A star for the new year. Sirius.B, self-proclaimed Gypsy Absurdist Metal Folk Funk Punk are based out of Asheville, NC. They packed themselves into their van and drove a total of 6 hours to play in this kitchen. Not only did I end up having a Young Ones quotation match with the Charango player but by the time they left they felt like old friends. Gypsy Absurdists indeed.

At the eve of this year, they played to a sold out crowd at the Rocket Club in Asheville. The opener was a rather racy act called Bootstrap Burlesque. Their name comes from a chance encounter with Imhotep who claimed to have been visiting from the planet Sirius.B. They needed a band name. Voila.

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Filthybird is currently recording a new album following their debut Southern Skies at the aptly named, Pinebox Recording Studio. There’s a sense of hopeful decay in these songs that stay with you long after the melody transitions to silence, like kudzu on a long forgotten telegraph pole.

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The Never. Another great band to emerge from the Trekky Records Collective.

The Never are currently touring in support of the release of their second long player album, entitled ANTARCTICA. It’s a storybook album: a full length CD literally coupled with a fully illustrated storybook by guitarist Noah Smith. The story is centered around a young, naive boy named Paul and his journey to find the owner of a large bomb he finds near his home in the country.

ANTARCTICA is a plea for everyone young and old to remember the simple things of childhood. The book also serves as a reminder to appreciate our world and the beauty it has to offer.

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Citified, a 4 member Shoegazer rock band took time out on a sunday to drink beer and play acoustically in this kitchen. Initially Chris suggested we use pre recorded music as Citified’s sound is about reverb and melodic noise which isn’t necessarily translatable in an acoustic medium, but after seeing the results with Eating the Invaders they scheduled a few rehearsals to see if it was possible. Mostly I was concerned that we’d blow the fuse box.

Citified is represented by the label, Eskimo Kiss, based out of Atlanta.

We’ve known Chris Jackson, lead singer, for a number of years but this was the first time we really got to hang out. His reputation as one of the nicest guys in the industry is not simply a rumor.

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