Fresh Track: She Does Is Magic “Teenage Kicks” (The Undertones Cover)
She Does Is Magic is a local project that I have grown increasingly enamored with since they dropped their debut, self-titled EP last year. Frontman Chad Serhal keeps busy. He released a solo LP, entitled Golden earlier this year that I turn to consistently when in search of great writing sans sappiness. Serhal also pens some terrific comics and poster art that can be found at his blogspot The Waste of Ink. She Does Is Magic recently released a trio of tracks available for free via their Bandcamp page. Below you can stream the band’s cover of Irish punk-rockers The Undertones’ 1978 hit “Teenage Kicks.” The cover features Jon Rogers of Everything, Now! laying down a seriously sexy sax line to close out the track. Check out She Does is Magic along with Thought on Tracks favorites The Bonesetters and Laura K. Balke this Saturday at White Rabbit Cabaret. Tickets are $5. The musicians will play a free, acoustic in-store performance at Indy CD & Vinyl that afternoon. For more info, visit Do317.
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Written by Rob Peoni
Fresh Track: Cold Blue Kid “Maybe Town”
Chicago’s Cold Blue Kid began as the solo project of Alex Longoria. After a year of playing in and around the Windy City’s indie scene, Longoria has worked a full backing band into the fold. The project’s sophomore EP Mimic was released earlier this month. Below, you’ll find a stream of their song “Maybe Town.” The track is dense, guitar driven, reverb-heavy goodness. Though Longoria calls Chicago home, he spent half of his youth in Lafayette, IN. As much Hoosier as Illini, this release is Midwest through and through. Cold Blue Kid is a project worth keeping an eye on. Their sound has the depth to fill a large ballroom and the intimacy to rock a campfire. I’m anxious to hear how their sound continues to develop.
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Written by Rob Peoni
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Maps & Atlases Kick Off Tour in Bloomington
Chicago art rockers Maps & Atlases will kick off an extensive spring/summer tour with a show at The Bishop in Bloomington on March 8th. The band will be touring in support of their forthcoming LP, Beware and Be Grateful, due out on April 17th via British label Fat Cat Records. Listen to the debut single “Winter” and check out their full list of tour dates below.
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Tour Dates:
3/8 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
3/9 Nashville, TN – The Mercy
3/10 New Orleans, LA – Foburg Festival
3/14 – 3/17 Austin, TX – SXSW 2012
3/18 Dallas, TX – Bro Fest
3/19 Hot Springs, AR – Valley Of The Vapors Festival
3/22 Memphis, TN – Fareveller Festival
3/31 Bethelem, PA – NOWADAYS Festival
5/11 Chicago, IL – Metro
5/12 St Louis, MO – Firebird
5/14 Columbus, OH – The Basement
5/15 Akron, OH – Musica
5/16 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/17 Ithaca, NY – The Haunt
5/18 Boston, MA – Middle East
5/19 Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
5/21 New York, NY – The Studio
5/22 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
5/23 Washington, DC – Rock & Roll Hotel
5/24 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
5/25 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
5/26 Tampa, FL – Crowbar
5/27 Orlando, FL – The Plaza
5/29 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree
5/31 Dallas, TX – Sons Of Herman Hall
6/1 Austin, TX – The Parish
6/2 Houston, TX – Free Press SummerFest
6/4 El Paso, TX – Lowbro Palace
6/5 Phoenix, AZ – TBA
6/6 San Diego, CA – Casbah
6/7 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
6/8 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
6/9 San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
6/11 Portland, OR – Bunk Bar
6/12 Vancouver, BC – Media Club
6/13 Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
6/15 Boise, ID – Neurolux
6/16 Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
6/17 Denver, CO – Hi Dive
6/18 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
6/19 St Paul, MN – Amsterdam Hall
Written by Rob Peoni