Tokyo Death March

Some of Reedley, California's finest first music video! These guys have played countless house shows and venues over the past year or so and are staying plenty active.........stoked to see where they go in 2011. Anyways, enjoy.

Tokyo Death March - La Junta/New Human Revolution from Kevin Figueroa on Vimeo.

Elmo Marconi - "Puppies And Other Cute Shit"

Oh man, where do I even start? I love this band to pieces so this might sound a bit biased but here goes nothing. Fresno, Ca. based Elmo Marconi formed in the summer of 2007, started up by bassist Colby Tibbet (formally in Tree Wizard) and guitarisst Arthur Bueno (formally in Winter Soldier) . Bonding over their love of bands like Cap N' Jazz and other similiar music tastes they started jamming and making music that would later turn into a full band. Enlisting Sahab Hobob as their vocalist, Rico Rodriguez on drums, and Mike Adame on keyboard they would release "The Number 8" ep later that year. After a few lineup changes Jesse Kennedy was added as their permanent drummer and Mike Adame taking the reigns as lead vocalist after the departure of Sahab Hobob They would go on to release "I Don't Want To Be Serious Right Now, Lets Go Watch Some Ghost Movies" in mid 2008 and their full length "Puppies And Other Cute Shit" in early 2009. Playing house shows and venues relentlessly since the beginning they aquired a rapid following around not only Fresno, but places like Sacramento and Oakland as well. Drawing from their influences such as Don Caballero, Cap'n Jazz, Street Smart Cyclist(to name a few) they put together their own unique style of indie/jazz punk full of intricate hand-tapping guitars, crisp, groovy bass lines, insane drum fills...............as you can tell I can go on and on. Definetely one of the best bands to come out of our area.

Lineup:

Mike Adame- vocals, keys

Arthur Bueno - guitars

Colby Tibbet - bass

Jesse Kennedy - drums

tracklist:

1. "I Think They Mean Business"

2. "Number 2"

3. "Larry Rodgers"

4. "Fieldtrips"

5."Cute Shit"

6."St. Bernard"

7."Turok"

DOWNLOAD >>>

http://elmomarconi1.bandcamp.com/

myspace.com/elmomarconi

Six Gallery - "Breakthroughs In Modern Art"

I'm terrible with writing bio's on bands and can never adequately describe things the way I would like but hopefully this will convey a little bit how awsome these guys are and what they are about:

"The musical machine gun of Wil Vocac and Ben Schreiber's finger-tapped guitars is still there, but the addition of Daniel Francis' vocals has pushed the group into uncharted territory. One could go on and on about the ways in which Francis bounces from expression to expression, often ripping into a soulful cry before sinking into a whisper (give the standout "Built To Last" a try). His rambling lyrics drop facts, allusions, secrets, and tall-tales with equal earnestness and we're not sure whether to believe all of it or none of it. The sheer excitement his stories offer sprints arm-in-arm with the sparkling guitars with an incredibly balanced, energetic effect." -AbsolutePunk.

-I'll insert my 2 two cents and be done with this (I have'nt reviewed a ton of albums so bear with me if this is lacking in any way). For a band that started out initially as an being instrumental to go on and add a vocalist (skilled at that) to the mix and have the end result sound like he should've been there from the start is impressive to say the least. The guitar work in insane, putting even some seasoned vets to shame. Overall this is a gem that will probably go overlooked by most but for those who do stumble upon it, you will be rewarded. Yes, I know this came out in 2009 but it still sounds better than alot of stuff I've heard this year. Take a listen for yourself.

Track List
1. Bermuda Triangles
2. A Live Nativity Scene
3. Built to Last*
4. Say Matte
5. Edie & the Marble Faun*
6. Glaciar de las Lágrimas
7. Just Hey
8. Honestly, Really?
9. Fish Milk
10. Smile Like a Switch

http://www.mediafire.com/?cbtwceoapas

http://myspace.com/sixgallery

"A Live Nativity" music video >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk11sQx0yt4