The City On Film

The City on Film is the official name of Bob Nanna's solo act. He began solo recordings in 1997 during the off-time between Braid tours.The City on Film's sound is generally lighter, slower, and more cerebral than that of either Braid or Hey Mercedes. There are several lyrical connections and similarities across all three acts. This set includes a couple Braid songs and a couple Hey Mercedes songs.

Live (Detroit,MI 5.10.04)

I'd Rather Be Wine Drunk.01
Secret Santa Cruz.02
Boy Destroyers.03
Portland, Maine And The Pouring Rain.04
I'm Afraid Of Everything.05
Does It Rain In Your Womb?.06
(Strawberry Ann) Switzerland.07
A Dozen Roses.08
How A Helicopter Sounds.09
Stay Six.10
Lost My Lights.11

Fourth Of July

The root of all Fourth Of July songs is singer/songwriter Brendan Hangauer playing alone with a nylon-stringed guitar. Awash in a love of Dylan, Townes and Kitty Wells (as much as Silver Jews, Papa M and Palace), Hangauer’s songs are full of intimate interactions, cutting observations and dreamy, heartfelt candor. They’re grainy, personal films pulled off with a natural director’s touch. But as soon as they’re brought to the band, which includes Hangauer’s brothers Partick (bass) and Kelly (keys/trumpet) as well as fellow singer Adrianne Verhoeven (former The Anniversary), guitarist Steve Swyers and drummer Brian Costello, the songs explode into amplified urgency and bold, bright heartland-pop.

Fourth Of July On The Plains
Be Careful.01
Can't Sleep.02
Surfer Dude.03
Why Did I Drink So Much Last Night?.04
Long Gone.05
In Debt.06
Purple Heart.07
She's In Love.08
The Faint.09
Like A Tiger.10
Killer Bees.11
Pimps In Paris.12

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Creta Bourzia

Pittsburgh math rockers Creta Bourzia followed most obviously in the footsteps of local heroes Don Cabellero but added vocals and a stronger metal influence to their forebears' explosive, dissonant prog-punk. Creta Bourzia's roots lay in the early-'90s Pittsburgh band Liquid Brick, which dissolved and watched its members move on to other groups. Eventually, three core musicians -- vocalist/guitarist Jason Jouver, guitarist Jeff Ellsworth, and drummer Dennis Kern -- reunited under the Creta Bourzia banner, and brought in bassist Simon Clark for their first album, the locally released Memories of Earth. Clark later departed, and the band added producer/engineer Andy Wright on bass and extra percussion, as well as auxiliary keyboardist Justin Rathell. Both contributed heavily to the band's second album 1002. Most members went on to form the new Don Caballero.

Memories Of Earth
1.Hoffa
2.My Favorite Nebula
3.Say So Sensai
4.Catalytic Corn Converter
5.Fuck The Tough Guy
6.Beginner Funk
7.Maggot Pride
8.Breaking The Speed Of Wind
9.Softcore Porn
10.Daredevil Of The Zodiac

1002
Marijuana Tragedy.01
Pittsburgh Platter.02
Capsized.03
Skipping Stones.04
Year And Make.05
1001.06
We're Quitting Tomorrow.07
Mail Order Bribe.08
1 Minute @ 70 MPH.09
Ad Infinitum.10
Full Metal Showcase.11

Kitchens & Bathrooms

The American debut of Hamilton, Ontario's Kitchens + Bathrooms. Math rock with style and melody. Incredibly well crafted songs that are intense and catchy at the same time. (released 2003) All the songs flow together really well, to the point of not really being able to distinguish one song from the next, even though there are no tie-ins from other songs on this entire album.

Vehicles Beyond
1.First One In, Last One Out
2.He's On A Dirt Bike
3.Alphabet Conscious
4.Australian Council
5.The Commodity
6.
7.Cold, Colder, Coldest
8.Catalyst Envisionment
9.For Instance, Driving Blind
10.The Woods
11. Desert Prophets

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Everyoned

Featuring some Chicago music-scene heavyweights such as Chris Connelly (Pigface & Revolting Cocks), Brent Gutzeit (TVPow) , Mike Kinsella (Joan of Arc & Owls),Liz Payne (Town & Country and Pillow), Ben Vida (Town & Country and Bird Show)...and that's just to name a few.Listeners can identify the hand of each of Everyoned's members in little bits and pieces scattered about the record, but they would be hard pressed to claim that any of the members' sound or personality has risen to assume the identity of the record.

Everyoned
Glass Shall Wake.01
Knife Audition.02
Friends Of Mine.03
First To Know.04
Curtains.05
Dancer's Legs.06
Low End Flight.07
You Wear It Like Smoke.08

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Seabear

Seabear is 23-year old Sindri Már Sigfússon from Reykjavik, Iceland who writes beautiful songs using acoustic guitar and piano, gentle vocals, tinkly-winkly mallets, synth flourishes, and restrained percussion. Seabear started as a one man project and then turned into a band.

