At one point, indie rock band Gun Outfit was based out of Olympia, Washington, but the weather proved too much for their principle members Dylan Sharp and Carrie Keith (guitar, vocals, both) that they both decided to head for warmer climes, and landed in Los Angeles a few years back.
"Dirty Soul" party-makers Fake Babies drop a new video for "Talk Like My Baby" from their eponymous EP. Word is they got a new EP dropping soon so keep yr eyes peeled.
For now though, glue them to this wonderful video directed by: Nicki Chavoya & Lisa Amadeo
Fake Babies - Talk Like My Baby from Nicki Chavoya on Vimeo.
Now if all the other events we have been posting for the past couple days don't interest you, here's a show going on a Hartford's Arch Street Tavern on 4/27! Brooklyn's The Sweet Ones with Brotherhood of Thieves and Bret The One Man Band.
Becky Kessler & Floyd Kellogg are pretty well known CT names in their own right, so to find out they have been toiling on a new LP together is wonderful news! They have chosen a band name, Violent Mae. They have also been so kind as to choose CTINDIE to premier their first single from the upcoming LP, and we are pleased to bring you "Hole In My Heart".
It's that time of year again! Daffodil Fest in Meriden has been going strong for 34 years straight, you can help them celebrate a 35th year with a staggering total of amazing locals!
I'm sure most of you have heard about The Flaming Lips record store day release, a vinyl pressing of their 1997 piecemeal epic "Zaireeka". The good folks down at The Telegraph had a listening party for it last weekend and they are doing it again this weekend! Four turntables playing 4 separate records of wacky psychedelic action is sure to stimulate even the most jaded of minds, so quit making excuses and GET TO THE TELEGRAPH!
The two titans of the found universe, Found Footage Festival and FOUND Magazine, will go toe-to-toe at the Heirloom Arts Theatre (155 Main Street) in Danbury on Saturday, April 27th (8 pm) in a battle royale of found stuff. Both camps—Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Letterman) of the FFF, and Peter and Davy Rothbart (This American Life) of FOUND—will be sharing their favorite finds to determine once and for all whether found notes or found videos will reign supreme. There will be music, comedy and blood. In addition to this, a share of the proceeds from this show will be going to the Brookline Resilience Youth Team.
The fine folks at Safety Meeting Records have a rockin show coming up at Anna Liffey's with M.T. Bearington, Cold Fur, Life Eaters and Sperm Donor! This is going to be one you don't want to miss!
This weekend there will be three comedy performances in Willimantic, Middletown, and Norwich, in conjunction with Stand Up for Mental Health Connecticut. The shows-- Friday and Saturday evenings, and an afternoon show on Sunday-- feature David Granirer, the founder of SMH, and the long-standing local performance group the Second Step Players.
There comes a time in any worthwhile band's career when they make an album that will get people to stand up and pay attention. For Vancouver, noise-punkers White Lung, their second album "Sorry", which was released last year on Deranged Records, provided the band with such a moment.
Wolves At Bay have been on a non-stop ride of touring and writing for the past year. They are one of the few bands in the area that are out there “doing it”, and it shows. They are full of energy and are one of the most tight knit bands in Connecticut today. They signed to Animal Style Records out of Los Angeles, CA ( a label that also includes Connecticut hardcore heroes With Honor) and are now on the verge of releasing their second full length record titled “I Was the Devil Once”. I recently sat down with Will Hayes who is the Singer/guitarist of Wolves at Bay and this is what he had to say…
Copenhagen punks Iceage are coming to Lily's Pad @ Toads Place in New Haven to kick your eardrums in! This promises to be a huge show, and joining Iceage will be White Lung, Fins and Blessed State.
I know it keeps snowing and getting warm but that just means it's time to start gearing up and thinking about summer again! Last year's CTIndie.com Summer Mix Tape D60 was so successful, we put the link in the top right corner of our page and there it has remained into the new year, still acquiring hits steadily. So we are gonna do it again, this year. Send us your music to ctindiemusic@gmail.com or just drop box it to us using the link on the right side of the screen.
The Heirloom Arts Theatre in Danbury is hosting an interesting collection of locals for a fest called The Local Locos Fest on Saturday April 13. Two Humans and Fake Babies and a whole SLEW of other local favorites are playing so be sure to check it out!
Another great free BAR show on Wednesday, featuring Purling Hiss, Neptune and one of CT's finest, Atrina!
Bob D'Aprile from CTROCK on WPKN Bridgeport and CTIndie.com
have teamed up to produce and syndicate an ongoing monthly radio spot
promoting as many CT shows and artists as we can. The spot series,
called Ab Origine
(from the source, in latin) premiered June 28th on WPKN.
Hear the latest edition of Ab Origine below:
Psychedelic drone wizards TEEPEE are coming to Cafe9 for what promises to be an extremely eclectic evening of weird sounds. Joining them on the bill are local favorites Ghost of Chance and Florida=Death! We got the details here for you below as well as an INTERVIEW with the fine people of TEEPEE.
The fine folks of Them Damn Hamiltons and Jay Prince will be playing Javapalooza in Middletown on April 6th! Get the folk down to Middletown this Saturday at 7pm!!!
Metal has splintered into many different genres of extremity over the years, but despite the fact that there will always be some band trying to take it louder, faster and growlier, there will always be a need for bands that honor the past by playing prefix free metal. You could call this keeping it tradish, but these new sets of band look to pay homage to the traditions of the past, mainly the early-to-mid eighties by playing music that is full of galloping rhythms, monster hooks, boundless energy and in most cases clean singing. Granted they do all this with a modern touch.
