Put your game faces on, folks, it's Ear Snack time. Actually, you can leave your normal face on and go download Bonne Finken's Why Today? off her debut album Soul On Display.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Weekly Ear Snack : Bonne Finken : Why Today?
Put your game faces on, folks, it's Ear Snack time. Actually, you can leave your normal face on and go download Bonne Finken's Why Today? off her debut album Soul On Display.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
June 2009 : Press : The Nadas
Steamboat Pilot & Today : The Nadas chronicle 2009 as they approach 16th anniversary : Full Article
Steamboat Springs — When Mike Butterworth and Jason Walsmith, of the Iowa-based Americana rock band The Nadas, say they’re currently working on a record called the “Almanac” studio project, the timestamp isn’t an exaggeration.
“When we say currently working on it, I’m standing in front of a microphone where I’m supposed to be doing vocal takes,” Walsmith said by phone from the band’s studio, where The Nadas will lay down 12 tracks in 2009, one for each month.
Walsmith and Butterworth said they likely will play the songs already recorded for that project in a Thursday show at Ghost Ranch Saloon. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $8 in advance and $12 on the day of the show.
The Nadas started more than 15 years ago when Walsmith and Butterworth were in school. They shared a musical dynamic that Butterworth — acknowledging that he’s about to use a cliché — describes this way: “He was a little bit country; I was a little bit rock ’n’ roll.” On records, that meant Walsmith brought an alt-country, folk element to the songs, while Butterworth infused them with rock ’n’ roll energy.
Through the mid-90s, that Americana sound moved closer to flat-out rock and since has drifted back toward its folk roots. On stage, the high-energy rock element always stands center, Butterworth and Walsmith said.
On “Almanac,” fans can track Butterworth and Walsmith’s every songwriting move and watch as tracks come together with guitarist Ross Vanderwerf, drummer Ian Shepherd and longtime bassist Jon Locker.
“For us, it’s always been about an interaction and relationships with our fans, and technology is really breaking down those barriers and making that easier to do,” Walsmith said. Fans can chat with one another about the songs as they’re created, watch videos of mixing sessions and listen to the completed cuts as they’re released. The exposure can be strange at times, Butterworth said.
Working “is really weird when you’re sitting around in your jimmies eating cereal and writing a song. It’s like the Internet ‘Real World,’” he said. Still, the creative process has stayed pretty much the same, and the musicians hope their end result will be an album subtly influenced by the way it was made.
“It’s not like we’re ambulance chasers and we’re just watching the news for song ideas,” Walsmith said. “It’s more that I hope the seasons or what’s going on affects the songs.”
Some vague examples have popped up six months into the experiment, but Walsmith hopes the most noticeable traces will be something he sees when he takes a step back from the work.
Ideally, the evolution of “Almanac” will look the same to the founding members of The Nadas as the evolution of their band: a melding of the best parts of their own musical tastes, with changes that are present but are noticeable only from a distance.
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Steamboat Springs — When Mike Butterworth and Jason Walsmith, of the Iowa-based Americana rock band The Nadas, say they’re currently working on a record called the “Almanac” studio project, the timestamp isn’t an exaggeration.
“When we say currently working on it, I’m standing in front of a microphone where I’m supposed to be doing vocal takes,” Walsmith said by phone from the band’s studio, where The Nadas will lay down 12 tracks in 2009, one for each month.
Walsmith and Butterworth said they likely will play the songs already recorded for that project in a Thursday show at Ghost Ranch Saloon. Music starts at 9 p.m., and tickets are $8 in advance and $12 on the day of the show.
The Nadas started more than 15 years ago when Walsmith and Butterworth were in school. They shared a musical dynamic that Butterworth — acknowledging that he’s about to use a cliché — describes this way: “He was a little bit country; I was a little bit rock ’n’ roll.” On records, that meant Walsmith brought an alt-country, folk element to the songs, while Butterworth infused them with rock ’n’ roll energy.