The Ghost That Carried Us Away
1.Good Morning Scarecrow
2.Cat Piano
3.Libraries
4.Hospital Bed
5.Hands Remember
6.I Sing I Swim
7.Owl Waltz
8.Arms
9.Sailors Blue
10.Lost Watch
11.Summer Bird Diamond
12.Seashell

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Troubled Hubble

Proof that relentless good cheer, mountains of hard work, and a knack for pop hooks don’t always lead to disappointment, shattered dreams, and office jobs: Troubled Hubble, the band you’ve never heard of but that will soon be making you as jitteringly happy as they are. Maybe they already are. Imagine the very best elements of Tripping Daisy, Weezer, Built to Spill, the New Pornographers, the Weakerthans, and Jets to Brazil, and you’ll have barely touched the surface of this remarkable band.

Making Beds In A Burning House
1.14,000 Things To Be Happy About
2.Bees
3.I'm Pretty Sure I Can See Molecules
4.Safe & Sound
5.To Be Alive And Alone
6.Ear, Nose, & Throat
7.Ear, Nose, & Throat Pt. II
8.Even Marathon Runners Need To Nap
9.Floribraska
10.The Do The Build The House
11.Get Lost
12.Jackpot Stampede Deluxe
13.Nancy

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The Swell Season

The 2006 album by Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. The title of the album as well as of the song The Swell Season is inspired by Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. Since their mutual rise to prominence after starring in the film Once they now sometimes refer to themselves as "The Swell Season" when performing together.

The Swell Season
1.This Low
2.Sleeping
3.Falling Slowly
4.Drown Out
5.Lies
6.When Your Mind's Made Up
7.The Swell Season
8.Leave
9.The Moon
10. Alone Apart

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Maps & Atlases

Songs that wrestle themselves from flailing, algebraic fits of spazzy guitar notes and drum ruptures to lulling, voice-driven melodiesMostly influenced by experimental and technically adept musicians such as Hella, Don Caballero, and Psych-Folkies Devendra Banhart and Six Organs of Admittance.

Trees, Swallows, Houses

Everyplace Is A House.01

The Most Trustworthy Tin Cans.02
The Ongoing Horrible.03
Big Bopper Anthems.04
Stories About Ourselves.05
The Sounds They Make.06
Songs For Ghosts To Haunt To.07

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Owls

I'm posting this because it has been one of my favorite albums since it came out and by far (in my opinion at least) the best Kinsella brothers project. Not to mention it includes the members of Cap'n Jazz minus Davey von Bohlen.



OWLS
1.What Whorse You Wrote Id On
2.Anyone Can Have A Good Time
3.I Want The Quiet Moments Of A Party Girl
4.Everyone Is My Friend
5.I Want The Blindingly Cute To Confide In Me
6.For Nate's Brother Whos Name I Never Knew Or Can't Remember
7.Life In The Hair Saloned-Themed Bar On The Island
8.Holy Fucking Ghost
9.Later

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Forstella Ford

Hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Forstella Ford is once again one of the hardest working bands in independent music. Relentless touring and songwriting have left them with a loyal following that spans three continents and with their new lease on life, they show absolutely no sign of slowing down.

Towering drums and driving guitars mark Forstella Ford’s music with a passion and intensity that borders on sonic virtuosity. Melodic and reflective one moment, fierce and raucous the next, Forstella Ford will train the listener’s ear to find new meaning through each listen.

Quietus is one of my favorite albums

Members are now in TORNAVALANCHE.



Relics Of An Unseen Life
1.The Rest Is Silent
2.11:11
3.Relics Of An Unseen Life
4.6 a.m.
5.Star Facet
6.Wrong I Explicable
7.I Echoed So Loud
8.A Winter Calendar
9.Pointed Observations






Quietus
1.Future Perfect Tense
2.Tell-Tale Signs And Sure-Fire Ways
3.Irrational And Repeating
4.Dying On Our Terms
5.Indoor Air
6.Summary Treatment
7.Quietus
8.Dashing Hopes
9.Act Of Disappointing Someone
10.Mercurian Harmonium




Well Versed In Deception
1.Ground Noise
2.Lesson In Accomplishment
3.I Can Get Away With Anything
4.Indication By Demonstration
5.What The World Needs Now
6.Deep Six
7.Momentum
8.Impulse

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Finishing School

Finishing School is the solo project from Sasha Bell of both The Ladybug Transistor and The Essex Green. Many of the members from those bands were also involved in the recording of this album and the influence of those bands can be heard. Sasha still manages to create her own blend of indie pop. For fans of The Essex Green and Ladybug Transistor.


