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Hey, this is Tim with The Local 949. Welcome to a new page that we've set up in connection with M-Theory Music here in San Diego. Owner of M-Theory, Eric Howarth and I will be picking a group of CD's each month to be featured on the air during the local show and in his stores! Most of these CD's will be something like you'd expect from a CD, whereas others might be hand made, such as in the case of our first month's selection - Sirhan Sirhan. We do not discriminate on the look of the product, what matters to us is what's inside!
Each month, we'll be featuring various CDs that you've heard on The Local 949, some that may be out already or some just released. The CDs are available at the local M-Theory locations and at a great price! Here's more about M-Theory Music.
You comments are welcome. Feel free to drop me a line at tim@fm949sd.com
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The question you have to ask yourself here is whether or not you're secretly a gypsy vampire pirate. You're not? Do you at least sympathize with gypsy vampire pirates? If so, The Burning of Rome is your Book of Psalms. It's the perfect mix of goth and dance influences to accompany an Edwardian Ball, with enough organs and dark vocals to satisfy Castlevania fans. In a nutshell, this is gaudy and overblown music for the circus of the underworld—but done in all the right ways.
— Sohrob Nikzad, San Diego City Beat Magazine
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MC Flow is a quick-witted, rhyme-spittin', female emcee from San Diego, California. Originally from New York, Flow moved out West in 2000, and quickly made a name for herself as a feisty, female lyricist with controversial lyrics and an engaging live show. In 2007, she won a San Diego Music Award in the "Best Hip-Hop" category and in April 2008, just released her debut album, "Incredible", a project that combines booty shakin' beats with the rapid-fire politically charged rhymes she is known for. Nothing is off limits for MC Flow -- whether she is rapping about pop-culture, equal rights, or the challenges of being a female rapper, she does so with a fierceness and ingenuity all her own.
MC Flow is backed by producer Taylor-Tay, fly-girl/dancer GG, and turntablist DJ Rob Fayder. The band has opened for hip-hop superstars, T.I. and Clipse, as well as up-and-coming artists such as Yo Majesty, Jeffree Star, and Grand Ole Party. Flow and her band mates can also be heard singing back-up on the first single ("I'm Yours") off Jason Mraz's upcoming release, "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things." |
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"It all really started when my brother and I began writing songs and playing together in a little house on an alley in Imperial Beach, California. We had no furniture, no dishes, not even a stove. The only thing in the house was an old upright piano.” says J. John, vocalist and bass player. “We had just moved back to California after living out of backpacks traveling through southeast Asia, India, Nepal, southern Europe, and the United States. We came back with nothing, but someone gave us a piano so we started writing songs."
"I used to go into department stores just to play piano in Europe. The management would get upset but people would be crowding around, so they let me play.” adds J. Benjamin, John's brother, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. “They didn’t like a scruffy hobo-looking kid touching their expensive instruments. We really started from nothing when we moved back to the US and have built new lives around our music."
The Silent Comedy started as a side project of the now defunct post-punk group Dehra Dun. The brothers started that band, named for a city in India where they had lived, in 2002 along with drummer/multi-instrumentalist J. Benedict.
"The Silent Comedy was started with two goals: To be a recording project that could involve many of our musician friends, and to be an outlet for this Americana material we had been writing, " J. John explains. "We didn't really intend for it to be a live band at all. One thing led to another, and we needed to play a show that Dehra Dun was unavailable for, so we decided to give it a shot.” I. Forbes, who had played violin with Dehra Dun, and longtime friend J. Michael were enlisted to help with the first show. “After that, things just took off.” Remembers J. Michael.
The band changed from its original idea of a fluid lineup and a strict 'recording only' vision to a five piece core with a variety of guests.
In addition to a cast of guest performers, The Silent Comedy is known for its frequent instrument changes, and lively stage antics. Their live show has become their defining characteristic.
"It's some kind of mix between vaudeville and a tent revival meeting," says violinist I. Forbes. “We want to give you more for your money than just a bunch of indie guys on stage trying to look as bored as possible. We don't care a whole lot about being cool."
Old time clothes, high energy stage antics, foot stomping, and group sing-a-longs define a Silent Comedy performance. “I love their live show.” Offers Tim Pyles (F.M. 94.9, Music Matters Magazine). “It’s got rock and old-time religion, as well as the ability to take you to a space occupied by only a few bands.”
"We wanted to get back to a certain performance ethic.” adds John. "My great-grandparents were traveling performers in vaudeville and that tradition of showmanship is strong in what we do."
"If you feel like you can't find music that you can raise your beer to, come see us," says J. Michael. "Grow a beard, pour a drink and get folked up."
In late 2007 The Silent Comedy began work on an untitled EP. With songs recorded at XIV Recorders with Brian Karscig of Louis XIV (Atlantic Records) producing. The project promises to be the band’s best studio representation to date. “Until now the live show was the thing to see.” Says J. Benedict. “This recording finally captures a bit of what we try to bring to the show.” |
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as posted on their web site:
4-21-08
CHECK OUT TRANSFER IN THE MAY ISSUE OF SPIN MAGAZINE!!!!
Hey Peeps, we have had one hell of a year so far. An insane amount of people have responded so incredibly to our new record "Sunken Eyes" it is out and available for download here, if you would like to get your hands on a physical copy you can find them exclusively at M-Theory Music in San Diego or at one of our live shows. see our show dates for details.
TRANSFER would like to pay tribute to brother jeremy chambers for his excellence and dedication over the last decade of playing music on our team. we will miss Jrome-bot to the maximum potential. best of luck and we wish you great success!, (in our best Borat voice). finally, we would like to welcome our newest brother Shaun Cornell on bass, keys and anything else that he gets his hands on. TRANSFER is extremely excited to open a new chapter of creation and we have started the first phase of conception in the studio. the litter of composition zygotes are developing in the studio as we speak and we will be out as a full length record by the finish of 2008.
stay tuned to our website and our myspace.
page for our blogs, shows, reviews and up to the minute news.
thanks for being you.
big love,
~t r a n s f e r c o n t r o l~
What a year for TRANSFER....
here is a recap on our UK tour.
England was an exercise of endurance for transfer. Drinking, public transportation, baked beans and mushrooms for breakfast, drinking, Rosie?s sunglasses, the sound of constant swishing of lycra while trying to sleep, Twelve dollar cigarettes, driving on the other side of the road, drinking, smuggling precious Gaelic artifacts in Card?s beard through Ireland, On-Air Interview with Clint Boone on BBC?s XFM Radio Manchester. Snoodling with uncircumsized brits?(google snoodle), hallucinating in posh nightclubs, drinking absinthe in foggy London town, all night dance-offs to Lionel Ritchie hits, U.K. distribution, Granny Gummers and Nana Funk on the guest list, Ol? McSweeney droppin? trousers outside the Night And Day, electric showers, and the best goddamn curry you?ve ever tasted?back for more in Spring ?08.
xo,
~t r a n s f e r |
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