Schmarm (sh - marm): n. Excessive, yet often superficial knowledge about any given subject
The Raconteurs have announced that they will be playing the Henry Fonda Theater in Los Angeles this Sunday May 18th. Tickets will be available tomorrow at 12 noon PST at the following link: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/090040A998A047B7?brand=goldenvoice
If you haven’t heard it yet, their latest album Consolers of the Lonely is something you don’t want to miss live.
I have been hearing the name “The Morning Benders” around town recently, and it wasn’t until Thursday May 8th at their CD release show that I was able to really soak them in. As mentioned in our review of their sophomore release Talking Through Tin Cans, they not too long ago played with The Weather Underground and Airborne Toxic Event for their January residency. Since then they have been making good strides, including aquiring an upcoming tour with The Kooks.
So it’s been 4 years now since everyone’s favorite dance/rock/nu-wave outfit The Faint released their fourth and most successful album Wet From Birth. In that time rumors and plans for their fourth have been leaked many times and yet we still had nothing…until now. Fasciinatiion will be released on August 5th via the group’s own label, blank.wav. This means the longtime Saddle Creek artists are going the way of Rilo Kiley so they can do things on their own. It is in that same vein that Fasciinatiion came together, it will be the group’s first album that was written, recorded, produced and released on their own.
We here at the Schmarm can’t wait. No new tracks are up on their site yet but I’d bet if you keep checking something will be going up soon. www.thefaint.com
I first got wind of San Francisco’s The Morning Benders when they played with friends and Indie Schmarm favorites, The Weather Underground back in January as part of Airborne Toxic Event’s January residency at Spaceland. The band was quite impressive upon first impression but part of me wishes I had this album at the time because I’m sure I would’ve tried finagling my way up closer to sing along with each and everyone of their indie-pop gems.
Daytrotter
Go here. It's rad. They are also supporting and playing Sunset Rubdown currently on their playlist, so it's all that much better.
(December 3rd 2007)
Ice Cream Man
They give out free ice cream at shows, then review them on their site. You can't really go wrong.
(November 8th 2007)
Pampelmoose
Hurray for Gang of Four!
(November 1st 2007)
Passion of the Weiss
Good site. Good articles. Good times.
(October 12th 2007)
Displaced Hip
We are addicted to all things American Apparel Tri-Blend too...and the models, but that's just us...or maybe just Dan 'cause he's lonely and desparate.
(October 19th 2007)