By Nick Miller
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http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=1029666
This article was published on 07.09.09.
It’s imperative to welcome San Joaquin Valley indie-rock bands to Sacramento with open arms, because were it not for a couple rivers this fair city probably would be just like Patterson, Calif., which is where the Panduhs hail. And that’s not a bad thing; we just need to be grateful—and cordial. Anyway, I make no claims of being a Valley indie-rock connoisseur—or even a decent human being—but I do like Panduh’s unpretentious pop styling: Neil Vento sings with a soft whine that’s easy on the ears; Jeff Moreno’s bass and Frank Montes’ drums groove a backbeat as natural and humble as Vento’s simple lyrics about county fairs and onomatopoeia...
Saturday, September 5, 2009
calvin johnson
the panduhs ~ calvin johnson ep (pop song romance., 2009)
for the past weeks there's one song that i can't stop singing and i say it'd be annoying if it wasn't such a good song. 'county fair' is part of an ep with other two songs - also very catchy - of this trio from patterson, california.
their signed to pop song romance., a zine/label that "...is more like an ever changing visual document of music and comedy. pop song romance. was born in 2004, it started out as a side project to more important things, and remains that today. it really just came from my love of little indie pop bands that would maybe make one amazing record and break up".
three songs with lovely keyboard melodies, impossible-not-to-dance drum beats and lyrics as catchy as the melodies (neil vento's voice makes you want to sing along too).
fun indiepop with the energy of twee.
ps: calvin johnson is a key person when we talk about the independent music scene. he was founder of bands like beat happening, the go team and the halo benders; also, owns k records.
Posted by felipe chaotisch and/or charmant at 7:43 PM
http://chaotischundcharmant.blogspot.com/2009/09/calvin-johnson.html
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Great Show you guys The yeah sounded diff without the bass but it was still epic shit lol i shoulda told you i could play the guitar part but oh well it was sick any ways
Eww... I hate slimy, disgusting creatures. They ruin everything! I had one of the worst social experiences of my life last night. Lets just say, hanging out around a bunch of kids that think listening to horribly degrading and obnoxious music is like being skinned alive. Actually, I'd way rather be skinned alive! My mom finally admitted this morning, "We should have gone to Modesto". If only I could turn back time.
Well, I hope it was a fun night for you... even if you were invaded! ;)
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