Because I'm such a nice guy, I'll let you readers in on a little secret. There's a special one-off Christmas release from Daniel Gallo (of The Field Recordings) which you can hear on a special bandcamp site for his solo work (CLICK HERE). It's called "All Of My Songs Are About Characters Named Daniel Gallo"
If you're into fast-paced fun vocal experimentation laced with twee-pop instrumentation like organs, handclaps, twinkling xylophone, and lo-fi drums, this is something you should click on over to and download right away.
It's a free release, so I don't think Mr. Gallo will get too mad about me sharing this with you readers...
Must read: CT Indie contributor Thomas Pizzola Ipsissimus article for the New Haven Advocate
bios from Manic
TOXIC HOLOCAUST mutated into existence in 1999, when Joel Grind merged his love for classic punk and metal and the flash of L.A. hard rock into his ideal band. Like his influences - Bathory, Venom, Onslaught, English Dogs, Possessed, Broken Bones - TOXIC HOLOCAUST featured blazing riffs, gravel-throated vocals, and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world. Grind wrapped all of these elements up with a DIY attitude and begin writing and recording material almost instantly. Relapse Records
Ipsissimus was founded when His Emissary (guitars) and Haimatokharmes (drums) met by providence on 6/6/06 in New Haven, CT, and found in one another worthy vessels of channeling the occult philosophies into ritual Black Metal.
In November of that year, Tichondrius (bass/vocals) completed the trinity. Within a month they were playing concerts and released the demo “Trampling the Host,” a potent exercise in raw, blasting Black Metal.
Over the following years, they established a reputation across New England for technical yet raw live performances, sharing the stage with both local and established Black Metal groups, such as Nachtmystium, Enslaved, Dark Funeral, Krallice, and Watain.
In February 2008, Ipsissimus independently released the “Three Secrets of Fatima” EP, Matching their music to orations of black piety that draw from esoteric traditions antique and modern, often composed in the dead tongues of the ancients themselves, Ipsissimus initiates the listener to a Left-Hand Gnosis with a unique and irrefutable statement of American Black Metal.
Metal Blade Records
Brass Caskets:
CT Hardcore featuring members of Phantoms, Cold Snap, and Crowns of Kings.
Age of Deception:
Reigning from Milford, CT Age of Deception came to be when members of the metalcore shredders Eyes of Creation and members of the New London old school death outfit Cadaversphere came together to conjure up a radical new progressive trash metal project in which there are no limits to our creative vision. In other words, anything goes as far as our sound is concerned.The best way to describe our music is traditional heavy metal combined with brutal death metal breaks spliced with a heavy dose of the European style progressive metal.
ATRINA (taken from a review in the New Haven Advocate):
It's nice to be disarmed. Atrina force you to meet them with openness and wonderment, rather than superficial expectations based on their clothes or equipment. And it ultimately pans out, since the feel of their music is iconic. Their set was marked by turbulent riffs in angular time signatures. L'Heureux's vocals were relentless, plaintive; she wasn't yelling or screaming, and yet her lyrics seemed to evacuate her voice before they ever reached the audience, leaving us with just the sound itself, a husk of something communicated. Chilling, morbid, and delicious.
Eurisko is a 5-piece rock band from the greater New Haven/Waterbury area that recently formed in early 2010. Since their inception they have developed a sound soaked in whiskey, multi-layered guitar riffs, and creatively grim lyrics. Influenced primarily by folk and indie rock, Eurisko’s music spans from quickly paced melodic ballads to deep, creeping songs carrying shipments of woe; and has drawn comparisons to the music of Tom Waits, The Decemberists, Murder By Death, and Bright Eyes. The combination of three guitars, bass, and drums gives Eurisko the flexibility to take a wide-ranging and detailed approach to their song-writing, which are then given more dimension through the use of poetic lyrics and storytelling.
Ashes vs. Leaves:
This indie-rock four-piece, hailing from Carrboro North Carolina, is bound to catch your ear. Their songs feature crunchy, swaggering guitar riffs matched with punching rhythms and heartfelt lyrics. They present a straight up rock sound that goes from toe-tapping to head-bopping in a matter of seconds, and they don't stop there. These guys are definitely a band that you want to bring home to mama!
Wednesday, January 12 2011, Manic Productions presents
Location:
BAR
254 Crown Street
New Haven, CT
9:00pm - 21+ - Free
New Wednesday FREE Manic series at BAR continues with:
bios from Manic's site:
Elizabeth & the Catapult:
Combining elements of jazz, pop and funk, this New York City-based group creates a singular sound with memorable melodies and unique, sophisticated harmonies. Fronted by the clear sultry voice of singer songwriter Elizabeth Ziman, they are attracting a buzz from the music press.
Even Artichokes Have Hearts:
Folk pop duo from New Haven with influences such as Ingrid Michaelson, Cat Power, and Bon Iver.
Boston-based alt-rock stars of the ’90s and longtime friends are a temporary acoustic duo called Juliana and Evan. Hatfield is in semi-retirement, but Dando coaxed her into doing a few shows.
