If you visited the merch booth at Track 29 during our very first The South Rail Presents event Friday night, then you might be one of the lucky people who purchased the brand new EP from Birmingham, Alabama’s Banditos! The 6-song disc is called ‘Everybody Goes To Milo’s’ and was nicely packaged in a brown paper bag accompanied with a Budwiser label style Banditos sticker.
In addition, from that EP’s first track comes the new single ‘Cry Baby Cry’ that is available for FREE download below, if you didn’t get ‘yer hands one of these hand-made suckers! More details to come with this EP, but until then, stream/download the single below and get ready for BIG things from this up-and-coming band who put on one hell of a live show! And see their full live dates HEREto get an EP in-person:
Chattanooga locals Moonlight Bride and Machines Are People Too have both separately released some pretty tight EPs the past week. The albums are on each band’s Bandcamp page and are available for free download for a limited time:
Moonlight Bride’s latest is a 6-song EP of remixes from their February 2012 release Twin Lakes. The EP features tracks by Summer Dregs, Machines Are People Too and a killer remix of the Twin Lakes’ single ‘Lemonade’ by Los Campesinos! Stream the album below and if ya dig, download it HERE for the low cost of your email address:
Machines Are People Too’s latest is called ‘Dreams’ and is the band’s first official studio release. The EP includes 5 original tracks produced by Lars Stalfors(The Mars Volta, Matt & Kim). A great independent effort from one of the hardest touring bands in town. Stream the EP below, and again, if ‘yer diggin’ it, download it HERE for FREE:
As we told you earlier this year, Natural Child planned on dropping 3 LPs in 2012 — The reissue of ‘Bodyswitchers’ in March (originally released on cassette via Infinity Cat) and ‘For the Love of he Game’ that dropped on Burger Records on April 20th, and now ‘Hard In Heaven,’ which is also coming out via Burger Records on September 11th!
The first single from ‘Hard In Heaven’ is a track called ‘B$G P$MP$N,’ and in per a typical Natural Child fashion, simplistically and almost effortlessly kills it once again… Check out the hot track below and also catch Natural Child all over this US this Summer! And if you live in Texas, the Nashville 3-piece just announced an 8-city mini tour focused just on the Lone Star state w/ Birdcloud… How ’bout bring that kind of line-up to Chattanooga? Just sayin’…
And since we’re talkin’ Birdcloud, check out the video to their latest single HERE… enjoy:
UPDATED TOUR DATES + NEW TEXAS TOUR announcement:
7/12 – Nashville, TN @ VFW Post 1970 w/ King Tuff
7/13 – Cleveland, OH @ Wonderful Fest
7/14 – Detroit, MI @ PJ’s Lager House
7/15 – Chicago, IL @ Cobra Lounge w/ King Tuff, Jaill
7/16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters w/ King Tuff
7/17 – Carbondale, IN @ Skihouse
7/20 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ The Growlers
7/26 – Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile w/ Birdcloud
7/27 – Washington, D.C. @ Comet Ping Pong w/ Birdcloud
7/28 – Brooklyn, NY @ Roberta’s w/ SUPER SPECIAL GUESTS TBA
7/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool w/ Birdcloud
7/30 – Allston, MA @ Great Scott w/ Skimask, Liquor Store
7/31 – Burlington, VT @ Monkey House w/ Liquor Store
8/1 – Montreal, QB @ Il Motore w/ Blues Control
8/2 – Ottawa, Ont @ Babylon w/ MV&EE
8/3 – Toronto, Ont @ Magpies
8/4 – Hamilton, Ont @ This Ain’t Hollywood
8/5 – Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR (free)
NATURAL CHILD TAKE TEXAS w/ Birdcloud
8/31 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
9/1 – Lubbock, TX @ Depot Oyster Bar
9/2 – Austin, TX @ 29th St Ballroom
9/3 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
9/4 – Beaumont, TX @ Victoria House
9/6 – McAllen, TX @ Simon Sez
9/7 – Corpus Christie, TX @ Theo’s
9/8 – Laredo, TX @ Old No. 2
‘Hard in Heaven’ Tracklist:
01. Laid, Paid, and Strange
02. Rock Bottom
03. What You Gonna Do
04. Hard in Heaven
05. B$G P$MP$N
06. Blind Owl Speaks
07. Low Down Blues
08. Derek’s Blues
09. Let The Good Times Roll
If you didn’t get a chance to pick-up an advanced copy of local boys Bohannons new album ‘Unaka Rising’ when they kicked things off at JJ’s Bohemia June 22nd during their 7-city album release tour, then swing on over and pick up yourself up a copy HERE. Their new LP drops today via This Is American Music and is available to stream below… but if that wasn’t enough, they’re also also including a free 6-track b-side EP, ‘Buzz Me In,’ for a limited time available for download HERE.
The boys will be back in Chattanooga July 26th at Rhythm and Brews and August 15th at JJ’s Bohemia, so come on out and say hello… But have you noticed? The last week of July is packed with great music in Chattanooga. With Bohannons on the 26th, The South Rail Presents w/ Fly Golden Eagle (and more) at Track 29 on the 27th and Diarrhea Planet at JJ’s on the 28th, we’re in for a great time!
Stream ‘Unaka Rising’ below and if you dig what you hear, pick up the new LP HEREand get ‘yer free b-side EP HERE:
Thee Oh Sees are one of our favorite touring live acts out there right now… scratch that. They’re one of our favorite bands, period. With that said, today was extremely special because we got to hear the very first track from their upcoming ‘Putrifiers II’ LP, which drops from In the Red Records on September 11th… and per fashion, it is oh so good!
