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By way of introduction, we're profiling all the bands on this year's volume. Some of the names may be familiar to you, but if they are't, be prepared for a big boost in your indie cred (which, unfortunately, might not be as cool as actual street cred). Welcome to Part I of Get To Know Your Local Band. Also visit our Clog to read about Adventure Records' CD release party.
When formed: 2007 Genre: Hazy Indie Pop Discography: As Kind As Summer (2007) Website: myspace.com/waifgarden Band Members: Valerie Green - Bass, Vocals Paige Peterson - Fender Rhodes, Vocals, Keys Zack Littlefield - Drums Dario Rosa - Guitar Jon Gray - Keyboards/Trumpet Denver’s Good Housekeeping creates tunes that belong in the soundtrack to a Lewis Carroll novel. The band leads listeners through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole into a sonic wonderland full of atmospheric layers and the sweet, whispering vocals of Valerie Green and Paige Peterson. And with second and third listenings, the songs keep getting curiouser and curiouser. Always intriguing, the ladies and gentlemen of Good Housekeeping create a world worth getting lost in. With cascading guitars, gentle distortion, and subtle, alternating soothing and haunting keyboards, the group beckons you into a magical world where images appear and then fade away, that distinct feeling of dreamlike consciousness that’s hard to grasp. Founded earlier last year by Green and Peterson after meeting in a dingy Boulder diner, the two enlisted the help of music veterans Zack Littlefield, Dario Rosa, and Jon Gray to join in. What emerged is a mixture of obvious skill and passion. On the surreal “Prism Glass,” distorted, soothing vocals sing “nothing seems real today” amidst the delirious and hazy background of instruments. And, while Alice had to wake up from her wonderland, the world created by Good Housekeeping is one you won’t want to—and don’t have to—awake from.
When formed: Sherrie’s been playing since she was a little girl Genre: Folk Discography: Goodbye New Mexico Skies (2001), Deeper Waters (2005), Something’s Going On (2007) Website: www.sherriescott.com Band Members: Sherrie Scott-vocals, guitar Lew Colins-guitar Sweet crooner Sherrie Scott sounds like the audio equivalent to comfort food. Her voice is dripping with country-twinged honey, and her songs muse about the mysteries of life and death, and seem to want to reach out and cure your broken heart. In the same vein as Joni Mitchell, who Scott cites as an inspiration, Scott’s voice carries the lonely guitar parts into a place that, like any Joni Mitchell song, feels introspective and nostalgic, but still looks toward the future. Scott started out playing as a young girl at age 10, and has since continued making music in different, changing outlets, from her first band, Power Monkey, to the most recent incarnation, collaborating with guitarist Lew Collins. The duo are set to release their first album together, Playing With Our Hearts, later this year, which will include songs like “Why Why Why,” the lamenting of an irretrievable relationship, and the title track “Playing With Our Hearts,” which conjures lonely summer nights sipping tea under the stars. In Scott’s own words, her goal is “to create music that feels like a friend...someone you can cry or laugh with, be quiet with, dance or sing with and ultimately inspire the listener to appreciate and feel all those wonderful things that make us human and capable of our dreams.” A worthy cause.
Name: Three Cheers Faraday
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Name: Carbon Choir All profiles by Robin Edwards
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For the past four years, the Boulder record label Adventure Records has released a vibrant collection of local music. This year's release marks the label's fifth year, and they've assembled another eclectic roster of bands and singer-songwriters. The CD will be released August 15th at the release party at the Hi-Dive featuring the Swayback, , Three Cheers Faraday, John Common, Goodbye Champion and Kissing Party.
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