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My dad was in a band 30 some years ago. They had big things in NME, John Peel sessions, and a pretty intense following. They reformed a few years back and have been gigging around Europe and Japan. The band is The Pop Group: Mark Stewart, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and my dad, Dan Catsis. The music falls into the category of "Post Punk" but I figured it belonged here more than anywhere else. With fellas like Nick Cave and Keith Levene as fans, and some glowing reviews recently, I thought I'd share (and I wasn't in the mood to create a "My Dad's band is better than your dad's band" thread). http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/19/the-pop-group-sexual-objects-review http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/celtic-connections-review-the-pop-group-glasgow-1-3274398 http://glasswerk.co.uk/magazine/review/10695/The+Pop+Group/ i am harry fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Feb 14, 2014 |
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Anybody else feeling like going to Baby's All Right in Williamsburg next Wednesday? Perfect Pussy will be there.
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Feb 6, 2014 06:47
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.miss post.
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Feb 6, 2014 17:30
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I was at a Defeater show the other day that featured the following: -a post-rock support band -no stagediving -folk songs -the singer walking with a cane wearing a flatcap -an encore What a bizarre experience, basically the complete opposite to when I last saw them a few years ago, ha.
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Feb 12, 2014 14:05
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They've been touring with Caspian, right? I imagine that's a great double bill either way. And Derek has some hip problem.
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Feb 12, 2014 14:42
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Ya I know, that's why stagediving wasn't allowed. He's in dire need of a hip operation and they were worried somebody might accidentally knock him over. It just contributed to the rather un-hardcore feel of the show. 
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Feb 12, 2014 14:47
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Iselia (screamo band from North Carolina) put their new album up on Bandcamp for streaming and they have improved a bunch. Some of the vocals are super heavy, like they belong in a post-metal/atmospheric sludge band. http://iselia.bandcamp.com/album/ii-dawn Also have any Michigoons/Midwesterners been paying attention to the BLED Fest line-up? They've been announcing one band per day as part of a free ticket contest all month, and it's really promising so far. I'm sold just on Bane, Old Gray, The Saddest Landscape and the Menzingers. I'm sure a bunch of you would be into seeing Title Fight and Self Defense Family as well. http://bledfest.tumblr.com/lineup EDIT: They just announced Hawthorne Heights as headliners playing their debut all the way through. 
Henchman of Santa fucked around with this message at 18:08 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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Feb 13, 2014 18:45
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i am harry posted:My dad was in a band 30 some years ago. They had big things in NME, John Peel sessions, and a pretty intense following. They reformed a few years back and have been gigging around Europe and Japan. The band is The Pop Group: Mark Stewart, Gareth Sager, Bruce Smith and my dad, Dan Catsis. The music falls into the category of "Post Punk" but I figured it belonged here more than anywhere else. With fellas like Nick Cave and Keith Levene as fans, and some glowing reviews recently, I thought I'd share (and I wasn't in the mood to create a "My Dad's band is better than your dad's band" thread). Just chiming into say that's awesome. I quite like The Pop Group and had no idea this was happening. Thanks!
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Feb 13, 2014 20:49
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New la dispute track off their new album: http://youtu.be/zSjTpcSxgjQ
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Feb 13, 2014 21:49
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Spraynard is doing a show at First Unitarian in May and it's going to be awesome.
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Feb 13, 2014 21:50
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scrooger posted:New la dispute track off their new album: http://youtu.be/zSjTpcSxgjQ I really don't like this. Which sucks. I was excited for the new album.
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Feb 14, 2014 01:04
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scrooger posted:New la dispute track off their new album: http://youtu.be/zSjTpcSxgjQ I am all about this. Can't wait for the new album to be released.
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Feb 14, 2014 11:00
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Zlatan Imhobitch posted:I really don't like this. Which sucks. I was excited for the new album. Yeah, it's like a horrible cover of a bad samiam song.
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Feb 14, 2014 11:49
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I like it but that's because I'm the hugest fanboy ever in the world. Their first track they released was definitely better but I'm so pumped for this new album I'll take whatever I can get.
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Feb 15, 2014 07:45
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Schremp Howard posted:Spraynard is doing a show at First Unitarian in May and it's going to be awesome. that's great, last I heard they broke up and weren't on speaking terms. Went down to toronto once to catch them, well worth the poo poo 6 hour greyhound ride.
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Feb 16, 2014 01:53
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I just realized I get to see Caravels+touche amore, and la dispute + pianos become the teeth next month. March is gonna own 
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Feb 17, 2014 04:16
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is this still the emo scream deathwish b9 thread?
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Feb 17, 2014 13:54
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After not liking the new La Dispute song I'm happy that The Menzingers have come along and cleaned my ears out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZscWmIizzw It's very good, but took a listen or two to sink in.
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Feb 18, 2014 22:36
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It sounds alright, but I want to see live performances before I make a judgment. I saw them four times since On the Impossible Past came out, and they got progressively worse each time. And that was a span of April 2012 to January 2013.
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Feb 18, 2014 23:34
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Really? That sucks. I'm seeing them in Melbourne with the Smith Street Band next month. Really looking forward to it. I saw them support Bad Religion a couple of years ago and I enjoyed them a lot, but I was drunk enough that I wouldn't have even noticed if they were terrible.
