03 Sep 2008

Set Offers to a Hail to the Chiefs

By John M. James

Of Great Mortal Men - 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies With election frenzy in the air, the Standard Recording Company of Indianapolis has compiled a three-CD set with a new song about each of the 43 presidents. Due next week, 43 Songs for 43 U.S. Presidencies was written and nourished by members of Above the Orange Trees and Nice Monster recording as Of Great & Mortal Men, aided by stars including Rosie Thomas, the Radar Bros., Califone, Alan Sparhawk of Low, Mark Kozelek of Red House Painters, Bill Callahan of Smog, Vince DiFiore of Cake, and James Jackson Toth of Wooden Wand. Song titles include "Lyndon B. Johnson: Ladybird Take Me Home," "William J. Clinton: The Mighty Lion Will Not Roar Again," and "Herbert Hoover: Woe Is a Spoon-Shaped Heart."

31 Aug 2008

Shaping the Material: Paper Mache, September 3 at Mixtapes

By Administrator

papermache.jpgIn two years, the Spokane, Washington-based five-piece Paper Mache - which will be performing at Mixtapes in East Moline on September 3 - has gone through more than a dozen members.

You might assume that singer/songwriter Chelsea Seth Woodward is difficult to work with, but to hear him tell it, it was simply a process of shaping Paper Mache.

"It started off as me doing a singer/songwriter, solo acoustic," he said last week, "but the intention was always to have the songs that I wrote have open interpretation, that we could play with them and I could have different members join and see what fit, and then develop a sound from there."

27 Aug 2008

Coming Up at Daytrotter

By Daytrotter

Lissie Our little hub here in Rock Island feels doubly cool on a day such as Sunday when we have into the studio a young, local talent gone Los Angeles in Lissie, then a few hours after she left to go swim at the pool and eat hamburgers we have one of Daytrotter's original alums and makers of one of the coolest records of the year, Koufax, by for the second session of the day, and last, to cap the day, one of the premier hip-hoppers on the planet: Aesop Rock.

27 Aug 2008

CreateSpace Offers a New Distribution Model

By John M. James

Sounds Eclectic Public-radio tastemaker KCRW from Santa Monica, California, is back with its sixth collection of live performances from its studios.

20 Aug 2008

"Iowa Democracy"?: Brother Trucker, August 22 at River Roots Live

By Administrator

Brother Trucker When Flyover, the fourth album from Des Moines-based Brother Trucker, sees the light of day - maybe yet this summer - the band's fans will be treated to a collection of timeless roots rock.

Which is a good thing, because the songs were recorded more than three years ago.

20 Aug 2008

Coming Up at Daytrotter

By Daytrotter

Daytrotter Perhaps there's been this empty feeling in your stomachs lately as the Daytrotter concert schedule has been slightly bare for the greater part of August. It's all about to change as the shows are going to start up again and hit like a blizzard, like two blizzards back-to-back.

20 Aug 2008

The Verve Makes a Splashy Return

By John M. James

The Verve - Forth The Verve is rolling out the red carpet for its return next week in bonus-packed limited editions of the new album Forth. A CD/DVD set is available at retail, housed in a bound-book-style package and featuring the 20-minute documentary Space & Time and five songs from the band's performance this past May at Coachella. Fans still gobbling up the various exclusive B sides on the first single, "Love Is Noise," can order the deluxe box set from The Verve's official online store, boasting an audiophile two-LP vinyl set with two songs that don't show up on the CD, the bonus DVD, free downloads, and a special book of memorabilia.

13 Aug 2008

Earning the Buzz: Tapes 'n Tapes, August 14 at the Redstone Room

By Administrator

Reader #697 As dismissive as many people are when it comes to blogs, what's often neglected is that they can sometimes represent genuine grassroots movements. And Minneapolis' Tapes 'n Tapes has been a major beneficiary.

13 Aug 2008

Saxophonist Ernest Dawkins Comes to the Redstone Room August 17

By Jimmie Jones

Ernest Dawkins Jazz alto saxophonist Ernest "Khabeer" Dawkins will bring his "Straight Ahead" Quartet with special guest pianist and jazz educator Willie Pickens to the River Music Experience's Redstone Room in downtown Davenport for Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Matinée & Workshop on August 17. The workshop begins at 3 p.m., with admission $3 for students and $5 for adults. The concert begins at 6 p.m., with general admission $15 and reserve seating $20.

13 Aug 2008

This Week at Daytrotter

By administrator

The Ruby Suns So far this week, we've already recorded Royal Bangs and New Zealanders The Ruby Suns, who parked their motor home at West Lake Park for the night, ate some Huckleberry's pizza, and then drove to Chicago to make the long flight home. They were a little worn out when they came to see us, but the tunes turned out well. Everyone should check out their newest Sub Pop record and complain to someone that it's not been released on vinyl.

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