardly surprising given the...
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May 11, 2012
- If you happen to be throwing a Lost Generation-flavoured gala this weekend and still haven’t found suitable music, Oakland’s Mornin’ Old Sport is here to save your bacon. This trio (yes, I know the pics show a quartet, but things change) of Berklee grads can cut it up old-timey like it’s no one’s business, but [...]
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May 10, 2012
- Feeling Americana? Maybe a little Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls is just what you need. The Los Angeles band’s newest long-player, Packed for Exile, is a heapin’ helpin’ of rocking roots, sure to find favor with fans of biggies (Tom Petty) and littlies (I See Hawks In L.A.) of kosmic American music, and features [...]
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