[mp3/concert] tympanogram presents… Friday, October 22

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[mp3/concert] tympanogram presents… Friday, October 22

Written on September 24, 2010 by Andy in Live, Local, Music

We’ve already announced two of the three bands who are playing our upcoming Tympanogram Presents show at Bug Jar on Friday, October 22, but if you’ve either missed it, or haven’t been paying attention, let’s recap:

Opening the show is Rochester’s Black Elk Speaks, followed by Hosannas, who are out of Portland, Oregon. And while that would have been a great show in and of itself, we booked a third band just yesterday who we’re extremely excited to add to the bill: Toronto’s Young Empires.

The show is going to be $6 – a pittance for the amount of excellent music you’re going to hear. There’s no ticket presale; if you show up at Bug Jar on the night of the show, it’ll still be $6. (Unless you’re under 21, in which case it’ll cost you $8.) So, come on out, have some drinks with us and listen to a triumvirate of great bands.

We’d like to thank Tim at Bug Jar for letting us bring shows in and giving us a kickass place to do it, and we’re looking forward to doing it more often from here on out. Our next shows are already in the works, so be on the lookout for future announcements regarding those.

In the meantime, check out a track from each of the bands right here to get you in the mood, and if you have questions/need information, feel free to get in touch. We’re excited. We hope you are too.

Black Elk Speaks – Chain Gang (mp3) from Cycle One EP

Hosannas – When We Were Young (mp3)

Young Empires – Against the Wall (mp3)

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[mp3] Introducing: Black Elk Speaks – Sympaco Nom

Written on September 9, 2010 by Andy in Local, Music

There’s a certain amount of pride that I feel when artists from the Rochester area send us their material. I like that bands that might not otherwise have an immediate outlet can get my attention with their proximity. It gives me more of an incentive to listen when I can go and see them 5 minutes from my house whenever I want. And while we don’t get a lot of local submissions, what I have been hearing lately – from bands like Sports and Walri and The Dads – has all been pretty great.

This past week, we got sent an EP from another local band: Black Elk Speaks. Hailing from the college town just south of Rochester (Geneseo), Black Elk Speaks makes experimental, kitchen-sink type rock – by which I mean, there isn’t anything that couldn’t be used as a part of it. (For example, there is clearly a bike bell ringing on the track “Chain Gang,” which could have something to do with the fact that the EP it’s on is named Cycle One) It’s moody, compelling art-rock that gets its swirling tendrils wrapped into your brain and doesn’t let it go.

Black Elk Speaks has released an EP and single to this point, which you can get over at Amazon. This track, off of their Cycle One EP, is representative of their larger work. It unfolds at its own pace, combining atmospheric post-rock with dark, sullen vocals. I’m impressed.

If you’re around Rochester during the upcoming Rochester Indie Fest, come out to Boulder Coffee on Sunday the 19^th to catch the band playing. It’s where I’ll be. You should be too.

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Black Elk Speaks – Sympaco Nom (mp3) from Cycle One EP

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