Synthesis Band…Err… Artist You’ve Never Heard Of… OF THE DAY!!!: Bo Burnham
Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Comedy, Internet, Lifestyle, Music, Videos
I have no idea how this passed under our my radar for so long, but if you haven’t heard of Bo Burnham yet you should probably start checking out his work. This singer/songwriter/comedian has a thinking-man’s way with words and uses his songs to project some kind of sweet comedic gems. It seems that I’ve really missed the gun on this one, because the guy has been on Comedy Central, Last Call with Carson Daily, College Humor and is set to have his own Comedy Central Presents [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of Of The Day: By Sunlight
Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Band of the Day, Music
We’ve been lacking hard in the Band You’ve Never Heard Of postings, so lets kick it off again with a group of indie killers. Hailing from Seattle, WA, By Sunlight are gaining notoriety around the North West and West coast areas. Their shimmery sound has been crafted over the years under their former moniker, Bridges, and they now have a new name and new record to show off to the world. Currently the group is doing a 15 date tour down the West coast, which you should [...]
You Need the Internet like Whitney Houston Needs Crack
Posted on 31. Dec, 2008 by na3s in Internet, Music
You wouldn’t be reading this if it weren’t true. Whitney Houston’s crack addiction which was reported by the credible National Enquirer in 2006 is certainly old news. This was when Whitney’s sister lovingly sent in photographs of a crack-cocaine and paraphernalia litted bathroom.
Sorry to mislead you, this post isn’t about her in the slightest. So Whitney, call off your lawyer and put down the pipe. This post is inspired by a super-honky who goes by Tracky Birthday, a mostly unknown hobby-rapper whom I came across accidentally in a drug induced [...]
Rad Band of the Day: Goblin Cock
Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by Dallas VonKillbot in Music
We were flipping through some of the incoming new media last week, and Spencer threw on the new Goblin Cock disk. Personally, I’ve never heard of them, but I did recognize Rob Crow’s name (of Pinback fame), so I figured it must be at least decent. Despite a name only a mother could love, these dudes throw it down heavy, with an indie feel to the vocals that’s pretty badass. The CD is pretty awesome, plus they get bonus points for having a sick MySpace bio:
Goblin Cock is a [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day: Yellow Fever
Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by ryan in Band of the Day, Blog, Chico, Music
Austin, Texas, twosome Yellow Fever had little control over the dwindling crowd at Nick’s Night Club in Chico, California this week. The headliner had canceled, and the band was forced to bear the brunt of being a foreign act…in a foreign town…at a foreboding hour of the night.
With a simple setup of a drum kit, a keyboard atop it (manned by drummer/keyboardist Adam Jones) and a guitar and bass leaned lazily on a stand (to be plucked by vocalist/bassist/guitarist Jennifer Moore), the duo persevered and parlayed a slacker-rock Blitzkrieg that [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of Band of the Day: Bridges
Posted on 30. Jun, 2008 by ryan in Band of the Day, Blog, Chico, Music
Formed from ex-members of Sacramento’s Mister Metaphor, Seattle, WA’s, Bridges are a progressive math-pop conglomerate with more syrup-sweet melodies than you can shake an abacus at. The band is currently on tour through mid-July on the West Coast, and last night melted the apathy of a cozy crowd at Chico, CA’s Cafe Coda.
The group played for about 40 minutes, without stopping for anything, fashioning a seemingly endless song, which was actually several seamless segues into different tunes. Think early Velvet Teen or don’t. If you live on the West, [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of… OF THE DAY!!!!1!- Strix Vega
Posted on 13. Jun, 2008 by Dallas VonKillbot in Band of the Day
After playing a sub-par show last night with my new act (*cough*clickhere*cough*), I was unloading our gear when I saw Strix Vega setting up for their set. What struck me wasn’t the 2 keyboards, 3 billion fx pedals or the 3 guitars for the trio, it was the giant 3 foot gong suspended upon a bass rig via a keyboard stand. I quickly changed my plans from going to bed to checking out the group.
Defined as soul (on their myspace page), I got a very prog, almost [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard Of Band Of The Day: Discrete Encounter
Posted on 07. May, 2008 by spencer in Band of the Day, Music
It took me listening to about 20 acts to get to a musical group that I actually had anything to say about. That’s kind of a lot of groups, you know? There were a few decent hip-hop groups in that midst, but notheinr that really called out to my fickle ear-brain. Maybe I was just looking for somehting a little more…EuroTrash.
Discrete Encounter: It’s like the Eurhythmics and Johnny 5 in a passionate GHB-fueled sixty-nine, and I am ALL ABOUT THAT. The grinding, industrial pulse, the false harmonic pick squeals and [...]
