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Weâre excited for this one. Bostonâs post-hardcore darlings VANNA came by for an IAtv Session back in May just before hitting the road for Warped Tour.
We decided to do something completely different this time, and in celebration of our Presskit.to public launch on September 4th, weâre...
Weâve been good friends with The Shills for a number of years now and have worked with them in a few capacities, from collaborating on projects back in the Sidehatch days, to their more recent Presskit.to Bus Session at SXSW. In addition to being genuinely awesome guys, they make some...
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So fresh and so clean clean
As industry observer Bob Lefsetz reminded his followers earlier this week, thereâs still no standard way to start generating buzz and âmake itâ in music. Plenty of musicians assume that relentless networking and appearances are what seal the dealâand theyâre sometimes rightâbut Lefsetzâs point was that, more often than not, what breaks you is a chain of random occurrences and pleasant accidents. This notion is reaffirmed by stories like that of Sean Bonesâ Sean Sullivan.
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âAll that matters is writing good, honest songs. Thatâs what I care about as well.â This quote comes from PAPA leader Darren Weiss, and was part of his answer to a Buzz Bands LA interview question about whether or not he pays attention to whatâs on the indie landscape right now. This excerpt comes after the part in which he states, âI donât look to too many other bands of this time. I donât necessarily see us fitting in.â
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PRESSKIT.TO BUS SESSIONS:Â EYES LIPS EYES (LOS ANGELES)
Of all there is to know about LA via Provo quartet Eyes Lips Eyes, know this: Theyâre responsible for the best music video of all time. Of all time! Weâll let Taylor have her moment, but any thing sheâll ever create wonât hold a candle to Eyes Lips Eyesâ âI Worked My Thighs For Eyes Lips Eyesâ promotional Pledge Music video.
OK, so maybe this video isnât a music video in the strictest sense of the word, but itâs moving picture and thereâs a band involved so weâre going to count it. The premise? Well thatâs simple. Eyes Lips Eyes thought, and correctly so, that theyâd get more attention and follow through on their Pledge Music campaign if they made a video that stood out. So, they dolled themselves up in spandex and some A-cup sports bras, and proceeded to instruct viewers on how they could improve their social lives by working out their thighs to Eyes Lips Eyes.
Watch the band play âNever Aloneâ in the Presskit.to bus above, and catch them live if you live in Florida--they embarked on their sunshine state tour just yesterday!
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Sun Hotelâs biography indirectly states that the band is made up of a âgroup of young men with a perceptiveness far beyond their years.â This outlook can certainly be heard in their songwriting, but of more interest to the IA community, their wisdom is also proven in how they conduct business through their homegrown record label, Chinquapin Records.
From an outsiderâs point of view, Chinquapin seems to hum along in perfect DIY harmony. Founded on the mantra of artists running artists, Chinquapin not only makes sure that all seven bands involved are pulling their weight, but also that each artist participating in the collective is assigned to a project they can excel in. Whether itâs flyering, booking, making t-shirts or recording, lead singer Tyler Scurlock firmly believes that tailoring everyoneâs jobs to what theyâre good at helps to create a sense of pride in each contributor, and in Chinquapin. And donât think these guys are just local college kids booking shows at their campus venueâtheyâve booked a slew of national dates for one another. Thatâs no small feat for only being 18 months deep in the operation.
The label hasnât been held up by the roadblocks similar ventures face, like uninspired members or presumptuous self-promoters, largely because of the community vibe that Chinquapinâs founders and the New Orleans music scene have helped to construct. According to the guys, New Orleans venues are renowned for how generous they are in giving new bands paid shows. Keep that in mind when debating whether or not to make a stop in New Orleans on your next tour!
But enough about the business. Check out the world premiere of âWithout Feathers (5/3/1808)â in the player above, and keep your eyes peeled for their next string of tour dates, most likely kicking off at the end of June!
