Ron House is obviously a fixture in Columbus rock music. Columbus emcee Zero Star is also impressed by Ron House’s swag. (did the phrase Ron House’s Swag make you throw up in your mouth? sorry)
Anyway, I am waiting for you tube to make an interview I did with Zero Star and DJ Pos to exist. So I figured I would share this since TOP told you to look at our site today,
Not exactly a CD release party for a CD that’s been available to purchase both physically and digitally for a few weeks, Lydia Loveless plays Columbus on Saturday night for the first time since her badass twang-rocker Indestructible Machine was released by Bloodshot Records on September 13.
While Josh Krajcik put Columbus in the national spotlight due to his 7-minutes (so far) of fame on the X-Factor (one of Loveless’s first shows was with Krajcik), glowing reviews have been piling up for Loveless, the introverted (at least when she’s not on stage) singer whose biographical tales of local stalkers, woebegone relationships with both bad boys and alcohol, and the reality of everyday life have struck a chord with music listeners worldwide.
Welcome Lydia Loveless back to Columbus on Friday night when she makes an appearance at Rumba Cafe along with The Mooncussers and a solo set from Two Cow Garage’s Shane Sweeney. Copies of Indestructible Machine will be available at the show though you all certainly own it by now!
Music Week Columbus kicks off tonight, with a whole bunch of bands playing at Kobo, Ravari Room and Rumba Cafe. Thursday night at Kobo you can catch Youngstown’s Sewing Machine War, and Friday night at Rumba Fort Wilson Riot (above) of Minneapolis will headline.
Both bands stopped by Electraplay studios recently to record a live session, so here’s an in-studio preview of what to expect at their Music Week Columbus sets.
Typically we have bands come out to the Electraplay studio to record sessions for Donewaiting but when The Posies rolled through Columbus this past winter, there wasn’t enough time to get the veteran power-pop band out to Hilliard before their show at Outland on Liberty. So, if they couldn’t make it out to us, we figured we’d come to them for an intimate, acoustic session in the front lounge at the venue.
We attempted to broadcast live via UStream that evening with less-than-successful results and our time was pretty limited – doors were scheduled to open about 15 minutes after the start of the performance and interview. But, we still were able to get Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow and Matt Harris to play 2 tracks off their 2010 release, Blood/Candy (in my humble opinion, their best release since 1996′s Amazing Disgrace).
If you’re a Posies fan, make sure to check out the 3-CD tribute put out by Burning Sky Records, which we talk about briefly in the interview.
Scott Lucas hasn’t given up on his baby, the 2-man band Local H, but when he found himself with an armful of songs that didn’t quite fit in the post-grunge mode, he grabbed a bunch of friends and recorded a “solo” album under the name Scott Lucas & The Married Men.
Based out of Chicago, The Married Men are composed of current or ex-members of bands like The Cells, The Tossers and a personal favorite, Caviar. On their way out to NYC for some shows, Scott and band stopped by Electraplay to play a few originals and a cover for us. And the sound, as you’ll witness when watching these videos, is pretty far-removed from the bash-and-pop of Lucas’s Local H.
Interestingly, Island Records has just released a “best of” Local H album called, fittingly, Local H: The Island Years. For those who have somehow only managed to hear “the copacetic song” (“Bound for the Floor”), this is a must-have purchase though I must warn you that this collection of tracks will undoubtedly serve as a gateway drug to not only the albums Local H put out on Island but the albums they’ve put out on other labels.
Listening to the dozen tracks on this compilation is like listening to a soundtrack of my mid-to-late-20s – songs like “High Fiving MF”, “All the Kids Are Right”, “All Right (Oh Yeah)” and “Fritz’s Corner” are permanently tattooed in my musical memory banks sounding as urgent and angstful today as they did when I first listened to them 10 – 15 years ago.
