Category: Bands/Comps/Splits
Allysen Callery at Roger Williams National Memorial
as part of the Downtown Sundown Series
with Dan Lilley and Scatman with Amy Bedard and Ryan Lee Crosby
Roger Williams National Memorial
282 North Maint Street
Providence, RI 02903
7pm
Free
Baylies Band and Gavage at LibertyFest
July 4 at Dusk
Harris Ave
Providence, RI
Noon – 2am
featuring:
Atlantic Thrills
Beta Motel
Big Huge
Black Sheep
Blackletter
Cross-Armed Calculator
Eric & the Nothings
Feedback Psychosis
Frenzy of Tongs
Gym Shorts
Happiness
Headless Nixon
Honest John
Hope Anchor
I Eat Rocks
Itchies
Izzy True
J
Jacques Le Coque
Lucky United
M.O.T.O
Mis(s) Invader
New Maps
Pals
Pyramid
Radio Carbon
School of Rock
Sure
Smith & Weeden
Swan Point
Sweet Release
Teazer
The Chiselers
Throne of Saturn
Tomorrow & Tomorrow
Trunkweed
Viennagram
Vulgarrity
World’s Greatest Lover
Sick Pills at The Pour Farm
with Nick Sundman and Mike Heffernan with Seamus Galligan
Pour Farm
780 Purchase St
New Bedford, MA
9pm
Cummins Brothers at the Looff Carousel
featuring Chris Adams
Crescent Park
Riverside, RI
6pm
Bill Keough at The Met
with The Wishing and Two Brothers
The Met
1005 Main St
Pawtucket, RI
8pm
All ages
$8.00
Brook, Bear and the Elephant ‘Montreal’ review in The Source
Merging the distinct styles and personalities of songwriters on record can be a difficult endeavor. The musical camaraderie of Eric Ott, Nate Laban, and Sean Yadisernia is a testament to this process and its potential. Their collective experience in music spans decades and includes well-known Seacoast acts Mercuryhat, Eric and the Anxiety, and Laban’s solo incarnations. They’ve earned several nominations for various Spotlight Awards, including one this year for best rock act as Thrift Store Ransom, and Ott has taken home two awards for his songwriting.
“Montreal,” their first full-length album under the name Brook, Bear and the Elephant, is an ideal balance of two seemingly competing styles. Ott’s contributions are rooted in folk, pop-Americana, and alt-country, while Laban’s have evolved out of an eclectic, but decidedly heavier, punky sound that, even when unplugged, always produce considerable power.
“Tired Moon Eyes” exemplifies the lyrical and musical intersection of their respective styles. Here, Ott’s Bob Dylan-influenced folk has been energized, now channeling Jeff Tweedy over Laban’s driving, palm-muted riffs that recall Tom Petty rather than Fugazi. The upbeat song culminates in a chorus that’s cheerfully laden with poppy “ba ba ba bahs,” but masks a darker meditation on mortality.
From the Wilco-inspired “Crushing Cloud” and Ott’s signature folk sound on “Strung Photographs,” to the humorous and choppy punk n’ roll of Laban’s “5 Inch Knife,” the record remains cohesive despite its diversity. On the standout track “Death of a Salesman,” Laban’s infectious melodies bounce on a powerfully simple two-chord structure. “I could never kill myself, trying to be like someone else,” he repeats. Having benefitted from each other’s influence, Ott and Laban aren’t trying to be like anyone else — they’re reaping the rewards of evolution.
diePods, The – II
75OL-214 The diePods – II
$8.00 S&H Included
Digital download available here
Track Listing
1. Wizard With a Wheel
2. Die A Little
3. Cabbage Night
4. Pass The Sack
5. Lifer
6. The Sneeker
7. Turnaround
8. Pissin’ On A Post
The diePods, from Newport R.I, have released their second album aptly titled “l l.”
“Influenced mainly by rock and hardcore, the diePods have once again successfully infused these styles into diverse and original songs. Fueled by bold guitars, angst driven vocals and full throttle drums.” – Sir Edward Quoteworthy M.D.
Allysen Callery at Portsmouth Book & Bar
with Ryan Lee Crosby
Portsmouth Book & Bar
Portsmouth, NH
9pm
Jets Can’t Land at Hope Underground
Hope Underground
10 Broadway
Newport, RI
9pm
Baylies Band at Psychic Readings
with Chris Corsano, Shambling Mound, Matt Underwood
Psychic Readings
Empire St
2nd Floor
Providence, RI
9pm