Radio Crystal Blue 12/2/12 news

Posted on November 30, 2012 | Leave a comment

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shows. Owing to schedule demands, I usually publish on Wednesdays or as soon
as possible thereafter. You will hear music in several segments of top
indie/DIY/underground songwriters and bands.
RCB Novus Ordo will also air separately. On this show I spin one song from
8 songs in one sitting and give you background info of each artist.

PROGRAMMING NOTE:
Each week through my January shows I’m airing tracks from The 1861 Project, a series that touches upon the Civil War experience. We’re up to Volume 2: From The Famine To The Front. This collection of original music recalls those families with Scottish and Irish ties who fought in the war. From the liner notes “Every singer, player and writer on this album has a strong connection to Ireland, by ancestry, birth, or just by heart”. More about this fascinating series at www.the1861project.com

Down to 3 more shows, and 2 more of RCB Novus Ordo. There is still room to have holiday music by artists you know or work with to be aired on the final show of the year, set for the week of 12/16. Anything appropo for the time of the year (doesn’t have to be Christmas) will be considered.
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NEXT shows I’m covering:
12/11 possibly seeing Yarn at Milkboy Philly www.yarnmusic.net

12/29 Ray G. Ward @ Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore
REVIEW of last night’s show at Legendary Dobbs: http://t.co/fSeJcfV6
REVIEW of the 11/23 GoGirlsMusic event at M Room:
https://radiocrystalblue.net/2012/11/24/the-m-room-112312/
VIDEO of Theopolis James: http://youtu.be/xJ40lgqcunw
VIDEO of Grown Up Avenger Stuff: http://youtu.be/_mkIrZtR5Tc
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RCB REVIEW from this week’s shows:
RCB Novus Ordo: Brian Dolzani returns to my airwaves after a number of years with a tender ballad. The acclaimed Bern & The Brights are also heard on this program with polished acoustic pop. Edith Crash in this segment, checking in from France (tho I couldn’t possibly pronounce any titles). Freddy Hall, plus Flashbulb Fires are two acts I first met at The Grape Room earlier in the year.

RCB proper: Water and dreams, two subjects that come up in the first segment in most of the songs. Both Flo Anito, and Katie Collins & The Backroads Band perform in Washington DC’s Downtown Holiday Market during the holiday season. Segment 2: Good Co., with their unique brand of ‘electro swing’ can be heard here. Ki & The Arrowtooth Waltz is an older project Kevin McWha Steele. Segment 4 had a real reflective tone, with songs about the moon (Jean Mann, Mark Erelli), and the only way to close my final show for November, Craig Sonnenfeld’s “November’s Song”.

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@ Legendary Dobbs 11/29/12

Posted on November 30, 2012 | 1 comment

A modest audience was in place to see 5 solid rock acts at The Legendary Dobbs on Thursday. Upon invite from Ted Bunch of Theopolis James, I came early to see the opener and stick around for everyone else.
Kiernan McMullan, on tour out of Nashville, was that opener, playing with a fair amount of loops, a high emotive voice, and a beautiful cherry red guitar. His performance style was rather quiet and reflective. I recall one song referencing a man who never traveled outside his home state. His album Two Years, released earlier in the year, speaks to a concept regarding the very nature of life on the road, as if you were watching a documentary unfolding on disc (or download, if you prefer).
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Theopolis James did the rock thing all over the stage, playing all the songs from their album “A Different Kind Of Evil” plus one new song. Just about everyone attending loved the grooves, and the vocals. Johnny Zero, a friend and bandmate of Ted’s in a side project of the latter, was in attendance, and, like myself, was around for just about the entire night. He was situated at front at times enjoying the action on stage.
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4th Line Revolutionary played a somewhat shorter set than the others….or maybe they just played a lot of short, punky songs? They have just started performing this summer, very animated on stage, and some excellent modern rock. They are quite busy invading the Delaware Valley with a sound that may remind one of late 80’s-early 90’s punk-pop. Their logo evokes The Ramones’s classic coat-of-arms logo, tho with a turkey in focus. Hmmmm
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Leiana fronts a 4-piece band on twin lead guitars, bass, drums. They all sport punk looks and serious hard rock chops from each member. This is a relatively new lineup for Leiana,who recently added Julia T on bass and Sean Bombz on guitar. I feel like I’ve seen them all on stage before in other bands around the city. The songs are edgy, a bit more so than I remember them from what I heard on their Reverbnation page. My favorite song of theirs, which I believe they did play, is “Love Don’t Matter”, which should be required listening for fans of Joan Jett.
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Closing the event were indie-rock band Terrible Friends (South Jersey), with vocalist Vin Dammann wearing an Atlantic City cap for much of the show, and some sort of message on t-shirt. He gestures on stage with his strumming hand at times in each verse. I love the tone from lead guitarist Rich Ealer’s instrument; I’m told it’s a Schechter. At times their sound recalled more of those 90’s rock grooves, especially from shoegazers like Ride. Funny coincidence here: The band covered a Ryan Adams tune. Earlier in the night, there was another Ryan Adams cover, which I believe Kiernan did.
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Someone else who played on South Street:
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After the shows:
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Lots more photos in the latest Facebook gallery

