All I can say is “Holy Eff’n Hot”. I love me some Darlins…
I can not express the excitement I have for their new release. I am sure many of you are tired of hearing about it from me…tough.
I spoke to Oh Wow Dang’s JT the other day and he told me that Those Darlins were playing Thursday night at SXSW. I was bummed to hear that as I will not be arriving to Austin until Friday. I know that their set will be one of those sets people talk about all weekend. The hard-working foursome deserves it.
Hey to all you Gaslight Anthem fans out there. This is for you…
Apparently Absolute Punk found out a little secret about Mr. Brian Fallon of Gaslight Anthem fame. It would appear that Fallon is working on a little side project called The Horrible Crowes.
Last week Fallon admitted finally to the rumor that he and bandmate Ian Perkins would be working on more of a “Night Time Music” album.
Fallon has this to say on his blog Cassettes In The Mailbox:
I remember I used to have to set myself on fire to get somebody to find out about my band, either that or play with Bruce Springsteen! (wink) so I’m pumped people care enough to find out before I even told anybody outside my little circle. So thanks for caring about what I’m up to, I appreciate that a lot.
Anyway, so here’s the deal… the “night time music” is myself and Mr. Ian Perkins, and what we’re doing is writing songs and making demos at the very moment. We hope to put out a full length record sometime this year, before it gets cold again, I don’t know with whom, or when exactly it will come out. But the point is, it’s coming out. We’re calling ourselves The Horrible Crowes.
The name comes from a poem called the Twa Corbies, which means, “two crows.”
I am sure you have guessed it already, I am stoked. Not to mention Fallon also talked about a new Gaslight record that they will be working on.
2011 is shaping up to be a good year for releases.
Looks like good ol’ Jack and Meg have finally made an official statement saying that the White Stripes are no more:
“The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong to you now and you can do with it whatever you want.”
While bummed a little, I do look forward to seeing what the future holds for Mr. Jack White and Ms. Meg.
I am not sure where you are from, but I hale from Ohio and the weather SUCKS here today!!!! Seriously, it is raining ice. It looks like someone kicked over a gigantic Slushie machine and all the ice covered the area. The roads are horrible, I am stuck inside and am getting restless.
So what do I do? I sit at my computer and look for distractions. I go through countless emails about nothing special and suddenly I saw this – a message from Those Darlins:
We finally get to share with you some music off our new LP Screws Get Loose.
We want to feel your excitement as we unleash all that we have worked so hard on.
Hope it turns you on.
xoxxx
Darlins
I stopped everything I was doing and checked out the song.
Suddenly I am forgetting about how craptastic it is outside and I am not worried about how long it will take me to get to work in the morning (who am I kidding, yes I am). I love their new sound and have the feeling that this is the release that will skyrocket this kick-ass foursome into the spotlight they oh so deserve.
The new album drops in March and I can not wait to hear it. If you are as crazy as I am about Those Darlins, you can pre-order your copy today!
Screws Get Loose drops on 03/29/2011
Solo musician, songwriter, and frontman Evan Thomas Weiss has got himself a sweet little project called Into It. Over It (IIOI). He came through town a couple weeks back and I missed it. Bummed would be an acceptable word I am looking for.
I would sit here and introduce Weiss, but he does it best:
I used to play in a couple bands called The Progress and Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, but that isn’t too important. I’m 25 years old. I live in Chicago. I’m 6’2″. I’m a Libra. I have a beard. My shoes are a size 9. I’m always busy. I’m always broke. I’m (almost) always happy. I write songs. Let’s kick it.
I have to disagree with Weiss about Up Up Down Down not being important. I loved than band.
Anyways, here are a couple vids to give you a taste of IIOT.
Maybe I will run into him at SXSW. That would be awesome.
If you like what you hear check out his MySpace Page and peruse through the page to find links to his releases.