Idyl Time: Sasquatch Lineup 7,8,9

Friday, April 22, 2011

Sasquatch Lineup 7,8,9

#7 Pepper Rabbit

Very pretty lyrics that float along to a nice variety of instrumentals (they're prone to using anything from horns to the clarinet to the ukelele) Their melodies are a little bit of happy and depressed all at the same time. Not sure what to think of these guys. But I'm thinking they're mood-suitable so... not every day music for me personally... but maybe just right on a chill, rainy day or a calm spring drive. Either way, decent stuff. I may mosey over to their stage at Sasquatch if the schedule allows. Afterall, haunting howls are usually my thing and the Gorge might be just the place for this stuff.

Pre-Show Rating - 2.5 out of 4
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#8 Rebecca Gates and the Consortium

Hmmm... May need to do further research on this one. Can't find much of her newest released stuff. But according to her bio (http://parcematone.com/) she's had a very extensive career in several facets of music-making. I'll keep digging and get back to this one.

Pre-Show Rating: 2 out of 4

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#9 The Bronx

I was pleasantly surprised by these punksters and then not. I downloaded a bunch and found each song was either hot or cold for me. Liked "Knifeman", "White Guilt" and more of their more poppier-punk renditions. But not feelin' their other, more generic punk works such as "History's Strangers" and the like. But again, NOT my typical genre, to say the least. Unlikely to find me at this set next month.

Rating: 1.5 out of 4

2 comments:

Unknown said...: we saw these guys at fun fun fun and you we're not happy with the overall noise...grow some balls and get metal!; April 30, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Jonna said...: funny. thought their name sounded familiar. gimme some time with the metal stuff. baby steps. they might've had me with their more Mexican renditions though. ;); May 2, 2011 at 3:08 PM

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This blog is just a personal exploration of music and represents my preference and perspective (for whatever, if anything, that's worth). The site is dubbed "Idyl Time" because I soon realized that a large majority of my "idle" time is spent on music and who doesn't love a good play on words? I stumbled on the definition of "idyl" in a book I was reading and thought it worked as a title for this endeavor because each piece of music I'm examining here is a composition (be it not necessarily pastoral). But, when you discover a connection with a song, an album, an artist or a show it can truly border on an inconsequential affair; in that... it tugs on the very strings of your heart and can pinch you ever so lightly (or painfully) in the most secret of places. Music can transport you in an instant to a person, place or memory that still holds a dear (or dark) place in your heart. It's something so private and so personal and so inherently unique to each listener. It's a relationship that obviously has no tangible relevance on your day to day existence but at the same time can represent a "romantic affair" or attachment of some sort. I've personally always attempted to operate with a hap-hazard, caution-to-the-wind, attitude towards life and all it's offerings for experience. Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all (which beyond relationships, can refer to all the windows and doors that life affords you). I guess my point is, you may have tried, you may have failed, you may have loved, you may have lost, but you took a chance. And you still have your memories and the music they're dressed in. For whatever that's worth.