Indie rockin'.*SEPTEMBER* Athens Boys Choir, Rhapsody in T (in release): The pair serve up spoken-word poetry, transgender activism, fury, and Southern charm. What's not to like? (Daemon) Scream Club, Don't Bite Your Sister (September 15): Olympia, Wash., couple Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable rattle their way through sex positive punk-rap hybrids. (Tiny Sensational) Ellis, Evidence of Joy (September 7): Out folk rocker Ellis chose eight enthusiasts to produce this polished live CD, a love letter to her fans. (Rubberneck) Girlyman, Remember Who I Am (September 7): "A gender-bending Peter, Paul, and Mary," opines Opines are low molecular weight compounds found in plant crown gall tumors produced by the parasitic bacterium Agrobacterium. Opine biosynthesis is catalyzed by specific enzymes encoded by genes contained in a small segment of DNA (known as the T-DNA, for 'transfer DNA') Indigo Girl Emily Saliers on the heavenly harmonizing of this queer folk trio. (Daemon) Tegan and Sara Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19 1980, identical twins[1]) are Canadian singer-songwriters, performing as Tegan and Sara. Biography and musical career Tegan and Sara were born in Calgary, Alberta. , So Jealous (September 14): Baby-dyke bait, the 24-year-old Canadian twins move to a more polished variation of their punky punk·y n. Variant of punkie. Noun 1. punky - minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects biting midge, no-see-um, punkey, punkie pop. Tegan calls it "a sad but witty balance of love and heartbreak." (Vapor/Sanctuary) Tara Jane O'Neil, You Sound, Reflect (September 14): On her third full-length set, this visual artist and out performer sketches art-folk soundscapes that are fragile yet clenching clenching (klen´ching), n the nonfunctional, forceful intermittent application of the mandibular teeth against the maxillary teeth. It can become habitual and cause damage to the periodontium. . (Quarterstick) Rachael Sage, Ballads & Burlesque (September 14): The bisexual chanteuse chan·teuse n. A woman singer, especially a nightclub singer. [French, feminine of chanteur, singer, from chanter, to sing; see chant.] , who self-produced this set of magnetic piano romps with soul-distilling vocals, says, "A lot of happy accidents became part of the collage." (MPress) Thalia Zedek, Trust Not Those in Whom Without Some Touch of Madness (September 14): On her third solo set, the out former front woman for Come spotlights her steely punk-blues vocals, pensive lyrics, and powerful commingling Combining things into one body. The term commingling is most often applied to funds or assets. When a fiduciary, a person entrusted with the management of funds other than his or her own in trust, mixes trust money with that of others, the fiduciary is commingling of viola, percussion, and lap steel. (Thrill Jockey) These Arms Are Snakes These Arms Are Snakes is a Seattle-based post-hardcore quartet currently on Jade Tree Records, featuring former members of Botch, Nineironspitfire, and Minneapolis-based Kill Sadie, with drummer/producer Chris Common joining after the recording of Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When , Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (September 21): Seattle post-hardcore players--featuring out bassist keyboardist Brian Cook--combine lung-bursting screams, ire-fueled lyrics, and tasty melodies. (Jade Tree) Garrin Benfield, Where Joy Kills Sorrow (September 28): Benfield's known for taut roots-rock strums, but this latest recording takes a foray into lush guitar lines and string arrangements. (Zacksongs) *OCTOBER* The Hidden Cameras, Mississauga Goddam god´dam adj. 1. A more intense and vulgar form of darned; - often taken as profane and offensive. Adj. 1. goddam (October 12): Majestic orchestral swells and lilting, fey voices nearly obscure some exceedingly wicked homoerotic lyrics. (Rough Trade) Morel, Lucky Strike (October 19): Gay electro-popster Richard Morel and his band engage static, weird snippets of sampled vocals and ebullient dance beats on his latest CD, all set to trenchant singer-songwriter lyrics. (Yoshitoshi) |
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