nick drake, elliot smith, the clash, jeff buckley,cursive,idlewild, criteria, jimmy eat world, jay bennet, sonic youth, the flaming lips, teenage fan club, pinback, simon and garfunkel, bright eyes, the shins, wilco andy jensen, tom waits, rilo kiley, nakedunderneath, azure ray, the good life,joy division, radiohead, willie nelson, ryan adams, little brazil, the ointments, kyle harvey, now it's overhead, the cure,nick cave, r.e.m.... of course there are tons more bands we love and inspire us...but that's what's on the top of my booze drenched mind.
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Live Review: An Iris Pattern, The Monroes, The Stock Market Crash
"One of the most enjoyable nights I've had at O'Leaver's in a long time, could you ask for a more diverse bill? Isn't this what all shows should be like? Probably. Maybe. Definitely. First up was An Iris Pattern fronted by Omaha's own man of mystery and intrigue Greg Loftis looking like the spitting image of Jeff Tweedy, surrounding himself with some of the better talent in the city, judging from what I heard. James McMann on bass is no slouch, whether you like GTO or not, you cannot deny that this guy has some amazing chops. I don't know who the other guys were, but all were solid, especially the band's lead guitarist, who clearly understands the right way to play an arena-style rock guitar solo. Iris Pattern is just that -- an arena-rock band that would have felt right at home at the Civic Auditorium in the '70s. The guy next to me compared them to Billy Thorpe, and in fact, Loftis' voice has a similar timbre. Another guy was reminded of early Gram Parsons. I couldn't put my finger on who they sounded like, but can tell you that live they're much harder than what can be heard on the recordings posted at their myspace site. The sound mix was uneven and disappointing, mainly because these guys seem engineered for a larger stage (though the headliners, who have a similar trait, sounded perfect). Someone get them down to Sokol Underground!
Began in 2005 by Greg Loftis, Iris Pattern was at first a moniker for his singer/songwriter project. Colaberation with mulit- instrumentalist Ben Zinn helped it bloom into a full rock band over a period of months. Finally settling on a solid line up recording sessions were booked and the group looks forward to releasing it's debut very shortly. Thanks to Tim Kasher and Jenna Morrison who sing on "sentenced to each other"...
Without Anna Petri none of this music life would have ever happend. I love you Luka!
p.s. ryan farrel is a great guy.
the iris
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since this band doesn't really exist or has officially (or unofficially who knows) you should make these songs downloadable? ehg??? me likes me some woodenman
Sorry I haven't called in a couple days bro! I have been working like crazy and trying to get all my schoolwork done that I put off untill the end of the semester. I will call you tonight after work!
