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Luau/Sneeze East Coast Tour

Two great Boston-basded grungy pop bands of are heading out to tour the East Coast next month- Luau & Sneeze! Their music is super fast-paced, and both bands always put on fun, high-energy shows. If you live in one of these cities you shouldn’t miss this!

Check out their Facebook pages  to find out specific information for shows:

Luau  /  Sneeze

12.7 – PA / CT / Western MA
12.8 – Somewhere in NJ
12.9 – Philadelphia, PA
12.10 – Baltimore, MD
12.11 – Richmond, VA
12.12 – Louisville, KY
12.13 – Chicago, IL

CANDY HEARTS

 

We started this blog a little over three months ago, and a little over three months ago I decided not to write about the Candy Hearts. I figured that they were already pretty popular and that many of my readers would already have and love their songs. I didn’t want to seem like a bore! BUT I do love the Candy Hearts so when they came to town last week I went to see them. They played in a tiny dive bar for a crowd of about 10. I couldn’t believe it! Where were you guys!? I’m just gonna assume that Candy Hearts aren’t as popular as I thought and that people just don’t know how great they are. You can download their first album for free from IYMI. This is how I first heard Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams. I listened to it as background music for a while in the vein of Lemuria or Cheeky– pop punk that’s fun, but doesn’t bowl me over lyrically. One day I put on Candy Hearts at the library where I basically couldn’t ignore it and I realized it was beyond incredible. I started each song over again as it ended and must have listened to the whole album two or three times that night. I was thinking of going through the track list and  listing my favorite lines from each song, but I don’t want to ruin them for you. They have written some of the poppiest, punkiest pop punk I’ve ever heard and it’s perfect for sing-a-longs. Mariel Loveland, of Ramsey, NJ, is a total genius. I seriously love every song on Ripped Up Jeans so plz download it! Their second album, Everything’s Amazing & Nobody’s Happy, came out in 2011. I haven’t listened to it as much as their first, but I know some people around Sharp Corners think it’s even better! PLUS there will be a new EP out on November 6th. You can listen to an early released song or pre-order the record HERE! And check out tour dates HERE!

Watch Mariel cover Jawbreaker’s Bad Scene:

Weak Teeth & Choke Up Live 10/1/12

I went to see a ton of bands earlier this week at a show that ended with Weak Teeth & Choke Up (know fondly on Sharp Corners as the best band in the world.)  Waiting through the first few bands was less fun than it should have been because I was way overly excited. I always love Luau, who played first. They’re a pretty top notch pop punk band from Cambridge, MA. Eventually Weak Teeth came on, the lead vocalist of which is dating Shannon from the Two Funerals apparently. They were really great hardcore and put on an incredible show. They traveled from Providence, RI for the show but obviously have a big following in Boston. The crowd was going wild for them. Listen to their newest track, Killers. FINALLY Choke Up came on! They’ve abandoned some of their slower emo tracks, but they still totally killed it. I recorded a few of their songs, but the sound quality leaves something to be desired. Check it out anyway if you’re a die hard Choke Up fan? WHO ISN’T?

The Two Funerals

The Troubling Kids drifted off to Connecticut this past Sunday to see The Two Funerals. They are an incredible DIY punk band that was once all-girls but has of late been infiltrated by their new bassist, Kylewilliam*. I am about to gush about this band, so in the interest of full disclosure, I went to high school with their singer and ex-bassist.
The Two Funerals are possibly my favourite band to see live. The energy on display at every single show I’ve seen (which has to be pushing double digits at this point) is amazing. Even at shows where their music doesn’t quite fit in, with crowds who don’t know them, they bring the fire every time. In the past couple years, their shows have been mostly songs from their more elaborate, highly-composed EPs “Tell Yr Story” and “Boy’s Club,” which aren’t quite typical punk. They tend towards substantial instrumental pieces broken down by intense sections of punk energy. They always sneak in a few songs, though, from their absolutely essential first LP, …Invade Poland.

By the way, if you don’t have …Invade Poland yet, get it. Now. It’s a free download here. If you find a better girl punk album, jesus christ, let me know.
They’re playing shows erratically. If they’re coming somewhere near you, do yourself a favour and go see them. Check out the tour dates here.

*Bonus track: Kylewilliam and Katie Crutchfield recorded an excellent minimal cover of the Two Funerals track “Grey Skies,” which you can download!

More Pop Punk- Hold Tight!

WHOA the troubling kids have been slacking, huh? Sorry guys, things have been busy. Record Hospital (10pm-5am weekdays on whrb.org) has a new DJ schedule and it’s so boss. We’ve been able to do little but listen to it and sleep. So glad school’s back is session so I can hear my tunes. I’ve heard a little bit of Hold Tight! on there and in case you missed it I thought I’d post ’em. They hail from Richmond, Va and their album, Blizzard of ’96, was released over the summer on Animal Style Records. The album has killer choruses for sing-a-longs and heartbreaks. Listen especially to Alex Wilhelm; he really knows his way around the drums. It’s fast (14 songs in under 28 minutes) and honest (I know what it’s like to lose years and still have nothing to show for it.) AND they’re on tour!! If you can, see them with Choke Up!