Album Stream: Brown Bird ‘The Sound of Ghosts’
On Saturday, Rhode Island folk-rock duo Brown Bird will be on hand at Radio Radio to lend support to The Devil Makes Three. David Lamb and MorganEve Swain have been shattering crowds with their heartfelt, soul-stirring performances since they formed in 2003. They released this four-track EP, The Sound of Ghosts back in March. The songs can be streamed below.
In October, Brown Bird released a full-length follow-up featuring the songs below plus a handful of others entitled Salt for Salt. This is their fifth studio release. Both their new EP and album are available via Brown Bird’s bandcamp page. Tickets for Saturday’s show are $10 and available HERE.
Written by Rob Peoni
Album Stream: Tuba Skinny ‘Garbage Man’
Every listener has their soft spots. Certain sounds, when stroked, squealed or sung in a particular manner, do it every time. We can safely rely upon these sounds, like the best comfort foods, to guide us through an ugly break-up or a string of shitty luck. We bring other sounds out for celebrations, to ease a hangover or complement a good buzz.
For several years now, the succulent songs of the Crescent City have remained my auditory comfort food of choice. I am particularly taken with the post Professor Longhair era of New Orleans, featuring artists like Lee Dorsey, Ernie K-Doe, Dave Bartholomew, Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Benny Spellman and others. Together, these musicians accounted for a golden era of soul and funk rivaled only by Detroit’s Motown and Chicago’s Chess Records.
Tuba Skinny harkens back to an earlier era in N’awlins. The one that the city is arguably most famous for: dixieland. On their January release Garbage Man, the six-piece band sends listeners on a tour through 1920s-30s blues and jazz. Since they formed on the streets of New Orleans in 2009, Tuba Skinny has managed to revisit this era in a way that never feels stale or played out like their counterparts the Preservation Hall Jazz Band can sound at times.
Stream Garbage Man in its entirety below. Purchase the album for $10 HERE.
Written by Rob Peoni
Album Stream: She Does Is Magic EP
Indianapolis garage rockers She Does Is Magic released their five-song, self-titled EP last month. The trio is comprised of Chad Serhal (guitars/vocals) Mark Walker (bass/vocals) and Nathan Dynak (drums). They will be on stage at Radio Radio in Fountain Square tonight to lend support for Matt Pond PA.
With plans for a full-length debut LP via Bloomington’s Flannelgraph Records set for sometime this winter, it’s time to hop on the bandwagon folks. These kids are fun. Buy their EP for $5 on the She Does Is Magic bandcamp page. Or, if you really want to make their day, go snag the hard copy at the show tonight.
Written by Rob Peoni
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