Sunday, November 02, 2008

Escape from MySpace #18: The State Workers

The State Workers
The State Workers: Guillermo Saar, Peter Cutul, Matt Shook, James Brophy

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The State Workers are a quartet from Fort Montgomery, NY, who create left field Americana tunes with spoken word bits, brass and general weirdness. They are green, into ecology and all that, selling their music for each amount of cash you are willing to part with.

Recommended for those who like Captain Beefheart and Pere Ubu. Call it dark grunge NOLA folk, the kind of music the Icelandic huldufolk would play if they really existed.

The State Workers have a sense of humour too. Just check out their ditty Rednecks For Obama.

Live date:
  • 11/14 Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY

MP3: The State Workers - Gloria Underwater
MP3: The State Workers - Rednecks For Obama
MP3: The State Workers - See You In Hell

» thestateworkers.com
» myspace.com/thestateworkers

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Dragonette: Galore

Dragonette

Toronto synth pop foursome Dragonette sounds like a band that has been stuck in a UK closet since the mid-eighties. With rather cheesy keyboards and over the top vocals they have been making waves in the UK, getting them gigs at prestigious festivals, and now they are aiming for the USA.

Their album Galore is all about good old sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. With a hilarious song about the fictional dude in the sky's son who fell out of love with them they wont be making friends in bible thumbing circles.

Dragonette is a sexy band who tell everyone who doesn't like them to fuck off. Refreshing stuff.

Dragonette: Galore

Galore is released in the USA on I Surrender Records.

Tracks:
  1. I Get Around
  2. Competition
  3. Take It Like A Man
  4. True Believer
  5. Another Day
  6. Get Lucky
  7. Jesus Doesn't Love Me
  8. Goldrush
  9. Black Limousine
  10. You Please Me
  11. The Boys
Live date:
  • 12/13 The Cavalcade of Lights, Toronto, Ontario

MP3: Dragonette - I Get Around

» dragonette.com
» myspace.com/dragonette

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Gov't Mule 2008 torrents: 2008/10/30-31 & 11/01

Gov't Mule

First three Gov't Mule shows with new bass player Jorgen Carlsson.

The second set of the Halloween show has tons of Pink Floyd covers. The Geneva show has some issues. You might want to wait for another source to surface.

Update: complete source of the Geneva show added, including the support act Back Door Slam.

Gov't Mule
2008/10/31
Flynn Center For The Performing Arts
Burlington, VT, USA

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Gov't Mule
2008/10/31
Orpheum Theatre
Boston, MA, USA

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Gov't Mule
2008/11/01
Smith Opera House
Geneva, NY, USA

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