Donewaiting.com: Columbus
May 8, 2008 – 1:05 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
Above: Megan Palmer and Tony Scherr perform together
Tony Scherr gets a lot of buzz in the singer-songwriter world, and it’s been growing loudly lately after high profile musicians like Feist and Norah Jones have worked with him.
On Monday, you’ll be able to catch him at the Rumba Cafe. Also on the bill is Brooklyn/Columbus musician Megan Palmer, whose latest album was released on our lil’ label.
Here’s a song from each music to get you prepared for the show.
MP3:: Shopgirl by Tony Scherr
MP3:: Desperate Housewives by Megan Palmer
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May 5, 2008 – 9:09 am | Written by Robert Duffy
Tom Waits tour dates, including Columbus OH:
June 17- Phoenix, Orpheum
June 18 - Phoenix, Orpheum
June 20 - El Paso, Plaza Theatre
June 22 - Houston, Jones Hall
June 23 - Dallas, Palladium
June 25 - Tulsa, Brady Theatre
June 26 - Saint Louis, Fox Theatre
June 28 - Columbus, Ohio Theatre (Comfest weekend)
June 29 - Knoxville, Civic Theatre
July 1 - Jacksonville, Moran Theatre
July 2 - Mobile, Saenger Theatre
July 3 - Birmingham, Alabama Theatre
July 5 - Atlanta, Fox Theatre
This press conference video is pretty awesome:
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May 2, 2008 – 5:43 pm | Written by Wes Flexner
Thuggish Ruggish Bizzy Bone will be doing an instore at my work, Magnolia Thunderpussy Records, Saturday May 3rd, during Gallery Hop from 6-8 pm. (more…)
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May 2, 2008 – 12:26 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
Neil Diamond is a busy guy. He was just on American Idol, he’s got a new album out next week, a channel of his own on Sirius, and he’s about to embark on a huge tour.
In a lucky turn of events, we’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway to the Columbus OH Neil Diamond show on August 25, at the Schottenstein Center. To enter to win, send a blank e-mail to wintix@donewaiting.com with the subject line “NEIL DIAMOND”. We’ll be choosing a winner on May 10.
Tickets for this show go onsale properly on Monday, but you can order tickets now using the pre-sale password helloagain. Click here to order tickets if you want to be on the safe side.
My favorite Neil Diamond memory: In grammar school our class had to sing “Coming to America” to impress some organization that would possibly give our school money. I can still remember the hand gestures. I don’t remember if we got the cash.
BUY: Home Before Dark on Amazon.com
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May 2, 2008 – 6:24 am | Written by Andrew Patton
MP3: Cadillac Rap feat. Blueprint
The stock of Columbus hip-hop collective Bottom Brick has been on the rise as of late. Since the release of The Framework EP in late 2006, they have stayed in the spotlight with energetic live shows, side project EPs, and individual members showcasing their talents (like producer Seance’s involvement in a recent production showcase at So What Wednesdays). This weekend sees the release of the group’s first full-length album, The Groundbreaking, a self-released effort.
The Groundbreaking is 16 tracks long, boasting plenty “old-fashioned” boom-bap rap. Which is not to say that the material sounds particularly dated, but just that Bottom Brick will satisfy most fans of classic ’90s hip-hop. The beats (mostly handled by the group’s Seance and Mattinee) are solid backdrops for the MCs, highlighted by the horn-laced banger “Cadillac Rap” and the chilled out vibes of the aptly-titled “Cool Out.” The group’s MCs (Adjust, H.I.M Illaflo, and Seance) do the beats justice most of the time, ably handling varied subject matter and moods. There are a few questionable moments on the mic (the hook on “As It Is” comes to mind), but most of the time, the lyrics and beats mesh well. The album also includes vocal appearances by Columbus all-stars Blueprint (on the aforementioned “Cadillac Rap”), Illogic (whose unhinged verse contributes well to the ethereal “Anthropology”) and Grmm Diabolic. For a group’s first full-length record, it is not surprising that the album’s pace bogs down a bit in the middle, mostly due to a string of songs about life’s struggles. “Cool Out” gets the proceedings back on track, however, and paves the way for a more upbeat ending including the good-natured drinkin’ and partyin’ anthem “More the Merrier,” the lone carryover here from The Framework.
Despite a few missteps, The Groundbreaking shows a group of hip-hop artists getting more familiar with each other and their roles. No matter the mood, there are tracks here that will complement it well.