Boy writes songs. Boy forms band. Boyâs band starts gaining momentum. Boy and band hit a rough patch due to artistic differences or personal issues with band mates. Boy and band part ways. And so goes the timeless story of how most bands meet their demise. Such was the case of Brian Marquis as we chronicled in his IAtv Session article in January, and such was the case of this videoâs featured songwriter, Van Pierszalowski.
Van went through the cycle of band life with past haunt Port OâBrien. To cope with its disbanding, Van traveled to Oslo, Norway, and allowed inspiration to return organically. Amidst journeys around the states and then back to Norway, Van was ready to start a band again. This time he wrote songs himself before collaborating with musicians that would become his backing band, and with them sought to make music that was bigger and louder than what he could do as a solo artist. What resulted was a record about âgetting out of a situation that seems endless, and realizing youâre not too old to make dramatic and sudden changes in your life.â
This band of fine Norwegian gentlemen (and occasional lady) stopped by the Presskit.to bus at SXSW to play âMickey Mantleâ for us. Listen in the player above and catch them while theyâre out on tour in the first two weeks of May!
I may only be speaking for myself here, but Chamberlin held a special place in our SXSW journey as they were the first band to ever perform a Presskit.to bus session. At the early stage in our Austin stay in which Chamberlin performed, we were still oblivious to the strange Texas law prohibiting an alcohol-branded vehicle from projecting music, so we happily rigged up a PA to play their music out onto the street during their set. For all too brief a time, Chamberlinâs âMarylandâ and âJealousyâ provided the soundtrack for our first Demo Day, and for any SXSW-er who was fortunate enough to be passing by at that point in time.
We couldnât be more excited to premiere their unreleased track âJealousyâ here on IAtv. Check it out in the player above, and be sure to catch Chamberlin on their mini Midwestern tour this week and next if you like what you hear!
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Itâs not a stretch to say that Wilmingtonâs The Spinto Band might be the most DIY band to ever play an IAtv Session. To start, the project has been around in different incarnations since the 90s, and theyâre still together. Back then, songs were recorded on an inherited 4 track, and their music self-promoted via bulky envelopes through snail mail. Over the years, theyâve created their own record label called Spintonic Recordings, built their own club house called The Garden Center for making music, hosting events, and housing their label operations, and have even built a recording studio out of salvaged university lab equipment and craigslist supplies. Â
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Check out a free stream & download of â84 Rookie Card I recorded with Indie Ambassador this past January. Itâs part of their IAtv Sessions Mixtape vol. II with 8 other awesome artists like OâBROTHER. The recording comes from this video I did in their studio:Â
Matt Halpern is one of my favorite drummers. The work heâs done with Periphery has been nothing short of amazing. And watching a guy make all of this look so effortless, while having it sound so good is equal parts inspiring and defeating. It makes me want to play and learn and progress, but it also makes me feel like I should have stuck with the telecommunications degree I was pursuing before the whole âdrummingâ thing entered into the equation.
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Because car troubles forced the cancellation of the IAtv Session we had planned with Savoir Adore in 2011, we were more than a little excited to finally capture this buzzing âfantasy rockâ group doing their thing on the Presskit.to bus at SXSW.
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It has never been the intention of this website to review or analyze music in writing, but in this instance I will go so far as to say that the strength of Brent Walshâs voice in person almost knocked the camera out of my hands. To his and all of I the Mightyâs fansâ benefit, this talent is complimented by the top-notch musicianship exemplified by his band matesâcheck out bassist Chris Hinkleyâs frenetic fingers in the video above. That said, who is I the Mighty?
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Check out the latest video from our Presskit.to IAtv SXSW Sessions with Ximena Sarinana!
All artists are motivated people, otherwise they wouldnât take on the risk of making it as a musician. However, it takes an especially ambitious songstress to step outside a comfortable, national market in which she is well established to search for legitimacy in the intimidating American music market. For Ximena Sariñana, even though it would require writing an album in English instead of Spanish, the choice to âstart from scratch and convince people that she was worth itâ in the U.S. was an easy one.
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