So about 2 1/2 3 years ago I went to a "Brand New" show in SLC with a buddy of mine at In the Venue. Its a bit of a whole in the wall kinda place but it always seemed to house some good groups. Anyways, one of the opening bands really kinda stuck on me. And honestly, most of the opening bands at small shows tend to suck. Loud, poor sound, no audible lyrics etc. So got home, downloaded their EP, just 5 songs, and got hooked and downloaded their first full length tonight called Plunder, Beg and Curse. If you like a mellow singer, catchy lyrics, and something different than whats on the top 40 radio, check it out on i-tunes or probably even purevolume.com.
Another group worth checking out is out of the Mile High city itself, Flobots. Its political, white rap, violin, brass, percussion, rock and overall just not like anything I've really ever listened to before. Their most famous one that you might catch is called Handlebars. Again, you can find these guys and gals on i-tunes (a registered trade mark of Apple ha ha). They also spell flobots with a "w" too for their earlier stuff.
So, thanks for the time.
Late.
Jon.