The Lemonheads are an alternative rock band formed in 1986 by singer/guitarist Evan Dando, who has been the band's only constant member. Since forming, recording, and touring lineups of the band have also included co-founders Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz, John Strohm (Blake Babies), Doug Trachten, Corey Loog Brennan, Byron Hoag, Ben Daughtry, Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies), Nic Dalton (Godstar, Sneeze, The Plunderer...s), Dave Ryan, Patrick "Murph" Murphy (Dinosaur Jr), Bill Gibson (Eastern Dark), Mark 'Budola' Newman, Kenny Lyon, Vess Ruhtenberg, Devon Ashley, Karl Alvarez and Bill Stevenson (Descendents), P. David Hazel and various others. The Lemonheads' popularity grew in 1992 with the album It's a Shame about Ray which was produced, engineered, and mixed by The Robb Brothers (Bruce Robb, Dee, and Joe), followed by a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson", which eventually became one of the band's most successful singles. Cited as one of the most important alternative rock groups, The Lemonheads were active until 1997 and went on hiatus, but reformed with a new lineup in 2005 and released The Lemonheads in the following year. The band released its latest album, Varshons, in June 2009.
The daughter of Philip M. Hatfield (a radiologist) and The Boston Globe fashion critic Julie Hatfield, Juliana was born in Maine and grew up in the Boston suburb of Duxbury. She acquired a love of rock music during the 1970s, having been introduced by a babysitter to the music of the seminal Los Angeles punk rock band X, which proved a life-changing experience. She was also attracted to the music of more mainstream artists like Olivia Newton-John and The Police, perhaps explaining the dialectic in her later music between sweet, melodic “pop” songs and more hard rock oriented material. Visualizing herself as a singer since her high school years, Hatfield sang in school choirs and briefly played in a cover band called The Squids, which played Queen and Rush songs.
More dates:
January 2011
15th - Paradise, Boston MA (part of Hot Stove Cool Music event)
20th - Maxwell's. Hoboken NJ (Evan & Juliana)
21st - Bell House, Brooklyn NY (Evan & Juliana)
22nd - IOTA, Arlington VA (Evan & Juliana)
23rd - Daniel Street, Milford CT(Evan & Juliana)
24th - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA (Evan & Juliana)
30th - Wheeler Opera House, Aspen CO (Evan & Juliana)
IPOD sets by DJ Ponybird, and MC BAM BAM throughout the night.
Ponybird will be playing as a four peice, featuring Jenn D. & Andre Roman (Old Man Lady Luck/Atrina), Rob Dauphinais (Mageepa Project), and Jay Bates (M.T. Bearington).
Ponybird has fully matured into a countrified rock ’n’ roll heartbreaking machine. -New Haven Advocate
One of my fave Ponybird tracks:
Here's her Hot Bitch Arsenal cover with lyrics that were put together by taking audience submissions given to the band on slips of paper during a performance.
Goodnight Blue Moon is an orchestral-acoustic-folk band from New Haven, Connecticut. The band cites influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel to Matt Pond PA and The Avett Brothers. But, thanks to their diverse musical backgrounds, the members of this 7-piece come together to deliver a sound that is uniquely their own.
M.T. Bearington creates pop music that's well rooted in psychedelia, combining beautiful harmonies, soft melodies, and pounding rhythms. Taking cues from such acts as Roy Wood, The Kinks, and Brian Wilson, the music is as much a nod to the past as it is a journey into modern songwriting.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Manic Productions presents
BAR
254 Crown Street
New Haven, CT
9:00pm - 21+ - Free
Manic Productions begins its FREE Wednesday night series at BAR on January 5, 2011. Not a replacement for the sorely missed Sundazed Series from Shaki, but nonetheless nice to have happening.
Also to come:
Jan 12: Elizabeth & the Catapult, Even Artichokes Have Hearts
Jan 19: Sharon Van Etten, Plume Giant
Jan 26: Jarrod Gorbel, MT Bearington (solo)
bios from Manic's page
The Beets are a garage rock/psychedelic band from Jackson Heights, NY. Lots of reverb, minimalistic drumming, some backwoods vibes, and shouted vocals sung by all three band members. Similar to Thee Oh Sees. They recently released their debut, Spit In The Face Of People Who Don?t Want To Be Cool, which was limited to 200 hand-painted copies, on Blank Dogs? label Captured Tracks.
Wry is a mid tempo indie rock band who started in circa April of 2008. At first it was Nick and Keith with a few other people and things didn't work out. However, things picked up again late 2008, early 2009 when Ryan and Jerry joined and solidified the group. For fans of Cursive, Pinback and Black Heart Procession.
EULA:
"Combining the quirky, awkward-but-sexy nature of CSS with a more defined loud-vs-soft side, EULA is a fun new wave group from New Haven. Their music is packed with the loud, pointed guitar riffs and rapid basslines that would make Northwest pseudo punk proud; think a blown out of proportion and hyped-up Kill Rock Stars release." -FensePost
Because I'm such a nice guy, I'll let you readers in on a little secret. There's a special one-off Christmas release from Daniel Gallo (of The Field Recordings) which you can hear on a special bandcamp site for his solo work (CLICK HERE). It's called "All Of My Songs Are About Characters Named Daniel Gallo"