Bottom Brick will celebrate its album release with a show (including a featured guest appearance by Blueprint) at the High Five on Saturday, May 3rd. Also on the bill is a tag team performance from Illogic & Ill Poetic, sets from Grmm Diabolic and Ol’ Scandalous, and party jams from DJs Detox, Lefto, and Product. It is rare that all of a hip-hop album’s vocal contributors are present for the release party, so the show should be a fine display of what the album is all about.
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April 30, 2008 – 10:00 pm | Written by Andrew Patton
MP3: The Lesser Stars
Two years after releasing their first full-length album (Birds & Butterflies) on Columbus Discount, Columbus’ Proper Nouns have returned with A Million Hurtful Things, their first release on upstart local label All Hail Records. Though the boys at CDR recorded most of the album and the relationship between the label/studio and the band appears to be intact, the shift in headquarters seems to make sense stylistically. The Nouns’ precise pop doesn’t mesh very well with the rougher textures of bands like Necropolis and El Jesus De Magico (however unfair the pigeonholing may be), and as they are a bit unique in the Columbus “scene,” the association with a more varied label like All Hail (Paper Airplane, Electric Grandmother, etc.) likely ensures a less biased perception of their tunes.
After the two-year break, A Million Hurtful Things builds well on the foundation laid on their previous release. The band’s lineup has changed, with Justin Riley (Terribly Empty Pockets, Super Desserts, etc.) replacing the departed Dave Gibson on Wurlitzer, other keyboards, and background vocals. Though the keyboards have always been an integral part of the Nouns’ sound, Riley seems to be more assertive in his contributions, especially on the Animals-esque “Conditions Are Worse” and the jaunty “The Lesser Stars.” Lead singer/guitarist and primary songwriter Matt Ogborn has concocted another batch of roughly delicate pop songs. His wit and enunciation are as sharp as ever, lending humor to “Long-Time Correspondent” and the “sneering” “My First Death Ray.” The rhythm section of Travis Kokas (bass, background vocals) and Phil Francis (drums) continues to provide a steady backbone for the band, and Francis’ rumbling fills add excitement.
Though the sound presented here is very similar to that of their previous effort, the main difference (and in my opinion, improvement) is that the songs on A Million Hurtful Things are much more drawn out and relaxed, with a perceptible swagger that was often lacking in their previous material. These longer tunes seem to allow the band to get more comfortable with the task at hand, to pleasing effect. The addition of handclaps is nice too.
The Proper Nouns will celebrate the release of A Million Hurtful Things with a show at Cafe Bourbon Street on Friday, May 2. Joining in the festivities will be RTFO Bandwagon and Heavy Mole.
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April 29, 2008 – 10:05 am | Written by Wes Flexner
MP3: Blueprint vs. Funkadelic EP
Blueprint is giving away his new EP, Blueprint vs. Funkadelic, for free on this and a selected few sites. The cd is a limited run of 500. It can be purchased on Weightless.net and a couple stores around the country. I chopped it up with Print a couple nights ago as he prepared for his Wednesday release party at Cafe Bourbon Street in Columbus. We talked P-Funk, Aliens, the future of Weightless, and the Sean Bell Verdict.
I used to hate on the West Coast for using so much Funkadelic in the Early 90’s. Its kinda died down now. What made you gravitate towards devoting a whole project to it?
I felt it was kind of played as well, but what I think the difference is that a lot of what they sampled was actually Parliament, and not Funkadelic. Granted, they’re both groups that George Clinton started and lead, but the Funkadelic catalog wasn’t pillaged as much as the Parliament catalog because Parliament was more successful than Funkadelic.
Until recently I personally didn’t really know the difference because people always referred to them as P-Funk as if they were the same, but as I started to listen to Funkadelic’s catalog i realized it’s a lot different than Parliament’s catalog, and it also sounds different. Truthfully, I didn’t even put much thought into the creation of it. One day I was listening to an album of theirs and I heard all types of good breaks that hadn’t been used. That by itself changed my opinion about Funkadelic and made me really see how different the two groups were.
Whats the difference between Blueprint vs. Funkadelic and a Mash-up?
Well i think the standard “mash-up” is basically about taking vocals or lyrics that aren’t really new, and are fairly popular mixed with instrumentals that are already sort of popular and bringing the two worlds together. The stuff I’ve done with the Greenhouse vs Radiohead and now with the Blueprint vs Funkadelic project is more from a fan and producer’s perspective. I sit around listening to these records and I do them as a fan first. I just start making beats out of everything that i think is usable then i start putting rhymes to it. Sometimes the rhymes are songs that I’ve had lying around for a while, and other times they’re things i write to the beats. Sometimes there may be something that I start on a record like this and eventually flesh out and take a little bit further on another project I’m working on. It’s something that only takes me about a week or so to do because I try to really be in the moment with it, but sometimes the looseness of it is what really helps it comes together. I don’t want it to sound like i really thought it out. I want it to sound really fun and as lo-fi as possible. The only thing that prevented this project from coming out sooner was that I couldn’t find any audio interviews of the members of the bad talking for a while, but after I found that it really helped bring it together.
