The Strange Boys - BE BRAVE

Calling this “Best New Music” may be misleading considering “Be Brave” comes from the Austin band’s similarly-named sophomore LP–released  waaaay back in February. But in my defense if this the first time you’ve heard The Strange Boys then it is surely “new” to you and it follows that it’ll probably be one the “best” songs you’ve heard in a while. And it should also follow that you’ll run out and buy Be Brave or at least go check out the band at one of these upcoming shows:

08-15 Brooklyn, NY – East River State Park / Jelly NYC Pool Party %
09-01 Austin, TX Emos Inside
09-02 New Orleans, LA Saturn Bar &
09-03 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under &
09-04 Tampa, FL New World Brewery &
09-05 Miami, FL Churchills #
09-07 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic &
09-08 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree *
09-09 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
09-10 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *
09-11 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle *
09-12 Nashville, TN Glenn Danzig’s House $
09-14 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 *
09-15 Washington, DC – Black Cat *
09-16 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
09-17 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s *
09-19 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie: 2 shows: matinee (all ages) and evening (21+) performances *
09-20 Ithaca, NY The Shop &
09-21 Montreal, QB Casa Del Popolo &
09-22 Toronto, ON The Garrison &
09-23 Detroit, MI  Lager House $
09-24 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class $
09-25 Cincinnati, OH Mid Point Festival $
09-26 Columbus, OH The Summit $
09-27 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail $
09-28 Chicago, IL  Empty Bottle $
09-29 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club $
09-30 St. Paul, MN Turf Club $
10-01 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews $
10-03 Memphis, TN Hi Tone $

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Photographer Timothy Johnson
Taken March 16th, 2010

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Woods – When I Was Gone

With the release of their new album At Echo Lake right around the bend, the musical prowess that is Woods has just released a lo-fi gritty mountain music rocker perfect for skinning dears or planting evergreen trees, and it’s called “I Was Gone”. Now you should no it’s short, and just when it gets going it ends, but that’s all the more reason to get into it. This song actually might be only a tidbit of the actual song. Maybe their publicist sent the short version of the song? It could be on purpose. In 2007 this NYC rock band released their last full length album At Rear House and now the world only has to wait a few May showers until full realization is ours.

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Band: Mr. Gnome
Location: SD
Photographer: Thirst n’ Howl III