Insomnia Radio #164: Home Fires

Today’s episode warms us up a bit with a healthy dose of rock from UK, Canada, New York, Mexico City (and beyond) before our founder, Jason Evangelho takes over the controls for IR #165.

The name of this episode has double meaning for me personally as I’m planning on destroying most of my home CD collection in the near future and backing them all up digitally.  It also has something to do with putting forth our best effort to keep the musical fire burning since Jason’s short hiatus from the network.

Anyway, please enjoy the tracks that I’ve put together for this episode and help support these great musicians. More on the way shortly!

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TRT: 36:48

ARTISTS

• Dananananaykroyd: Black Wax
• Simplifires: Yourself Only
• Tokyo Police Club: Your English is Good
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Everything With You
• Sky Larkin: Fossil I
• Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career
• The Most Serene Republic: Heavens to Purgatory
• Head Like a Kite: Noisy at the Circus
• Mr. Anonymous: Rockin’ She Rock (feat. Dave Wakeling & Boubacar Diabate)

SHOUT-OUTS

• The Musebox.net
• IODA Promonet
• The Portable Gamer
• On the Brink (Head Like a Kite)
• Soundbed:  Raised by Swans, Sora Shima
• Image by Ghirigori Baumann used under a Attribution-Noncommercial Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.

Head Like a Kite: No Ordinary Caveman

There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere, Head Like A Kite’s second full-length album, and first for Mush, is an expert blend of electronic rock production and pure pop-songcraft built on a bed of pillaged found-sound from cities the Seattle based band visited on their 2006 US tour.

No stranger to sharing the stage with big names on national and international turf, ringmaster Dave Einmo has assembled some of Seattle’s finest for the album including members of The Long Winters, Smoosh, Radio 4, Crooked Fingers, and Preston School Of Industry.

Whether it be guest vocals from Asya Smoosh and Graig Markel, added inspiration from touring drummer Trent Moorman, or the production of Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) each track is flavored with the perfect additions to the epic songwriting and big-beat electronic production that is Head Like A Kite’s forte. There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere strikes the balance between art and craft and is the finest sonic road-trip in the Mush catalog.

If you enjoy great music that somewhat explores the general sound Folk Implosion forayed into once-upon-a-time, make sure pick up the album at e-music or at the Mush Records store.

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IR Orlando #12: Anti-Pop

The Anti*Pop Music Fest hits Orlando next week. This is the second year for the festival, which includes a week of incredible shows at venues all over town as well as some discussion panels. In light of that, this episode will feature bands that are performing there, whether they are local or not.

PLEASE NOTE: I stated some dates in the show that are INCORRECT. The days of the week I mentioned are correct, but starting Wednesday, Nov 15 I misspoke and said it was one calendar day ahead of the actual date… Show notes here are corrected. Please visit the Anti*Pop website (linked above) for more detailed information…

This episode, like most of ‘em, is NOT work safe!

1. Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s | Quiet As A Mouse (from ‘The Dust of Retreat’ on V2/Artemis Records)
Indianapolis, IN
MySpace page
Monday, Nov 13 (doors 7pm) @ The Social (w/The Elected & Whispertown 2000) $10

2. The Elected | Not Going Home (from ‘Sun, Sun, Sun’ on SubPop)
Los Angeles, CA
MySpace page
Monday, Nov 13 (doors 7pm) @ The Social (w/Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s & Whispertown 2000) $10

3. Fairweather Friend | Running (new version)
Winter Park, FL
Working on a new album… keep an eye out for it!
Saturday, Nov 18 (doors 9 pm) @ Back Booth (w/Dodger & Look Mexico) $10

4. The Oaks | Message From the Moon
Winter Springs, FL
MySpace page
You can order ‘Our Fathers and the Things They Left Behind’ from their website or iTunes.
Wednesday, Nov 15 (doors 8pm) @ AKA Lounge (w/Paper Cranes, West 50’s, Cure for Caska) $10

5. Foreverinmotion | The Rain
Chester, VT
‘The Beautiful Unknown’ (on One Eleven Records) available at CD Baby, iTunes.
Sunday, Nov 19 (doors 7 pm) @ The Social (w/Devin Lima & The Cadbury Diesel, Last Conservative) $10

6. The Heathens | Sucker or A Lover
Orlando, FL
‘Big White House’ (on Post*Records) can be ordered from them on MySpace or at the Post*Records store online.
Saturday, Nov 18 (doors 4 pm) @ The Social Pavilion (w/Plain Jane Automobile, Whole Wheat Bread, Gasoline Heart, Mashlin, Kiteline, Medic, Dear + Glorious Physician) $10

7. Gasoline Heart | Redlight Redlight (Hey Baby)
Orlando, FL
MySpace page
‘You Know Who You Are’ (on Mono vs. Stereo) available at their website and iTunes.
Saturday, Nov 18 (doors 4 pm) @ The Social Pavilion (w/Plain Jane Automobile, Whole Wheat Bread, The Heathens, Mashlin, Kiteline, Medic, Dear + Glorious Physician) $10

8. The Whigs | Technology
Athens, GA
MySpace page
‘Give ‘em All a Big Fat Lip’ (on ATO) can be purchased at their website or on iTunes.
Wednesday, Nov 15 (doors 8pm) @ The Social (w/MuteMath, Jonezetta, Monochromatic) $15
Thursday, Nov 16 (doors 5pm) @ The Social (w/MuteMath, Jonezetta) $12

9. Spacebar | Bonfire
Orlando, FL
They have one EP and a full-length record on the way.
Thursday, Nov 16 (doors 8pm) @ AKA Lounge (w/Joie, Somer, Katty Atlas, Crash the Satellites) $10

10. Crash the Satellites | Never Been to Houston
Jacksonville, FL
‘Learning to Land’ available at CDBaby and iTunes.
Thursday, Nov 16 (doors 8pm) @ AKA Lounge (w/Joie, Somer, Katty Atlas, Spacebar) $10

11. Semisoul | Anthem
Lakeland, FL
MySpace page
3-song demo available at shows (or email them)
Tuesday, Nov 14 (doors 8pm) @ AKA Lounge (w/Pnuma Trio & Brother Bean) $10

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