Review: IamIs & Tamara Dearing Split 7"

Gubbey Records released Vol. 3 of its Split Series on Saturday. The single features IamIs' song "Paperface" and Tamara Dearing's "Break Your Heart" on a vinyl only release with a download card including five bonus tracks. Not to mention the fact that it's on bubblegum pink vinyl as a tribute to the single's "sugary sweet sound."

The first track of this release that Gubbey Records calls a "little honeycomb", is a psychedelic pop ballad brought to you to by two prominent contributors of the Slow Break and the Cut Family Foundation: Shawna Dellecave and Jason Cox. The duo wastes no time leaping headlong into this organ and humbucker fueled drive down a summer country road, lyrically climaxing with the lines: "you gotta' shake hands naturally/ sell yourself, that's the key/ you're a brand, that's all."

Tamara Dearing knows how to use a Wurlitzer, and for proof of this, look no further than the B side of this hot pink piece of wax in your hands. You must have an awesome record collection. On "Break Your Heart," Dearing's keyboards and lyrics sing like a doo-wop outfit while her drums groove like feel-good gangster rap, proclaiming "these are the records I play when I can't stand up straight."

This release is limited to 300 hand numbered copies, so be sure to pick it up whileyou still can!

the fervor w/The Slow Break 2/29 @ Pour Haus

"To celebrate this freakishly long year, we're putting on a freak show of our own."

the fervor recently got some attention over at Cause=Time :
"Women fronting rock bands is a huge plus in my book.Think about it. How many amazing bands out there kick ass with women doing vocal duties. The Fervor is from Louisville, KY, and they also sound like they're from Kentucky, and I mean that in the best of ways. It definitely has that dirty south flava to it... You can purchase their latest album, Bleeder, here.This music is best enjoyed with a bottle of whiskey and a couple of cigarettes."

the fervor - Moment Of Truth
The Slow Break - Some Velvet Morning

Also, timesfreepress.com did an interview with the fervor. Listen

Wax Fang - Original Highlands Art & Music Festival

If you missed the Original Highlands Music Festival this past Saturday, you missed a super friendly atmosphere of a couple thousand folks that spent the day getting faces painted and enjoying a drink or two. This stretch of two blocks literally felt like a warm hug! With the threat of rain looming, the sky never opened up for much longer than to let a few stray drops through here and there.
We were there to catch the final few performances. I managed to get a damned good recording of Cabin's and Wax Fang's set along with some nice photographs. As usual, the Fang came with an awesome show that included many favorites as well as some new ones like, Black and Endless Nights Revisited. Like many of their sets, they pull off a nice cover of a classic 70's tune; this time WF covered Black Sabbath's "The Wizard." Also, thanks to Scott and Company for throwing us for a loop with "The Doctor" not following "Oh Recklessness" and "Avant Guardian Angel Dust" closing the set instead of opening. If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend getting out in the near future to check them out as well as getting to ear X-tacy and purchasing "Black and Endless Night."
This was only our second time catching Cabin after seeing them earlier this summer at Waterfront Wednesday. They have a very nice earthy sound that always tends to put you at ease. We'll post more about Cabin in a day or two.
We also caught the last few songs of The Slow Break's set, a husband-wife, husband-wife team which never disappoint. They bring an energy that flows past the stage and into the crowd to get asses shaking.
Click here for a picture gallery and below are links to the mp3s of Wax Fang's set. I'll post Cabin's in a day or two so keep and eye out.

01 Intro
02 Cannibal Summer
03 WWII part 2
04 Can You See the Light?
05 Sound Observations
06 Sweet Bloody Murder
07 The Wizard (Black Sabbath)
08 Over the Night is Before
09 Majestic
10 Oh Recklessness
11 Black and Endless Night Revisited
12 Hearts are Made for Beating
13 Bi Polar Bear
14 The Doctor
15 Avant Guardian Angel Dust

Buy Black and Endless Night online, at Ear X-tacy on Bardstown Rd or on iTunes.

6th Annual Lebowski Fest photo galleries

The 6th annual Lebowski Fest was this past weekend and was a blast as usually. More and more Dudes, Walters, Jesus' and Jackie Treehorns come out of the wood work every year.

It was announced that achievers from 40 states made it to the festivities this year. Vietnam and Dr. Dog were a great pair of bands to kick off the festivities and Squeeze Box, Lucky Pineapple, Ladybirds, The Shack Shakers, Kentucky Prophet, Bad Blood and The Slow Break provided a fitting soundtrack to the mid 80's and uncommonly low humidity of the weekend.

Photo Galleries

Opening Ceremonies
- ringer toss, Vietnam and Dr. Dog...
Garden Party Slideshow
- Lebowski games, Squeeze Box, Lucky Pineapple and the Ladybirds...
(I couldn't stay for all the bands so I have no pictures after the Ladybirds, sorry)

Vietnam - Apocalypse [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]
Vietnam - Mr. Goldfinger [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]
Dr. Dog - Worst Trip [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]
Dr. Dog - The Man in Me [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]
Lucky Pineapple - Autobhan [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]
Lucky Pineapple - Buffalo Heartbeat [Live @ Lebowski Fest 07]

Wax Fang @ The Pour Haus May 3rd

Get your Derby weekend started off with a bang!
Wax Fang Thursday May 3rd live @ The Pour Haus. Also appearing will be The Slow break.


Listen:
Wax Fang - Bible Belt Buckle (Live)
The Slow Break - Interstate Woman