Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Facebook Conspiracy
So... is Facebook going to hide posts from Band Pages unless they pay up? (click to embiggen)
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Nasalrod
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Nasalrod is drums, bass, guitar, and vocals, and the members it shares with Lickity (Justin on guitar, Tim on drums) do not bring Lickity's mission statement with them-- Nasalrod have no synths, the beats aren't influenced by drum 'n bass, and they are entirely their own animal: Chairman (vocals) and Kat (bass) are the band's founding members. The group defies easy description, but they definitely have some of the characteristics of the post-hardcore movement (driving energy, hard corners, athletic changes), as well as some noise rock, some straight up punk, and even some propulsive dance energy... some or all of which can be thrown into the mix in any Nasalrod song, at any time. This band does not believe in boring; their set was dynamic, energetic, and always engaging.
I know a guy who's contended, on more than one occasion, "Singers ruin bands," his complaint being that a group of talented players putting together good music can be undercut by putting their limited-range, poor-note-choosing, charismaless buddy on a microphone; I see that kind of thing often enough to usually agree to the complaint... and then there's Jeffrey "Chairman" Couch, who can seemingly channel David Yow or Dave Brockie or Jello Biafra at any given time, often in the span of one breath, while jumping off the bannister by the Kraken doorway and stomping around like a madman. The vocal pivots and changes in direction in Nasalrod are as mad and varied as the instrumental ones: not only can he carry a tune (rare enough at any show), but he can front a song with a variety of voices, characters, and styles, transforming from sharp, staccato bursts to swooping notes to holding a melody as the song evolves from one part to the next. Chairman's irrepressible stage show might even win over showgoers less receptive to some of Nasalrod's weirder charms.
I'd recommend them to just about anyone. If Nasalrod's coming to a club near you: go.
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