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Radio Crystal Blue & RCB Novus Ordo 11/25/12

Posted on November 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

Radio Crystal Blue: Novus Ordo spotlights CDs that are debuting on my
standard freeform radio program, Radio Crystal Blue. The show exists as a
weekly podcast.Listen here:
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Marcelo Quinonez “Willing” – Cabin Fever EP www.canicamusic.com
On The Water “Cat/Patience” – Anchor EP www.weareonthewater.com
Freddy Hall & The Best Intentions “Train Wreck” – Wander Years CD www.freddyhallmusic.com
Flashbulb Fires “The Whale” -Gasconder CD www.flashbulbfires.com
Edith Crash “Comme Avant” – De L’Autre Côté CD www.edithcrash.com
Kara McGraw “Carolina” – The Hound & The Hare CD www.karamcgraw.com
Bern & The Brights “War & Games” – Work CD www.bernandthebrights.com
Brian Dolzani “Before Goodnight” – If I Don’t Speak A Word CD www.briandolzani.com
Running time: 64 minutos
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Here’s RCB proper: 

Radio Crystal Blue is my long-running standard freeform radio program. The
show exists as a weekly podcast.
Listen here:
(1) The FeedPlayer on my home page (visible with Flash-supported browsers)
www.radiocrystalblue.net and available to stream/download/share. Click the
pop-up link at the ‘home’ tab.
(2) If you cannot view the FeedPlayer, try a different browser, or get
Flash, or try my podcast provider at www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu
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(4) RSS: www.bigcontact.com/radiocrystalblu/rssThis show was distributed on 11/28/12.

Artists who are appearing at events together are marked by * and **


Opening music: Nigel Hayes “Late” – Tales From The Shed Part 1 EP www.intelligentaudio.net

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The Universal Thump “Opening Night” – s/t CD www.theuniversalthump.com

The Kennedys “Marina Dream” – Closer Than You Know CD www.kennedysmusic.com

Joy Mills “Lake” – Trick Of The Eye CD www.joymills.com

Marc Berger “A Bottle Of Wine, A Suitcase, An Umbrella” – Ride CD www.marcbergermusic.com

 

*Karen Collins & The Backroads Band “She Dreams” – No Yodeling On The Radio CD www.karencollins.net

 

*Flo Anito “No Good” – No Dustbunnies CD www.floanito.com

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Brother Joscephus & The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra “Shine On” – Live At Brooklyn Bowl CD www.brotherjoscephus.com
Good Co. “Jazz Player” – Electro Swing For The Masses CD www.goodcomusic.com
Ki & The Arrowtooth Waltz “Lovely Madonna” – Entre-vouz! CD www.kevinmcwhasteele.com
At Sea “Prove Me Wrong” – A New Machine CD ww.atseamusic.com
The Slants “Sew Hearts” – The Yellow Album www.theslants.com
Kosmic Daydream “Last Laugh” – Psychosomatic Playground CD www.kosmicdaydream.com
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CD Focus: The 1861 Project, Volume 2: From The Famine To The Front.
This CD series of 21 original songs remembers and honors the Scots-Irish and Irish immigrants who fought in the Civil War. From the liner notes “Every singer, player and writer on this album, has a strong connection to Ireland, by ancestry, by birth or just by heart.” All songs performed by producer Thomm Jutz and a number of others. www.1861project.com
From this CD I spun:
“The American Wake” (co-write between Thomm Jutz, Peter Cronin, John Hadley) – Maura O’Connell on lead vox.
“Walking All The Way To Tennessee” (Pat Alger, Thomm Jutz) – vox by Pat Alger and Britt Savage
“The Stonewall Of The West” (Jutz, Cronin, Hadley) – Jim Rooney on vox.