Scott and his Local H partner, drummer Brian St. Clair, are currently touring to support this package. The closest show to Columbus is in Akron this coming Friday night. Here’s the full list of tour dates:
4/14 – Ann Arbor, MI – Blind Pig
4/15 – Akron, OH – Musica
4/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
4/17 – Milford, CT -Daniel Street Club
4/18 – Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
4/20 – Brooklyn, NY – Knitting Factory Brooklyn
4/21 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
4/22 – Philadelphia, PA – North Star Bar
4/23 – Long Branch, NJ – Brighton Bar
4/24 – Washington, DC – Rock And Roll Hotel
4/25 – Durham, NC – Casbah
4/27 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
4/28 – Nashville, TN – Exit / In
4/29 – St. Louis, MO – Firebird
4/30 – Dekalb, IL – Otto’s
5/1 – Chicago, IL – Metro
Last time Ezra Furman and his Harpoons came to town, they were kind enough to stop by Electraplay to film a live session for donewaitingTV. He played a few new, unreleased songs, like the one above — “Bloodsucking Whore.” (And he spoke with Mr. Flexner about the meaning of the tune). Welp, now those songs are released on the band’s new album, Mysterious Power. It’s their best yet.
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons return to Columbus Thursday night to play the Basement ($12, doors at 7pm) with Tristen and the Apache Relay. Revisit the full Live at Electraplay session for a preview.
When we booked a session with Damien Jurado, I assumed he’d stick to songs from his most recent record, Saint Bartlett. And that would have been fine. Instead, though, Jurado treated us to some deep cuts, including a couple personal favorites (“Rehearsals for Departure,” “What Were the Chances”). These older ones, Jurado said, are songs he hasn’t played live in a long time or ever.
Plus, we get a couple of new, unreleased songs — “You for a While” and “Newspaper Gown” (mp3 above). Check out the full session below, five intimate performances in all, and Columbus folks mark your calendars for Damien Jurado at the Treehouse May 22.
Maps & Atlases were one of the first bands to do a Live at Electraplay session for donewaitingTV, and the dudes enjoyed it so much they came back to the studio to a cut a new, live-in-the-studio version of the song “Solid Ground,” which you can watch above.
That previously unheard/unreleased version of “Solid Ground” will see its official release tomorrow on the iTunes-only EP Living Decorations, which will also feature a remix of “Pigeon” by Frightened Rabbit, a remix of “Living Decorations” by Friendly Ghost and a remix of “Perch Patchwork” by Josh Morrissey. Cover art and track list below.
1. Living Decorations
2. Solid Ground (Live At Electraplay)
3. Pigeon (Andreas Lust Remix)
4. Living Decorations (Friendly Ghost Remix)
5. Perch Patchwork (Josh Morrissey Remix)
Maps & Atlases On Tour:
03/05/11 AMES, IA [Maintenance Shop] #
03/06/11 IOWA CITY, IA [Mill] #
03/09/11 COLUMBIA, MO [Mojo's] #
03/10/11 ST. LOUIS, MO [Gargoyle Club] #
03/11/11 CHICAGO, IL [Lincoln Hall] *
03/14/11 BIRMINGHAM, AL [Bottle Tree] #
03/16/11 NEW ORLEANS, LA [House of Blues] %
03/17/11 AUSTIN, TX [SXSW]
03/18/11 AUSTIN, TX [SXSW]
03/19/11 AUSTIN, TX [SXSW]
03/20/11 DALLAS, TX [Loft]
DD/MM/YYYY is an amiable group of fellows from the Great White North that do a good job of defying categorization. Art-wave is what I might call it, turbo-psyche is what they might call it. Pseudo-genres aside, you certainly can’t deny their energy. The fact that they somehow managed to play a near record 18 shows in 3 days at SXSW in 2010 is a case in point. (Unfortunately they won’t be making the trek this year.) The dudes were kind enough to swing by Electraplay when they were in town on tour with the now-defunct Women and jam a few tunes, drink a few beers and answer a few questions. Check out how the rest went after the break.
