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Link reblogged from Make Me A Mixtape
One of our best friends and roomie that puts up with The Black Shades , Justin is working on this blog with some other very cool dudes. Worth a look, friends.
Justin
The Wyatt and I live in Bowling Green, and Dylan might as well live here, too. Bowling Green is pretty much right in the middle of Louisville and Nashville. This mix shows some of the local Bowling Green talent, along with Nashville and Louisville bands that I’m really into. I also shamelessly threw in the bands that the 3 of us are currently in. The mix looks something like this:
BEARS! - Hardcore/screamo-y type stuff. Kinda Pg. 99.
Coliseum - Hardcore from Louisville. They’re a pretty big band
Demeanor - Grindy angry music from Franklin. I had another track of theirs on the first mix
Hollywood - Melodic hardcore from Nashville. I really like the lyrics.
Battle Path - Doom metal from Nashville.
Little Viking - Another Nashville band. They sound a lot like a more spaced-out Weezer
No Rule - Hardcore from Bowling Green. Wyatt and I are in this band, Dylan used to be.
ManOhMan! - Pop-punk from Bowling Green. Songs about partying. I do gang vocals.
Slint - Weird. From Louisville. Kinda post hardcore.
Sixteen - Two-piece emo from Bowling Green. Wyatt and I are also in this band.
Forefathers - Kinda metalcore-y stuff from Bowling Green. Dylan plays bass in this band.
The Derby and Me - Dance-y instrumental music from Elizabethtown, Ky. The drummer is amazing.
Rainbow Kitty Kitty - Indie Pop from Bowling Green.
Smallhouse - Mathy indie music from Bowling Green. Mostly instrumental.
Dolcim - Screamo from Nashville. Not sure if this band is still around or not.If you guys like any of these bands, make sure you look around for their music. I know Hollywood and BEARS! (and maybe ManOhMan!) has a link on their old myspace for you to download all of their stuff. Battle Path, Little Viking, No Rule, Smallhouse, and Rainbow Kitty Kitty all have stuff that you can get on their bandcamps, for free or if you want to pay for it. Sixteen has a link on their facebook to an EP. I know Demeanor has links up in various places for their “Shoulders Full of Nazis” EP, and “The Slug’s Throne”. Maybe they have a bandcamp…? I’m not sure
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The Black Shades stumbled into a very cool Rockabilly Fest in Nashville, Tennessee before playing with Nashville veterans De Novo Dahl at the 5 spot. The Rockabill-ians got it right and were giving away some bbq-slaw sandwiches for free. Aaron loves a free sample.
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There are little milestones for all young bands. Here’s one of ours. Official TicketMaster love.
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The Black Shades television debut on WBKO Midday Live with the lovey Laura Rogers! Aired Friday April 9. We played The Hot Rod Root and Turn Me On, Electricity, the power pop single off our EP and promoted our upcoming shows and Revolution 91.7’s Mayhem. Great times. We’ll post a video soon!
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]This track has had 120 playsTurn Me On, Electricity by The Black Shades
Turn Me On Electricity is an up-tempo, oh-so-sexy track. Dance pop with some dirt. How would you describe it?
The rest of The Black Shades EP Turn Me On, Electric is available for a listen on their MYSPACE. If you’re interested in ordering a copy of the EP, they are running a limited edition set to sell at their show on April 8th, or you can reserve a copy by mail by sending us an email to wearetheblackshades@gmail.com.
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