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The Steel Wheels “Know Your Name” – Lay Down, Lay Low CD www.thesteelwheels.com

Carsie Blanton “Lonely No More” – Idiot Heart CD www.carsieblanton.com

Megan Slankard “You And Your Bright Ideas” – A Token Of The Wreckage CD www.meganslankard.com

Sloan Wainwright “Today” – Upside Down & Under My Heart CD www.sloanwainwright.com

Meredith Blis “Such A Lovely Girl” – A Purple Kind Of Blue CD www.meredithblis.com

Kris Delmhorst “Brand New Sound” – Shotgun Singer CD www.krisdelmhorst.com

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Anais Mitchell “You Are Forgiven” – Young Man In America CD www.anaismitchell.com

Patricia Silverberg “When I Am With You” – Don’t Look Back CD www.patriciasilverberg.com
Jean Mann “The Moon Said So” – Dream Of Goats CD www.jeanmann.net
Mark Erelli “I Took The Moon For A Walk” – Little Vigils CD www.markerelli.com
Craig Sonnenfeld “November’s Song” – Angels, Lovers And Fools CD www.craigsonnenfeld.com

 

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Closing music: Juaneco Y Su Combo “Linda Nena” – Masters Of Chicha Volume 1 CD www.barbesrecords.com

 

Running time: 3 hours, 21 minutos.All content of Radio Crystal Blue’s programming is free to listen and share
to via a Creative Commons License, version 3.0, full attribution,
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Next show will be recorded and distributed in the week of 12/2/12

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@ The M Room, 11/23/12

Posted on November 24, 2012 | 1 comment

An eclectic lineup of female-fronted bands took hold at The M Room here in Philly on Friday night, for the penultimate GoGirlsMusic festival event of 2012. Proceeds from the show went to two charities; local food bank Philabundance, and Wreaths Across America, which coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies. M Room, as usual, proved to be a bit of a challenge regarding sound, and there was a decent audience, but for the pure music lover and musician alike, the effort surely didn’t go unnoticed.
May is a bilingual dance-oriented songwriter with upbeat backing tracks and positive outlook to match. She performed with bass and drums alongside, which she mentioned to me is still something to get used to. She appeared both structured and inspired on stage, bouncing around a bit on a few tunes. She wore a strong sequined red shirt under black suit for the occasion, which looked  great in the general darkness on stage.
Lori Citro, in comparison, was gentlest of all the performers, and for this reviewer the best with stage presence. She performed on keys with sax and drums backing up.She has background in musical theatre along with songwriting, and was willing to tell stories of the songs with both humor and poignancy. Notable songs included “Dorothy”,  an ode to the musical “Wicked”, Love is first and foremost in her material.
 
Gina Cieri runs the Philadelphia chapter of GoGirlsMusic, and does duel lead guitar with twin sister Tina in Prima Donna. This local band, with a good regional performance history presents original songs in the vein of classic rock, recalling at once Heart (twin guitar attack), The Doors (mythical lead singer-poet), and possibly Blue Oyster Cult (slightly progressive, great solos). Prima Donna have been around for about 10 years with several lineup changes, the current one is closest to the original. As I understand, Gina is the mastermind, writing the music and lyrics. The hooks are excellent, with a few good solos amongst the songs performed. Lead vocalist Kelly Werkheiser has a good attitude on stage channeling some anger within the song and commanding her place well. Prior to “Fire Me Up”, she exhorted response from the audience.
Grown Up Avenger Stuff are from North Carolina, a 4 piece with one general tone, and that would be loud! Lead singer Deirdre Kroener was in complete control, with a focused attitude on getting her message across, and doing so in restless fashion. The band followed in time to her wails and shrieks, rocking just as hard without vocals themselves. The music itself resembles hard rock, with generally blues motifs, again recalling The Doors, Led Zeppelin and similar bands. Sporting a sparkly black top with a small sequined design, and rocking multiple tattoos along her forearms (one containing original verse, Deirdre appeared devoted to her cause, simply to rock out. Nothing is left to chance sonically. She has a naturally high voice that she doesn’t turn up to eleven, but it gets up there. They closed the show with a very short number that was loudest of all. Outside of a short tour in Western Canada, they are making their first real foray outside of their homebase, touring across the East Coast. Easily they are the loudest band I’ve heard outside the Carolinas. Talking with them after, I learned that they are friends of The StereoFidelics, fine noisemakers themselves. 

VIDEO of Grown Up Avenger Stuff:

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