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undoing of david wright on the radio tonight
  
Here is something we found on Myspace that you all might be interested in tuning into as you drive around on your Friday night. Undoing of David Wright will be performing on KNON 89.3 TONIGHT. Heres the scoop:

Time: 12:00am - 4:00am Location: Rocket Radio @ KNON 89.3 FM we're playing a 40 minute set---- including 4 new songs from our upcoming album, The Eighth Continent. If you're not in town, or you don't have a radio, check out www.knon.org ----- click in the top right corner to tune in via the lazer web.though you might want to know,ENGLISH, & CO.
  
stonedranger on January 21stcomments (1)
  
  
the "it" list for friday 1/20/06
  
1. Mazinga Phaser II, Linea Triste (the Cavern downstairs)
Come early to see two of the more interesting local bands playing right now. Both do dreamy electronic drone kinda stuff, with Linea Triste focusing more on ambient, while Mazinga seems to go for more melodic, shoegazer type stuff. Both say that they are influenced by Brian Eno, which is refreshing to hear in a town where Flicker Stick still packs em in. Mazinga's Myspace page is linked in a post below, and here is Linea Triste's.

2. Bosque Brown (Rubber Gloves, Denton)
This much hyped about folkie is supposed to be ready to wow the world at SXSW in March. Although we're not sure whether that will happen or not, we know that she's got a nice Joanna Newson-Mazzy Star sad country thing going on with some pretty good tunes to boot. We're going to do a little write up about her later on as part of our SXSW local preview.

3. UP with DJ CJMacPhie (Cavern Upstairs)
Guess the Cavern is the place to be for good music in Dallas tonight. Go listen to Mazina and Linea downstairs, then head up to hear a good selection of post punk, brit pop, psyche and lots of other stuff.

4. Centro-Matic (wreck room, Fort Worth)
I know we posted about them last night, but what the fuck else are you going to do in Fort Worth? Tip a cow?
  
stonedranger on January 20thcomments (1)
  
  
hot chip "over and over"
  
So we know this track has been floating around a while and everything, but we just had to post it on here for your listening pleasure (can you tell that we just figured out how to post mp3s). I'm starting to think that I like everything that James Murphy touches, and since rumor has it that this song is a preview of the direction that Hot Chip will be going on their next record, you can bet we're gonna try to go see them at SXSW this year.

"Over and Over" here

  
stonedranger on January 20thcomments (1)
  
  
stuff we've been listening to: boris- pink
  
So Boris, a japanese psych-metal whateva band has just put out an amazing record that has been on repeat here at JR headquarters for a couple days. It got a good review on Pitchfork, and if that doesn't convince you completely (which it shouldn't), we've got a track for you to download here. The real name is some strange Japanese shit that we can neither say nor type, but it has been translated into English as "Six to Three." After you hear it, you probably won't care what its called. Sounds like Dungen had kids with Jesus Lizard....

And theres more to come today, including the It List and more local shit.

  
stonedranger on January 20thcomments (0)
  
  
mazinga ii needs a drummer
  
This is one of the bands that we have been noticing around town lately: Interesting electronic/shoegze kinda stuff. Anyway they need a drummer for a small tour, and here is a repost of their Myspace request:

Body: From: Mazinga IIDate: Jan 19, 2006 6:57 PM

If you can play a floor tom, Snare and crash cymbal ala Moe Tucker style we need you. We are leaving next week. We will be gone from jan 25th to feb14th. You do not have to be a badass. Just be able to keep a simple beat on a floor tom, snare and a crash cymbal. Our regular drummer is playing with us this weekend in Dallas and Denton. If you are even the slightest bit interested please contact me asap. 214 886 9776. Most of the shows are in the northeast including 4 in New York.Cheers!!!!-Wanz
  
stonedranger on January 20thcomments (0)
  
  
bestest of 2005 #4: the clientele- strange geometry
  
So, does a drunken review work as well as a sober review? We're both about to find out. And another question: has the Clientele ever made a bad song? I think the answer is no. Going to see the Clientele live in Denton a couple months ago when the band had terrible sound problems and had to turn the reverb completely off on the p.a. would have convinced me that all those people that used to say the Clientele hid behind their effects were dead wrong. But it didn't need to, because Strange Geometry had already done it. Here, the Clientele go for a bigger, more clear sound. And it works. Very well. "Since K Got Over Me," one of the strongest singles put out by anyone all year, sets the tone. The vocals and guitar are crisp and clear, but somehow the Clientele manages to maintain that dreamy, surreal vibe they've always had going for them. I was a little put back upon first hearing that this album had been produced in a real studio with "professional production values," but all it really does is help point out what great songwriters these guys are, and the fact that they can properly utilize acoustic guitars and strings to expand their sound without compromising it. Like most Clientele albums, delicate Byrdsesque pop dominates the day while sad impressionist lyrics and a sense of calm, pyschedelic sadness set the tone. More than any other band I can think of, the Clienetele paints pictures with their songs. Despite whatever is going on around me, when I hear a Clientele song I envision exactly what I think they want me to while forgetting everything else that I see. They set the mood not only audibly but visually as well... colors, shapes and light come to mind just as easily as sounds, which seems to be the point. While other bands have "energy" and make you want to dance or draw your attention to their clothes or the city they are from, the Clientele paints pictures for you, and gives you a glimpse of what it is like to exist in a permanent dream state that happens to have a great chorus that will be stuck in your head for days. Try seeing if Bloc Party can do that for you.
  
stonedranger on January 20thcomments (0)
  
  
part of dj nature's set list from last night's party
  
Um, we just got part of the set list that this guy played last night, and you should probably take your ass up to Denton to see him next week because no one else in Dallas is playing a set like this:

Track/Artist 1. Lucky You - Nanko 2. Notorious (Ghetto Arc/Xl records remix by The Socios) - Turbulence 3. Galang 05 - MIA 4. Ganja Farmer - Marlon Asher 5. Hater vars007 - Various Artists 6. There is a Light That Never Goes Out - Schneider TM 7. Random - Lady Sovereign 8. Newsflash - Diplo 9. They Don't Know - Paul Wall 10. Combustive - Arto Lindsay 11. Rise to the Occasion - Sizzla 12. Tulips (dancemix) - Bloc Party 13. Closer - The Cure 14. 10 Crack Commandments - Biggie 15. Blinded By the Lights - The Streets 16. 5 to 1 - The Doors 17. The Takeover - JayZ 18. One Evening (remix) - Fiest 19. Pull Up the People (Nature Remix) - MIA 20. Shorty Swing My Way - KP and Envyi 21. Nomad for love - Gang Gang Dance

Paul Wall, Gang Gang Dance, The Cure AND MIA all appear on this list. I don't think we have to explain how cool that is.

  
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undeniable records to release theater fire album
  
We heard this from Undeniable themselves today, although we don't know many of the details. A nice match between one of our favorite local bands and one of our favorite local labels. You'll get more information about this soon... probably when we publish our interview with Undeniable in the next day or two.
  
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