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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Live Reviews Live review: 25 Minutes to Go
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 11:33 AM
25 Minutes to Go, Joint Damage, Mauser, No Power
The Milestone
Dec. 20, 2011
For the first time, at least in its recent history, the Milestone decided to book an all-bar-stage show. It was either going to be a fantastic treat or a sweaty, overly packed fandango of people trying to make their way towards the stage to see the music. There isn't much of a middle ground when the chaos is by the bar. “Somebody's gonna die,” Jonathan Hughes, Milestone owner and front man of 25 Minutes to Go, claimed for weeks before the occasion. And considering that his band was opening a night of heavy variety, it was quite possible that if the turnout exceeded the capacity comfort level of the bar area and patrons got too rowdy, it would happen.
It was almost strange to see 25 Minutes to Go open the night. Usually by the time they reach the stage, everyone is already covered in beer and ready to bro-down to the punk jams that radiate through the Milestone family. However, seeing as it was early, it was "bro-down light" — people feeling the music and getting into it, but not nearly as intensely as they would with several tall boys and whiskey in their system. But it made one thing apparent, it's not the booze that makes their fans enjoy their music, they were still rocking out to the solid and fluid, fast-paced jams, loving the moment and the band felt it. Jonathan, animated as ever, raised his hands between strumming on his guitar as he belted his heart out while AJ held down the solos, KP maintained the catchy bass line and Trey pounded on his drums furiously.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
New Releases The Weeknd completes mixtape trifecta
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Ethiopian/Canadian singer The Weeknd — born Abel Tesfaye — released his third mixtape of the year last night, Echoes of Silence. All three albums are available for free at his Website, the-weeknd.com.
The Weeknd is Consequence of Sound's rookie artist of the year for his R&B work and efforts to redefine what it means to be a star in the Internet Age. In addition to his mixtapes, he also received a bunch of writing credit for his work with Drake.Tesfaye's voice sounds close to Michael Jackson's on the album opener, a cover of the King of Pop's "Dirty Diana." There's some solid original work here though the lyrics get a little too "woe is me" at times. Tesfaye's vocals are the focus of his music, though surrounded by lush electronic soundscapes and rhythms.
It's free — might as well check it out...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Live Reviews Live review: The Dance Party
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:39 PM
The Dance Party w/ Bombshell, Such Mad Hope, Secret Hospital
The Milestone
Dec. 18, 2011
Gathering around the bar, the patrons of the Milestone were ready to throw down on a Sunday night. Band members and show-goers ordered tallboys and talked amongst themselves, waiting for the music to start and kick the night off. It was an unusual night. It was certainly headlined by a different genre than the venue is used to. It was catchy and sweet, something most weren't sure about, but some were excited beyond belief of what they were going to see.
After Rock Hill's Bombshell's upbeat radio rock, Such Mad Hope's noisy punk and Secret Hospital's catchy, funky, slightly nerdy but all-around-awesome B-52s reminiscent rock, everyone was geared up and ready to go, in the mood for The Dance Party to take the stage and bring them to a place they don't typically go.
At first, it wasn't apparent whether The Dance Party was a train wreck or a variation of a genre that is typically looked at as distasteful for those who aren't into pop. Their singer was a scarf clad, v-neck shirted, hipster Prince with moves like Mick Jagger and a voice to kill. In fact, it was like Prince had met the Darkness then had a ménage trois with The Faint, producing this catchy offspring for everyone to get down to.
With high ranges that got the girlies dancing like an MTV special, it was surprising they weren't squealing to him like groupies as they swung their bodies side-to-side. Taking notice of his surrounding and the graffiti, their singer commented on the Bad Brains tag from years back, “We don't sound like Bad Brains but I guess it's cool — we're from there [D.C.].” It was an odd comment, seemingly one to connect him with the venue that he seemed slightly out of place in with sequenced side-step dance moves and an appeal to pop-culture. But it didn't matter; most everyone was already with him.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Videos Anthony Hamilton on Letterman last night
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Charlotte soul singer Anthony Hamilton was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night to sing his song, "Woo," from his latest album, Back to Love. At the end of the song, Letterman heaps on plenty of praise while band leader Paul Shaffer calls Hamilton his "favorite singer." I gotta say, he kills it. Check out the video below:
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