Through the mid-90s, that Americana sound moved closer to flat-out rock and since has drifted back toward its folk roots. On stage, the high-energy rock element always stands center, Butterworth and Walsmith said.
On “Almanac,” fans can track Butterworth and Walsmith’s every songwriting move and watch as tracks come together with guitarist Ross Vanderwerf, drummer Ian Shepherd and longtime bassist Jon Locker.
“For us, it’s always been about an interaction and relationships with our fans, and technology is really breaking down those barriers and making that easier to do,” Walsmith said. Fans can chat with one another about the songs as they’re created, watch videos of mixing sessions and listen to the completed cuts as they’re released. The exposure can be strange at times, Butterworth said.
Working “is really weird when you’re sitting around in your jimmies eating cereal and writing a song. It’s like the Internet ‘Real World,’” he said. Still, the creative process has stayed pretty much the same, and the musicians hope their end result will be an album subtly influenced by the way it was made.
“It’s not like we’re ambulance chasers and we’re just watching the news for song ideas,” Walsmith said. “It’s more that I hope the seasons or what’s going on affects the songs.”
Some vague examples have popped up six months into the experiment, but Walsmith hopes the most noticeable traces will be something he sees when he takes a step back from the work.
Ideally, the evolution of “Almanac” will look the same to the founding members of The Nadas as the evolution of their band: a melding of the best parts of their own musical tastes, with changes that are present but are noticeable only from a distance.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
June 2009 : Press : Dick Prall
Examiner : MOBFest 2009 : Full Article
Dick Prall - (June 19, Goose Island, 12:45 a.m.) - Iowa-born, Chicago-based singer-songwriter Dick Prall specializes in indie pop that's at once clever, thoughtful and charming, with an adoration of classic acts such as Elvis Costello, The Beatles and Jayhawks put to good use.
Chicago's annual MOBfest, set for June 18, 19 and 20, will once again bring a variety of local and national indie acts to the attention of record execs and the A&R community. The fest features a long list of live performances over its three-day run at venues such as Cubby Bear, Metro and Uncommon Ground. In addition, it includes a day devoted to music industry panels designed for networking and discussing music business trends set for June 20 at Elbo Room.
With past performances by bands such as The Killers, Disturbed, Kill Hannah and The Redwalls under its belt, MOBfest 2009 could provide the opportunity to check out some of rock's future heavyweights before they become household names.
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Dick Prall - (June 19, Goose Island, 12:45 a.m.) - Iowa-born, Chicago-based singer-songwriter Dick Prall specializes in indie pop that's at once clever, thoughtful and charming, with an adoration of classic acts such as Elvis Costello, The Beatles and Jayhawks put to good use.
Chicago's annual MOBfest, set for June 18, 19 and 20, will once again bring a variety of local and national indie acts to the attention of record execs and the A&R community. The fest features a long list of live performances over its three-day run at venues such as Cubby Bear, Metro and Uncommon Ground. In addition, it includes a day devoted to music industry panels designed for networking and discussing music business trends set for June 20 at Elbo Room.
With past performances by bands such as The Killers, Disturbed, Kill Hannah and The Redwalls under its belt, MOBfest 2009 could provide the opportunity to check out some of rock's future heavyweights before they become household names.
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Weekly Ear Snack : The Josh Davis Band : My, My Mary
It's heeeere! That is this week's FREE Ear Snack. It's The Josh Davis Band's track My, My Mary off their album Get Awesome. If your week was lacking in the rock department, this will be your cure all. Enjoy!
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Weekly Ear Snack : Todd Pipes : Police Lights
Wednesdays can be a drag. We know. That's why we like to bring a little more excitement into your day by giving you a FREE track from one of our lovely artists. This week, we bring you Todd Pipes and his track Police Lights from his album Taurus Petals. Enjoy!
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Weekly Ear Snack : Sharon Docherty : Me and Agamemnon
This week's Ear Snack is brought to you by the lovely Sharon Docherty. It's an upbeat little ditty that is sure to help you through the week. We promise. It's called Me & Agamemnon. Enjoy!
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