Monthly Archives: July 2010

Fakebook-Joan Jett

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Fakebook n. A book containing information about songs, especially their lyrics, melodies, and chord progressions, used by musicians as a substitute for sheet music or as a framework for improvisation. I began to reconsider Joan Jett when her song, Bad Reputation, was used as the … Read More

Calexico. Live in Nuremberg.

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Calexico–that band of handsome Tucson troubadours known for dusty southwestern  sonatas–is giving it up for free! To get folks all excited about their summer tour Calexico is offering up a free download for a live recording of a 2009 Nuremberg show via CASH Music. (thanks to small town romance … Read More

Backtracks. Scorpions Blackout.

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Backtracks takes a look at songs that were a meaningful part of los grillos past and have recently come back to los grillos in whatever random ways such things happen–in a movie, in a bar, in a dream, or just in the head for no apparent reason. … Read More

Jaill. That’s How We Burn.

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Jaill, a long time, workmanlike bar band from Milwaukee and recent Sub Pop signee, serve up guitar jangle and garage punk attitude as tightly crafted pop songs. In the wry lyrics and rolling backbeat there’s a hint of The Smiths‘ more uptempo dour ditties that, combined with a … Read More

Call Me Lightning | When I Am Gone My Blood Will Be Free

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Do you like The Who? So do I. And so does Call Me Lightning, a garage-rockin’ Milwaukee trio that takes its name from an early Who b-side–and lives up to the name with the unhinged aural assault on their latest, When I Am Gone My Blood … Read More