Feb

26

Stereopathic in the News, Part 2

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With the upcoming The Helio Sequence concert, Stereopathic and our friends have found their way into local media outlets. (BTW - here’s Stereopathic’s interview w/The Helio Sequence, in case you missed it)

Here are a few links to articles:

From Cayla Lambier at MiX (WSU Daily Evergreen) wrote about Stereopathic, about The Helio Sequence, and about Yarn Owl.

Gus Simpson at The Argonaut (UI) wrote about the Sundace Kids show.

Omie Drawhorn at The Pulse (Moscow/Pullman Daily News) wrote about The Helio Sequence.

***UPDATE***

Marcus Kellis at The Argonaught wrote about The Helio Sequence/Yarn Owl show.

Feb

25

Low Red Land

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Low Red Land, from San Francisco, make music that echoes their geographic history. They met in New York, played in Boston and then moved to the City By The Bay. They play music that’s reminiscent of post-hardcore with shadings of folk. It’s a dichotomy they embrace; they play sets both electric and acoustic. It’s fantastic when a band that can rock as hard as a Fugazi, Jawbox or Rival Schools can also be content to sit down with an acoustic guitar, banjo, accordion and vocal harmonies. Their new album, Dog’s Hymns, while leaning more towards the rock ‘n roll, finds a balance between these two sides of the band. They effortlessly mix throat-tearing protest songs and softer personal songs. This is a band totally at home with being two very different things. And in the end, they pull it all into one big, unified whole.

Go see them in Moscow, on April 1st, at the Nuart.

Low Red Land - “Dog’s Hymns”

Low Red Land - “Landmark”

Nate is a land and music surveyor. He lives in Moscow with his wife and two children. He is not from Moscow, but he likes it here and wants there to be more music of the live variety.

Feb

24

Inspiration, by Johanna Kunin, March 6

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Johanna Kunin

Piano-lovers, music-lovers, dream-lovers, and the rest of you,  lovers, of Moscow, come be transported to Cascade rainforests and other lands far, far away by the luxuriant piano reflections of Johanna Kunin. Johanna’s piano, laced with flute, percussion, vibraphone, inspiration, and the serenity of her own voice, frequently illumines the radio-waves of Seattle. Other times, Johanna electro-funks keyboard with the band Velella Velella, or opens for her friend Karl Blau.
Johanna studied the traditional classical/jazzical piano course during her childhood in Minneapolis. It was a good diving board to launch her into her own genre.  Besides her extensive resume as composer and performer, you can be impressed by the fact that Johanna recently both designed and bound a volume of her compositions in an Etsy masterpiece for you to enjoy at home on your own personal piano. Now that her masterpiece book is finished, Johanna often stirs it up with a self-professedly “mustachio’d” 10-piece orchestra.
8:00 p.m., March 06, 2009 (that’s a Friday), Johanna performs with the Foundry Field Recordings at The American Legion Cabin (317 S. Howard Street, Moscow ID 83843).  Soar to new heights; dream new dreams.

Molly is a freelance journalist and a senior at New St. Andrew’s College with a special interest in the Cascades, postcards, and goldfish.  She is an intern at The Loop 21 and keeps the blog A New Amsterdam.

Feb

23

Rhythmmemory Invited to Bent Fest (NY)!!

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Moscow’s own Rhythmmemory was just officially invited to play at the 2009 Bent Fest in NYC!  We’re super-proud of them and we’re that much more excited to hear them tomorrow night at the American Legion Cabin w/Broken Spindles.

Feb

23

Broken Spindles

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Joel Petersen, founding member of dance-punk band The Faint, arrives in Moscow on Tuesday of this week touring with his solo project, Broken Spindles. The Omaha, Nebraska based project began 8 years ago as a soundtrack for a friend’s film, and has seen the release of 5 albums since 2002.

The music finds some natural common-ground with The Faint, particularly in the use of synthetic sound, but remains distinct, following a different musical vision. Petersen has emphasized the freedom afforded by the solo project and past tours have experimented with visual accompaniment and varying groups of players. Petersen spoke with us via email about Broken Spindles and some of his goals for the project.

Stereopathic: You already have a primary career as a frontman for a successful band, so what does Broken Spindles allow you to do that being a part of the Faint doesn’t?

Joel Petersen: being in any band requires a lot of democracy and quite frankly sometimes that turns into bureaucracy. i think i started broken spindles to give myself the feeling of ‘following your gut’ again. and even to this day, i try to maintain that. i want this band to be expressive and of the moment. i think there is truth in that and that interests me a great deal. not to say the faint isn’t truthful, it is just the culmination of 5 peoples version of truth. so yeah, i guess i am a bit selfish and want it all to myself.

S: Do you view the visual origins of the project as an essential aspect of its makeup currently?

JP: yes and no. yes because i think art is art and it doesn’t matter what medium you choose to work in. no because i am mostly interested in songwriting at this point in time. i am sure that will change in due time and i will get back to thinking more visually.

S: Are you going to have a film component on this tour? And are you going to be touring with a group again?

JP: this tour will be a ‘band’ version of broken spindles without any video accompaniment. it has been a lot of fun translating the songs with this arrangement, i think things are rocking a bit more than they ever have.

S: I read somewhere that you’ve been trying to find a way to balance the human and the machine on kiss/kick. Why does that sort of dichotomy seem important to you?

JP: i think i have always been a somewhat reactionary person and it is interesting to pit opposites against each other to see what happens. i guess i am trying to set up a cause and effect relationship to see what comes out. hopefully some truth.

Listen to “Introvert”

Hear Broken Spindls live in Moscow, ID on Tuesday night (02/24) at the American Legion Cabin.  Doors open at 8:00PM and tickets are $5.