I’m personally pretty excited to see One Happy Island play. And this track off of their EP, “Secret Party That The Other Party Doesn’t Know About,” is probably one my favorite songs in recent memory. Warning: It will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day … or week … or month.
Check out the video for A Sunny Day In Glasgow’s “A Mundane Phonecall to Jack Parsons” off the Scribble Mural Comic Journal album.
You can see A Sunny Day In Glasgow live at ArtSpace Underground @ Elm City PopFest. Saturday, Nov. 14 at the ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven, CT.
New York’s The Metric Mile are back making great music and playing out after taking a short hiatus. We’re proud to have them headline the afternoon show at the first Elm City PopFest. Check out the A-side off their 2007 single.
Now here’s a fun fact about The Metric Mile: Peggy Wang of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart used to play in this band … so you’ll definitely want to check this out.
The Metric Mile will headline the afternoon show at Elm City PopFest, Sat., Nov. 14. ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven, CT
Here’s The Cavemen Go when they played the ArtSpace Underground on June 27 of this year. You can see them with Brian LaRue on bass when they play Nov. 14. Thanks to Jeffrey Thunders for the footage.
The Cavemen Go will play Elm City PopFest on Sat., Nov. 14 at the ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven, CT
Almost … but not quite. FayRey takes their name from the 1930s blond bombshell vixen of the arthouse-gaudy-monster-flick fame, Fay Wray. An original gothic girl who rocked the screen and for thier money rocked America. Queen of horror heroines of an earlier time: the raw, primitive and bold 1930’s America.
Check out FayRey at Elm City PopFest, Sat., Nov. 14 at the ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven
The two-week countdown to Elm City PopFest continues with the second installment of “You do not want to miss this …”
Boston’s One Happy Island is going through some ch-ch-changes. They’ll be performing as a three-piece in New Haven … sans bassist. But check out this video to get a pretty good idea of how awesome they’ll be regardless.
One Happy Island will perform Sat., Nov. 14 at Elm City PopFest
ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven
Elm City PopFest is only TWO WEEKS away! Between now and then I’ll try to post videos of all the bands playing. It’s a little series I’ll call “You do not want to miss this” — because, seriously, you do not want to miss this.
First up: Middletown, Conn.’s, The Dayzies. Sweet, sweet powerpop …
The Dayzies will perform Sat., Nov. 14 at Elm City PopFest
ArtSpace gallery, 50 Orange St., New Haven
Here’s another one of those bad news/good news situations for you.
Bad news: Due to some schedule conflicts, transportation issues, etc., etc., The Sugarplums had to back out of their spot on the Elm City PopFest bill. I’m kind of bummed about this, as I’ve heard such good things about the band and was looking forward to meeting Matt and the rest of the band in person. Oh well … maybe next time.
Good news: Middletown, CT’s The Dayzies has been confirmed to fill the empty spot in the line-up.
The Dayzies are made up of area music veterans, Steve Bunovsky, Dan Kohler and Mario Cardenas. Bunovsky and Kohler were both formerly of the well-known CT band The Naomi Star. The Dayzies draw influence from the great powerpop bands of the ’70s and ’80s, including Big Star and Badfinger, as well as bands such as The Beatles, Travis and The Beach Boys.
From The Dayzies: There was a time not so long ago, before the age of digital downloading and “American Idol,” when popular music actually meant something. It was fun, smart, thought- provoking, uplifting, disturbing or even ugly — it was always relevant. The Dayzies are an original pop/rock band from Connecticut that hopes to help return rock to its former, exalted state. Featuring Steve Bunovsky (vocals/guitar), Mario Cardenas (vocals/drums) and Dan Kohler (vocals/bass), The Dayzies play their own brand of rock and roll that draws deep from the well of classic British and American acts like The Byrds, The Kinks, Cream, Buffalo Springfield and Big Star. If great rock and roll bands never limit themselves to a single genre, count The Dayzies among them — this band is no one-trick pony — and while a diversity of songwriting is evident, they still manage to have a sound all their own.
November 14: ArtSpace, Tweefort and CT Indie present Elm City PopFest — 5 bands headlined by The Metric Mile beginning at 3 p.m. preceding the ArtSpace Underground at 8 p.m. with A Sunny Day In Glasgow and The Tyler Trudeau Attempt. 50 Orange St., New Haven. $5 for each show or $8 for both. $6 drinks by 116 Crown. All ages.
DECEMBER 2009
December 12: Hew Haven Artspace Underground with Swarm The Moon and Steven Deal. 50 Orange St. 8:00 p.m. $5. $6 drinks by 116 Crown. All ages.
JANUARY 2010
January 8: Steven Deal "Radio Twelve" CD release show — with Boy Genius (NY) and Mold Monkies. Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven, CT. 10 p.m. FREE. 21+.
FEBRUARY 2010
February 19: Tweefort "Home and Abroad Songs Vol. 2" CD release show. Cafe Nine, 250 State St., New Haven, CT. Bands, times, cover TBA. 21+
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