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been following these chaps on twitter for seemingly years now, and have never seen them, for whatever reason. anyway, tonight, hopefully that all will change. new orleans’ the breton sound is who i am talking about if you havent figured that out. they recently released a new ep entitled maps, and its great. admittedly, even [...]Show More Summary
you ever run into a band, that seemingly everything they put out, hits you in just the right spots? yeah, thats me and hallelujah the hills. they just put out a odds and sods double record that is made up of b-sides, non album tracks, etc and god damn if it aint better than most [...] The post hallelujah the hills “three minute mark” appeared first on Captains Dead.
photo by me top of the monday evening! trying to get back into this blogging thing, but admittedly its been tough. then again, for the past year or so i have been going in spurts, which i guess is better than nothing esp after almost 8 years of doing this. anyway, so my boys centro-matic [...] The post centro-matic live at mercy lounge, nashville appeared first on Captains Dead.
top of the day, fools! the past week has been kind of weird, thus the silence. my grandma, who wasnt in the best of health, but still alive and kicking, passed away last week. so, in her honour, here is the clash bootleg rat patrol from fort bragg. she was a huge clash fan, in [...] The post the clash “rat patrol from fort bragg” appeared first on Captains Dead.
oh dear lord. i could not be more excited about this. for those that dont know, they put out one of my favorite records ever, nothing is okay, back in 08 – i think that was the year. anyway, they put it out, played some shows, then for whatever reason, broke up. its an absolutely [...]Show More Summary
sup, peoples? i had a request for a repost on this whigs show which like the title suggests was in milan and took place at the zimba escape club on 1.30.94. enjoy… 1. if i were going 2. debonair 3. turn on the water 4. gentlemen 5. be sweet 6. my world is empty without [...] The post the afghan whigs live in milan appeared first on Captains Dead.
i dont talk too much about punk bands, mostly due to the fact that i never get sent anything from said genre nor do i ever really seek it out. during my late teens – late 20?s i listened to quite a bit of punk. so its in my bloodstream, just as is 90?s r&b, [...] The post dead trend “bad policy” appeared first on Captains Dead.
couple weeks ago, bj barhman, american aquarium, mentioned on facebook a guy by the name of john moreland- he’s from tulsa, ok, btw. having never heard of him, i made a mental not to check him out, and of course over the next few days leading up to checking him out, i saw his name [...] The post john moreland “ancient youth” appeared first on Captains Dead.
howdy, hi! not much today, other than this gbv comp which i posted a couple years back, but had a couple of requests for a repost. if i have something, i am always happy to oblige. its lily’s, my daughter, birthday today – she’s 5. so going to be getting into some serious birthday shit. [...] The post guided by voices’ bug house compilation appeared first on Captains Dead.
if i have one running theme its the “oh shit, i didnt realize (insert whatever here.) this has been happening for the 7.5 years this site has been in existence. i have a hard time keeping track and putting two and two together. such is the case with north carolina musician jeremy squires. i have [...] The post jeremy squires “ghostlike” appeared first on Captains Dead.
photo by noah w. bailey for dallas observer happy, monday folks! so here is a lovely recording of one of my favorite chicago bands ever, red red meat, and here they are playing like the title suggests at the hideout in chicago. its a soundboard, and thanks to the original taper! you can buy red [...] The post red red meat live at the hideout appeared first on Captains Dead.
jay admittedly, i love this record. i am just as surprised as you may be that that just came out of my mouth, but really its a damn fine record. The post it came from the youtubes: early sunday morning edition appeared first on Captains Dead.
time to take a break from all this madness. here we have a song off deadstring brothers recently released bloodshot record, cannery row. i have had this record on my harddrive for the past couple weeks, and as per usual, i am just getting around to listening to it. few songs in, i am absolutely [...]Show More Summary
i dont know much about aly tadros and her song featuring ben balmer, “whim,” but apparently it was inspired by streaking and alcohol. if you knew me way back when, i was known to streak through parties on a whim – no pun intended. in fact i wouldnt run through a house, or a backyard [...] The post aly tadros w/ ben balmer “whim” appeared first on Captains Dead.
new orleans artist john michael rouchell, who you may know better as the main man behind my name is john michael, has a new ep coming out on april 27 entitled the seperation ep. i loved his work with his previous band, and i dont see that love stopping with this solo work. oh, and [...] The post john michael rouchell “holler” appeared first on Captains Dead.
PREVIEW: Wooden Wand – “Southern Colorado Song” from We Have Signal on Vimeo. i had written about mr james jackson toth’s recent wooden wand record blood oaths of the new blues, but then i lost 7 months worth of posts. so its gone, forever… oh maybe google cache has it, but its not the same. [...]Show More Summary
i have been hearing of atlanta’s little tybee for at least a couple years now, and like a lot of bands, never listened to em. well, its been a lazy sunday morning, and i figured what the hell? firstly, they have a new record cout on paper garden records entitled for distant viewing – i [...] The post little tybee “for distant viewing” appeared first on Captains Dead.
happy friday! i am not gonna muddy this up with a bunch of words and stuff. so here is the info on this molina cover compilation/tribue being put out by graveface records, which i believe is due out on 4.23. we’re calling this collection weary engine blues, named after a piece of artwork by molina [...]Show More Summary
top of the day, jerkballs! i hate being late to the game when it comes to some artists, but i cant know about everything no matter how hard i try. this time im talking about dallas based artist ronnie fauss and his record i am the man you know im not – great title. granted, [...] The post ronnie fauss “i dont see you” appeared first on Captains Dead.
if there is a band that can harken me back to my favorite era of music, late 80?s to mid 90?s, i will be a fan for life. for life, i tell ya! hailing from the great state of texas, dont fuck with it, and the lovely city of san antonio are the mites. they [...] The post the mites “slightly removed” & “strike of the mind” appeared first on Captains Dead.