Who Flipped P-Funk The Best?
I’d say the D.O.C “Diggy Diggy Doc.
Your last solo album, 1988 sold like 15,000 copies. What did you decide to do a run of cd’s limited to 500 and give it away as a free download?
Truthfully it’s kind of an experiment. When I first started doing records i had this tendency to hold back for a special situation or time before I put things out, but I dont think that’s really necessary anymore because the model for getting music to people has changed so much.
Personally, I’m not into holding things back anymore. I love doing music too much. As an artist or label, you can determine the scope of a release much easier now than you could before and that’s kind of what I’m doing this for. It’s primarily for people who last heard me on 1988 and have been waiting on something new from me. Right now, I look at it as just one release of many that will start seeing the daylight. I want to see how people respond to this and hopefully people download it and share it with their friends if they like it. (more…)
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April 28, 2008 – 10:39 pm | Written by Chip Midnight
Earwig’s still working it and HOLY CRAP is this remix of the fan favorite “Used Kids” nothing short of amazing. We love Earwig here at Donewaiting. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a million more times (if I say it 100 times a day, it’ll only take me 27 or so years) Earwig’s got a hearty meat-and-potatoes midwest indie rock sound so to hear this techno/danceclub take on the song … damn, I NEVER would have seen that one coming. But here it is, the DJ Peter Carli (of XM radio) remix:
MP3: “Used Kids” (Radiation Room Remix)
To borrow a line from a song from my good friends The Damnwells, catch it while you can it’s the feel good hit of the summer.
Earwig’s next full band rock show (they’ve got an acoustic show in Reynoldsburg this week) is Friday, May 16 at the Rumba Cafe.
Here’s the MTV-ready video for the original version of “Used Kids” (thanks Lizard for basically writing your own article!).
PS: It should be noted that Ron House no longer works at Used Kids.
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April 23, 2008 – 10:43 pm | Written by Chip Midnight
MP3: Come Around
Check out the way my Thursday night is shaping up: brand new episodes of The Office (8pm), Survivor (9pm) and LOST (10pm) to start off and then a quick 15-minute car ride down to the Ravari Room just in time to catch headliners LIONS take the stage. Does it get any better? (Sorry Devil Moto, I suspect that you’ll be melting faces just as Hurley drops a classic one-liner).
Maybe you’ve heard my woe-is-me-I-missed-SXSW tale, maybe not. One of the biggest regrets I had about missing the festival was missing out on the multiple opportunities I would have had to see LIONS, hometown favorites in Austin.
I’ve said this to people before and have done LIONS a total disservice but I think of their sound as the type Kid Rock would have if he grew up on Sabbath and Blue Cheer (ie early stoner rock) rather than Skynryd (it’s the vocals … Matt D doesn’t do the whole rap-rock thing but there is something in his voice that reminds me of Rock’s when Rock is waving his metal freak flag). Rick Allen of The Other Paper said they sound like Soundgarden pre-Ben Sheppard era.
Cruise_Elroy from the DW message board says the band’s live performance blows away the record stuff which I think is pretty mindblowing itself (check out No Generation, one of those “wish I would have heard this in 2007 so I could have put it on my Best of list” CDs, for recorded evidence). And Cruise also made a Columbus connection to LIONS - lead singer Matt Drenik’s brother Jason is a founding member of Columbus’s Hairy Patt Band.
In the past year LIONS have toured with the Toadies and Blue Cheer and following this short stint of headlining dates will do a few weeks with Local H (damn, Cleveland is the closest show).
So … yeah … go see LIONS.
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April 22, 2008 – 7:05 am | Written by Robert Duffy
Lots of activity going on for our pals Sinkane. First off, Pitchfork posted an MP3 of the band’s new album, out early next month. Ahmed posted a tour diary of his experience as the Caribou drummer. Finally, on the Wexner Center blog you can download an mp3 of Sinkane’s show earlier this month.
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April 20, 2008 – 12:11 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
Ra Ra Riot photo by Frank Yang
On Tuesday, April 29, Ra Ra Riot and The Little Ones are coming to Columbus to perform at The Basement. Click here for tickets.
We’ve got two pairs of tix to give out to the handsome and beautiful readers of donewaiting.com. To enter, send a blank e-mail to wintix@donewaiting.com with the subject “RA RA RIOT THE LITTLE ONES”. Winners will randomly be chosen on April 28.