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Feb 18, 2014 23:37
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Did I miss something about the new Lawrence Arms album in this thread? If so, sorry. If not, it's pretty good... it's no Oh! Calcutta!, but still, few things are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ojXWhbYps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Bi38M_ZTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7UdfeP8Ho
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Feb 19, 2014 02:12
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alg posted:I just realized I get to see Caravels+touche amore, and la dispute + pianos become the teeth next month. March is gonna own Dude I am pumped for the Caravels/Touche show. And it's only a week away for me!
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Feb 19, 2014 05:12
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tnimark posted:Really? That sucks. I'm seeing them in Melbourne with the Smith Street Band next month. Really looking forward to it. I saw them support Bad Religion a couple of years ago and I enjoyed them a lot, but I was drunk enough that I wouldn't have even noticed if they were terrible. I saw them in August last year and thought they were fantastic, but I love OTIP so....
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Feb 19, 2014 13:31
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Inspector_666 posted:Dude I am pumped for the Caravels/Touche show. And it's only a week away for me! Yah I'm going to see them in Cambridge on the 27th. Can't decide if I'll stay for mewithoutyou, though. Not sure if I really want to drive back to Maine at 12 or whenever they'll finally get done.
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Feb 19, 2014 13:31
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Circle Takes the Square has put their CD "As the Roots Undo" up for free on bandcamp. If you never got it for whatever reason, you should probably do that cause it's really good. https://ctts.bandcamp.com/album/as-the-roots-undo
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Feb 19, 2014 19:23
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nomapple posted:I saw them in August last year and thought they were fantastic, but I love OTIP so.... Oh good. I love that album too, so I'm sure it'll be a fun time.
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Feb 19, 2014 21:13
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tnimark posted:Oh good. I love that album too, so I'm sure it'll be a fun time. It was sweaty and everyone was singing all the words and crowdsurfing and having a great time. I saw them 2 nights in a row and I asked them to play Sun Hotel on the second night because they didn't on the first, which they did. I think the new single is great. Also have a new Jungbluth track to make your day better: http://jungbluth.bandcamp.com/album/split-w-callow If you're not listening to Jungbluth you definitely should be because Part Ache was one of the best albums of last year. Heavy and aggressive but with massive melodic moments too.
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Feb 19, 2014 22:43
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The Menzingers are still well worth seeing, don't get me wrong. I just felt they lost a little going to a bigger label and were focusing mostly on that. OTIP is still a solid album, but it was frustrating having some dude just yell "play obituaries god dammit" after every song. I'm spoiled from seeking them a bunch of times when they were first starting, but there seemed like too many times they would have tempo issues or just being off in recent shows. They also completely ignored their first album and a good chunk of their second, so hopefully they give a wide performance for you.
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Feb 20, 2014 02:11
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I've been listening to I Hate Myself a lot again lately. Controversial opinion that 2 Songs is their best release.
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Feb 21, 2014 00:51
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rivals posted:I've been listening to I Hate Myself a lot again lately. Controversial opinion that 2 Songs is their best release. i agree completely with this. drama in the emergency room is the high water mark for i hate myself
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Feb 21, 2014 01:18
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I only started listening to them after they randomly came up on my spotify and I heard the end to this isn't the tenka ichi budokai.
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Feb 21, 2014 05:33
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well yeah it was a joke band thats why there's a dragonball z song
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Feb 21, 2014 08:08
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rivals posted:I've been listening to I Hate Myself a lot again lately. Controversial opinion that 2 Songs is their best release. "To a Husband at War" is the best (and most depressing) song. That said, 2 Songs is pretty great.
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Feb 21, 2014 15:48
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stay depressed posted:well yeah it was a joke band thats why there's a dragonball z song Circle Takes the Square, I'd argue, is the better joke band because they played it relatively close to the chest.
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Feb 21, 2014 16:00
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i dont need a reason to post.... i need a reason not to....
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Feb 21, 2014 16:15
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QPZIL posted:"To a Husband at War" is the best (and most depressing) song. To A Husband At War is definitely one of their best but imo Drama in the ER and Darren's Roof are their 2 best songs.
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Feb 21, 2014 16:28
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cf posted:Circle Takes the Square, I'd argue, is the better joke band because they played it relatively close to the chest. What happened to them living in the forest, is that still a thing?
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Feb 22, 2014 02:54
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cf posted:Circle Takes the Square, I'd argue, is the better joke band because they played it relatively close to the chest. They didn't write Ghost With A Boner, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUW0gSkLCB4
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Feb 22, 2014 20:23
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I saw Deafheaven play with Between the Buried and Me the other night. I love Deafheaven's "Sunbather" album and have listened to that album dozens of times since it first came out, and I thought their set was really great. In the intervening days, something's kind of dawned by me- I was kind of creeped out by the singer. Dude was dressed all in black and wore black leather fetish gloves, and at one point, after giving at least 10 people in the clamoring crowd high fives, he licked his loving fingers. As their set was ending, he dove off the stage and let the crowd carry him around on his back, at one point stretching his arms out in a kind of "Jesus on the cross" pose. Don't get me wrong- I still love their music and will definitely see them again the next time they come to town, but I feel like I saw a hardcore show choreographed by Leni Riefenstahl. Between the Buried and Me was great, though. I had to duck out before their encore, but the crowd went absolutely nuts when they played "Selkies" and the vibe just continued to build as they hit the final breakdown.
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BtBaM is playing Selkies again? Now I'm really pissed that tour isn't coming to Ohio. I think this fits much better in the metal thread though.
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