Destination Girl
1.Reno
2.Hair
3.Destination Girl
4.New Sensation
5.Day Is Over
6.Silent Space
7.Rowan's Theme
8.Morning LIght
9.Page 16

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Lali Puna

Lali Puna is a band from Weilheim, Germany usually thrown into the music genre of 'indietronic' which at times can sound like Asobi Seksu. The Lali Puna sound is a sophisticated, complex mélange of classic pop motifs, pulsing electronic rhythms, and sleek European styling. Another great band to just relax to.
Faking The Books
1.Faking The Books
2.Call 1-800-Fear
3.Micronomic
4.Small Things
5.B-Movie
6.People I Know
7.Grin & Bear
8.Geography-5
9.Left Handed
10.Alienation
11.Crawling By Numbers




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The Essex Green

An Elephant Six indie rock band from Brooklyn, NY comprised of permanent members Jeff Baron, Sasha Bell and Chris Ziter. Playing Lo-Fi Indie Pop.

The Long Goodbye

1.By The Sea

2.The Late Great Cassiopia
3.Our Lady In Havana
4.Lazy May
5.Southern States
6.Julia
7.Old Dominion
8.Sorry River
9.Chartiers
10.Whetherman
11.The Boo Hoo Boy
12.Berlin

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Call Me Lightning

Milwaukee's Call Me Lightning brings together the more frantic moments of The Talking Heads’ early days with the freak-out riffs and wild vocal style of The Jesus Lizard. Throw in some lyric styling reminicent of The Minutemen and you have a powerful combination. Definitely worth your money!
Soft Skeletons
1.Meet The Skeletons
2.Billion Eyes
3.Bottles And Bottles
4.Beaming Streaks
5.Soft Skeletons
6.Nobody Dies
7.Filthy Information
8.Shook House Shakedown
9.Shadow Twin
10.Little Bear
11.Return As A Child




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Hey Mercedes

Live Chicago,IL 08.26.00
1.Slightest Idea
2.St. James St.
3.Bells
4.Every Turn
5.The House Shook
6.That's Right I Said It
7.Save A Life
8.Stay Six
9.Lets Go Blue

Hockey Night

Good band that was from the twin cities and broke up back in 2007

“nonstop mind-zap melodies. superhooks and shimmery light-tones. harmonized dual guitars ride atop innertubes. watery vocal jams dripping hooks and glops. giant folk choruses and late evening wood-flutes. fire and echos, blazing over glistening drum shots and slippery hits. then solo becomes eagle-mind soaring above EarthRiver while fizzy throat hums. return to melody.”

They also sound a lot like Pavement. Just think Pavement




Keep Guessing
1.Get Real
2.For Guys' Eyes Only
3.Greet The Dawn
4.Sunset Eyes
5.Saturday Night Gallop
6.Renegades
7.This Peaceful Year
8.Grimbreak
9.Cooperation
10.Tubin'
11. Dream Fader




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Jackie Carol

The other band involving Nathan Ellis that a lot of people don't seem to be aware of. The band's lineup consists of Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery ex-Coalesce), John Cruz (Lucky Graves, ex-Koufax, ex-Proudentall), Greg Franklin (Ewok Grinder, ex-Believe It Or Nots), and Chris Wagner (Secret Club, ex-Glitter Kicks, ex-Revolvers). Also check out Able Baker Fox

Check Check
1. Hi, My Name Is Jackie...
2.Faith (I Don't Even Own a Gun)
3.Check, Check
4.No Fiction
5.Hospital
6.Sirens Woke Me Up
7.First Wedding
8.Time To Panic
9.Teresa
10.My Godfather James
11.Don't Call
12.Let's Fall In Love




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Street Smart Cyclist

These guys sound like they came out of the midwest in the late '90s and I wouldn't hesitate recommending this to Braid Fans. This is available for purchase on iTunes and emusic and if you're into it, it's definitely worth paying for.

Upcoming Shows
6/14/08 7pm Brooklyn Cat House
6/21/08 8pm Make Music Fest

Demo
1. Hoods Up!
2.Pastor Of Muppets
3.The Three Lane Cut





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While They Slept

So... I was packing up all the stuff in my apartment and ran across this great CD that I thought I had lost. Think a cross between the Goodboy Suit and Murder By Death.

"Minneapolis quintet that plays melancholy, brooding hardcore/indie that brings to mind The One AM Radio, Still Life, Hoover and the oppressive beauty of a midwestern winter."

Parade The Circus Around The Silhouette

1. Tragedy On Trapeze
2. It's a Black Earth And Right For Digging
3. Stacked On Red, I'll Hold On White
4. Black Type Tarantella
5. Let The Dead Carry The Dead
6. A Body Sleeps