Get to know the bands:
MP3: St Peter’s Day Festival by Ra Ra Riot
MP3: Ra Ra Riot @ WOXY
MP3: The Little Ones @ Hype Machine
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April 19, 2008 – 6:56 am | Written by Robert Duffy
As mentioned the other day, I’ll be DJing @ Magnolia Thunderpussy in Columbus OH today as part of Record Store Day. Lots of great free stuff, great DJs, fun fun fun.
Martin Weedsteeler-10-11:30
Blueprint-11:30-12:15
Ashley Brooks 12:15-1:00
Affectionate Aleks -1-1:30
J-Rawls-1:30-2:15
Robert Duffy-2:15-300
Danielle Kline-3:00-4:00
DJ True Skills-4:00-500 pm
Matt Whitehurst 5pm-545pm
Will Brainbow-5:45-6:30pm
Matt Bailey-630-700pm
Matt Miner-700-730pm
Envelope-730-800Pm
Johnny Cashola+Wes Flexner-8:00-9:00pm
Me using Jawn Slandervice as a DJ name is not out of the question.
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April 18, 2008 – 7:55 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
The Mars Volta were in town tonight to play a make-up show from when it was postponed back in January. A commenter posted that they postponed again today, 5 minutes before the doors were to open. OOOOOOOF!
From Newport’s website:
This show has been postponed (again) due to illness with the band. We sincerely apologize. Refunds are available at point of purchase. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for this show.
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April 16, 2008 – 9:24 pm | Written by Robert Duffy
….but a lot more professional people will be DJing there, too. Seriously I am the most amateur person performing at Magnolia’s on Saturday for Record Store Day, but that only means it gets better.
Also DJing (click here for set times):
Blueprint
Matt Miner + Matt Bailey of Teeth Of Hydra
Matt Whitehurst from Pyschedelic Horseshit
J-Rawls
DJ True Skills
Envelope
Robert Duffy
Will From Brainbow
Johnny Cashola
Wes Flexner
Martin from Weedstealer
Ashley Brookes
Danielle Kline
Gay Aleks
Personally I am bringing a bunch of free stuff from people like Beggars, Dangerbird, Barsuk, Filter Magazine and others. But I think there’s gonna be a toooon of stuff.
Magnolia Thunderpussy’s Wes Flexner says:
We managed to emotionally extort large labels and artists to a level that I have no idea of everything we have. There are 15 unopened boxes for record store day sitting in front of me from places like Matador, Sony, Universal, Nonesuch, Warner Bros. and all their subsidaries.
Rhymesayers bought our customers candy. Victory Records made a comic book. I don’t know all what we have. But I know we have a lot of it. And much of it is vinyl shaped. We open at 10 and close at 9.
So come on down, 1155 N High St. in Columbus Ohio. For all you people who stopped buying music and only steal it on the internet, all of this free music being given away will make you feel right at home.
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April 16, 2008 – 4:16 pm | Written by Wes Flexner
The picture above is from a 2004 Killed In Action Show. The Catalyst is the guy standing on a table looking angry.
Anyway its 08, and his new mixtape, Fuck The Radio, is an instant classic. Dood has the voice and patterns of someone from the Rakim school. Bo has the humor and shock value of Big L and Eminem. He has the relevance of a T.I. or Wayne. And he can make social commentary like Rass Kass or Canibus. And he delivers it all with the clarity of Ludacris.
Sucks I put such a silly looking photo of him up there, huh. Cause dood could easily be the next great. Plus he reps the O-H, like iono, John Kasich. Anyway him and I got drunk and I documented the conversation. I am gonna completely misrepresent him by posting said interaction.
(The Catalyst will be performing tonight @ Cafe Bourbon Street. DJ Top Speed from Indy will be performing as well.)
Wes Flexner:Who is a bigger wigger Envelope or Copywrite?
The Catalyst:(Laughs)Definitely Pete(Copywrite). If I didn’t know Tony(Envelope) I wouldn’t be able to tell he even listened to rap on first impression.
WF:Why are you so fond of hanging out with wiggers?
TC:Cuz half of me is a huge wigger. The black side of me is an oreo. He’s comparable to that of Bryant Gumbel.The white side of me is a West Side Hilltop Resident with bangs.
WF:How does the blackside manifest itself?
TC:Through attempting to rap and occasionally smoking Newports while drunk.
WF:That doesnt sound like Byrant Gumble?
TC:Well see… that’s where it gets complex.the black side manifests itself through the white wigger. Cuz the black side isn’t black at all.The black side reads the Wall Street Journal while drinking lots of milk.And listening to Abba. And it has good credit.
(more…)
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