The Femurs are a semi-acoustic duo influenced by the likes of the Ramones, the Minutemen, the Velvet Underground, Sebadoh, the Silver Jews, clash, klark kent, adam ant, monochrome set, screeching weasel, the queers, teenage bottlerockets, lillingtons, woody guthrie, doc boggs, lou reed, xtc, gang of four, fugazi, mike watt, they might be giants, coltrane, sonny rollins, art blakey, this bike is a pipe bomb, bob dylan, carter family, charles river valley boys, john hartford, modern lovers, jonathan richman, weakerthans, devo, funky pastries, dead boys, dead milkmen, dead kennedy's, aphex twin, schneider tm, husker du, replacements, richard hell, television, ny dolls, johnny thunders, mtx, riverdales, iggy and the stooges, sugar, and lots of other music that some people like.
Sounds Like
sometimes ramones, lou reed, sebadoh, violent femmes, frank black, the queers, mixed with a homespun blend of acoustic punk rock......
and sometimes not....
Good news! The brand new powerpopcompilation "Souvenirs" is being released this week! It contains 21 great North American powerpop tracks from 1975-95. You can hear three of the songs that just have been uploaded on our Myspage page. The CD also contains a previously unreleased song by the great Canadian band Pointed Sticks recorded in the late 70..s. It is availabe from Not Lame Records and Kool Kat Musik, and it will very soon be available from CD Baby.
Click link above to listen to samples and order - $9.95 + s&h
Tampa Taiko is a professional drumming duo that has performed their unique style for a vast array of audiences, performing at festivals, concert halls, schools, workshops, summer camps, corporate and VIP events. Using a collection of taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dynamic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial artform.
Hey Rob. We talked last night in La Spezia. Thanks for helping to bring some culture to Italy. I listened to The Femurs songs and they sound really good. Let me know if you ever make it to Tuscany. Ciao, Mark
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