Joan of Arc

Yeah, they're coming! Joan of Arc (including members of Cap'n Jazz) planning some german shows. The first anounced dates are:







21.11.10 Hamburg (DE), Hafenklang
22.11.10 Berlin (DE), Bang Bang Club
23.11.10 Dresden (DE), AZ Conni
24.11.10 Nürnberg (DE), K4
04.12.10 Würzburg (DE), Cafe Cairo
05.12.10 Wiesbaden (DE), Schlachthof 

The 101

No, this is not the band that Joe Strummer played in (The 101ers) but it's a great band that features Eric Richter, singer of the 90's emo band Christie Front Drive. And I'm not really sure which I like most. Im just deeply in love with Eric's voice I guess.
The album Green Street by The 101 was released in 2005 and may remind some people of REM. And I would agree... but it's not a bad thing because The 101 made some great dynamic pop songs with great melodies (great!). The band broke up but Eric Richter continues in the project Golden City. I wished there would be more videos of The 101 in the world wide web. So if anyone knows where to find more, please leave a comment! thanks.

The Rural Alberta Advantage

I really absolutely adore this band! I must admit that I didn't pay much attention to The Rural Alberta Advantage for too long time. The Canadian indie rock trio formed in 2005. Their first full-length album Hometowns was re-released by Saddle Creek Records in 2009. And I really do love all songs on it! I like the dynamic in all of the songs. The album never gets boring. I guess my favorite is Four Night Rider. Check it.

 Tracklist Hometowns:

1. The Ballad of The RAA
2. Rush Apart
3. The Dethbridge in Lethbridge
4. Don't haunt this place
5. The Deadroads
6. Drain the Blood
7. Luciana
8. Frank AB
9. The Air
10. Sleep All Day
11. Four Night Rider
12. Edmonton
13. In the Summertime

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Some Girls

Some Girls from California began in early 2002 with vocalist Wes Eisold (American Nightmare/Give Up the Ghost) and guitarist Rob Moran (ex-Unbroken) coming together with the common dream of creating a band that could be both brutal and innovative — and mess people up. I saw them live in Berlin years ago and remember a pretty awesome show that ended up in permanent screams of frontsinger Wes - who is really one of my favorites in the hardcore music scene. Justin Pearson (the Locust, Crimson Curse) joined the band as the bassist. They split up in 2007. Some Girls released music on Deathwish, ThreeOneG, and lastly Epitaph Records. The band also toured with the likes of Daughters, The Locust, Converge, and many more during their short life.
Releases by SG:
The Rains EP (2002)
The Blues EP (2002)
All My Friends Are Going Death (2003)
The DNA Will Have Its Say EP (2005)
Heaven's Pregnant Teens (2006)

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Another band of Wes Eisold I really used to listen to very often is XO Skeletons. Check them out.

Kickball

Yay! Kickball! I really like this band. The trio plays some tender subtle math rock. I don't know if this is because they have a female drummer or because the singer has this fragile and fragmentary voice. Whatever. It's good and you should listen to it! They got four releases: Kickball, Huckleberry Eater, ABCDEFGHIJKickball and the newest album Everything Is a Miracle Nothing Is a Miracle Everything Is.
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Christie Front Drive

Time to post some old stuff, really old stuff, but good for all time, I guess! Christie Front Drive formed in 1993 as a part of the Colorado post-hardcore scene, influenced by bands such as Sunny Day Real Estate (also great!) and Superchunk. I really love the voice of Eric Richter (what a nice german name) and consider it as pretty unique and emotional. Even though they'd only exist for about four years, CFD had (and has) a huge influence on emo music scene. Caulfield Records released an Anthology CD of their first recordings. After the break in 1997, they continued in other bands such as The 101, The Blue Ontario, Antarctica and other new projects. They reunited for one show in 2007 where all four original band members participated.

Get the Anthology CD here!

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Lights On Emendy

Unfortunately this band is already dead. But they left some really nice emo songs. you can download the ep for free. mike formed a new screamo band called Sand Castles. check it out.

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