Apr 24 : Emotional (San Francisco)

Ten years ago there were more venues in Lower Manhattan than there are today. I've noticed that within the past year or two there have been more ads and listings for "Berlin", located on Avenue A north of Houston Street. I went there for the first time recently and saw San Francisco band "Emotional" do a good show.

I'm still without my own computer so can't do any music streaming, and, using a computer in a public place, have to keep this posting brief. But here is the Facebook page for Emotional. They're worth a listen: ::: Emotional on Facebook (CLICK HERE)

Apr 18 : Tygerstrype (Philly)

Philly Music!

The next few blog postings are going to be different from usual. They'll be mighty short. My computer is down, so I'm checking emails and doing online at FedEx where they charge by the minute tick tick tick. So I'll be concise and brief.

I recently saw Philly band Tygerstrype do a show at The Barbary. Very good show. I liked it a lot. Music is more intense than last time I heard them. Vocals, percussion, guitar, all stronger and richer.

Unfortunately I can't do music samples because tick tick tick and $ $ $ and can't blow up the store with Tygerstrype music, at least I don't think I can. FedEx is counting every second. But I would definitely recommend you check out Tygersrype's Bandcamp page. Tygerstrype on Bandcamp (CLICK HERE)

Apr 05 : "Devil You Know" - Red Datsun (New York)

From the nuanced to the raucous. Red Datsun is in the house. When the band and its fans come into the room, it's an overwhelming wave of energy. The band has been around for years and has built up a very loyal following, and they packed the room at the recent show at Pianos.

Miller got up on stage and pounded out the vocals backed up by the power of the team's guitars and drums. A good show.

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Here's the band's self-description from their web page ::: "RED DATSUN is the product of lives spent in suede cubicles, shadowy bars, ambient trains, and throttled cars. Young lives rooted in the sound of the rock & roll the way the kids used to do it, and the way it used to be done. Analog, dirty, unfastidious. "

While the band does have a Bandcamp page, they do have a collection of You-Tube videos from a few years back. Here is "Devil You Know" from 2013.

Right now Red Datsun doesn't have any other shows coming up, but you can keep an eye on them by checking out their web page ::: Red Datsun web page

Mar 13 : "Whiskey & Vinyl" - City of Decades (Austin)

I actually did go out in February, but found disappointing shows / nothing to write about. So I was happy to see "City of Decades" do a show at Piano's a week ago Friday. It's great to be back on track hearing some good bands doing good shows.

City of Decades is a three-piece band from Austin. They were the opener for the evening. This is one of the stories where the band live is a little different than the band on line. The live performance was a little more forceful and less laid-back than the web music. Also, we see in the web music that the vocals take the lead along with strong guitars. ... But in the live performance it was the drums that took the lead. The drums provided the music with a great deal of texture, giving it an unexpected nuance in both tempo and volume. Liked their show a lot.

One of the songs they played at the show is their lead track on line, "Whiskey & Vinyl" :::

City of Decades will be returning back East in June, doing another show at Pianos on June 24 and one at Rockwood on June 25. If you would like to visit them in the meantime, here is the click to their Facebook page ::: City of Decades on Facebook (CLICK HERE)

Jan 23 : "Ego Walls Fall When You're In Love" - Sic Tic (Brooklyn)

After work on Friday I headed out to Bushwick to go to the "Rock Against Trump" charity benefit show at The Gateway. One outfit that I liked was Brooklyn band Sic Tic. The three-piece has a variety of styles in both its web and live music. I like the song structures with some of the changes in tempo. Here is "Ego Walls Fall When You're In Love" :::

Sic Tic has another show coming up at The Gateway on February 4th. In the meantime, if you would like to visit the band on Facebook, here is the click ::: Sic Tic on Facebook (CLICK HERE).