September 11th is really becoming the major release date so far! Along with Thee Oh Sees expect new tunes from Turbo Fruits, Avett Brothers, and Natural Child’s promised 3rd LP of the year!
But not to get side-tracked… Check out the single ‘Lupine Dominus’ below and check back with In the Red at a later date to pre-order ‘Putrifiers II’HERE… Also catch the band live at any of the dates below. For us Chattanooga kids, pick from Nashville, Atlanta or Birmingham… We highly recommend the Nashville show at The Zombie Shop w/ Ty Segall:
Tour Dates:
06/26 – Stockholm, SE @ Strand Club
06/27 – Oslo, NO @ Revolver
06/28 – Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpe Huset
06/30 – Belfort, FR @ Eurockéennes
07/01 – Rotterdam, NL @ Metropolis Fest
07/15 – Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Music Festival
07/20 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
08/03-04 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon Music Festival
08/05 – Big Sur, CA @ Woodsist Festival
08/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
09/06 – Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival
09/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey $
09/10 – San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink $
09/11 – Las Vegas, NV @ Neon Reverb Festival
09/13 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theater *
09/14 – Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM @UCO *
09/15 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa *
09/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Goat Farm *
09/19 – Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree Cafe *
09/20 – Nashville, TN @ Zombie Shop *
09/21 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter *
09/22 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Well *
09/23 – Asbury Park, NJ @ ATP’s “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
09/25 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
09/26 – Toronto, Ontario @ The Hoxton *
09/29 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon *
09/30 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
10/02 – Missoula, MT @ VFW $
10/03 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City $
10/04 – Calgary, AB @ Broken City $
10/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater $
Last month The Features were kind enough to release ‘Still Lost, Volume 1,’ a FREE 10-track digital album that is slam-packed full of demos, out-takes and alternate versions of their songs throughout the years. If you haven’t downloaded yours yet, do so today HERE! It’s worth every megabyte… But, if you’re a vinyl enthusiast like ourselves, you’ll be excited to know the band just pressed this great compilation onto a limited edition vinyl, which is available now for only $12!
Great deal, even though you can simply score these tracks for free… Pick up your copy of ‘Still Lost, Volume 1’HERE… or as a t-shirt/vinyl combo for $25 HERE. Oh, and of course, download the album free via Noisetrade HERE
Track Listing:
Side A:
1 The Beginning (Week One)
2 Kari-Anne
3 I Will Wander
4 Buffalo Head
5 Take You On
Side B:
6 The Temporary Blues
7 Concrete
8 Now You Know
9 Exorcising Demons
10 Gates of Hell
Last time we were on the subject of Denney and the Jets, the band had just released a Chuck Berry cover featuring Those Darlins’ Jessi Darlin — See full post here — and were wrapping up an EP at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville.
Well, not only did they deliver another great gem, but with an album title of ‘Slick Rick,’ are in the running for best album name for 2012… Check out these 4 killer tracks before and if you dig what you hear, download the 4-song EP HERE and get the bonus track ‘Close the Blinds’ with your download!
But, if we were to criticize, our only complaint is, unlike their Infinity Cat debut, this sucker isn’t available on vinyl… Very turntable worthy tunes:
A lot of people asked us after the Those Darlins show this Saturday at Track 29, “What happened to Kelley Darlin?” And the answer we had was the same: “Kelley [whose real last name is Anderson] left the band a couple months ago to work on other projects and is now fronting a new band called Grand Strand.”
We too were very upset by the news of Anderson’s departure from Those Darlins, but just seconds into hearing Grand Strand’s fantastic debut single ‘Cactus Blooms,’ we quickly embraced this new career change and found ourselves hungry for more. The 7-inch single for ‘Cactus Blooms’ will be out later this month on Riot House Records followed by a full length in the future.
But no worries, you’ll be able to experience Grand Strand sooner than you’d expect! The new band is hitting the road this month opening for Richard Lloyd of Television, a tour that is dropping by Chattanooga’s Lindsey Street Hall June 20th! We can’t wait! But until then, stream the new single and check out the full June tour dates below:
June 2012 Tour Dates:
6.7.2012 MilkBoy Philadelphia, PA?
6.8.2012 Lemon Grove Cafe Youngstown, OH
6.9.2012 Frankie’s Inner City Toledo, OH
6.10.2012 Thursdays Lounge Akron, OH
6.11.2012 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
6.12.2012 Small’s Hamtramck, MI
6.13.2012 Pyramid Scheme Grand Rapids, MI
6.14.2012 Redstone Room Davenport, IA
6.15.2012 The Double Door Chicago, IL
6.16.2012 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
6.17.2012 The Revolution Room Little Rock, AR
6.18.2012 The High Watt Nashville, TN
6.19.2012 Cosmic Charlies Lexington, KY
6.20.2012 The Lindsey Street Performance Hall Chattanooga, TN
If you visited the merch booth at Track 29 during our very first The South Rail Presents event Friday night, then you might be one of the lucky people who purchased the brand new EP from Birmingham, Alabama’s Banditos! The 6-song disc is called ‘Everybody Goes To Milo’s’ and was nicely packaged in a brown paper bag accompanied with a Budwiser label style Banditos sticker.
