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ruses. “Who’s Gonna Save Us?” makes
for a great first single…The re-issue of
Jawbreaker’s Dear You, a undeniable cultclassic,
is in all ways an essential purchase
as it contains the music video for
“Fireman” alongside five bonus tracks. If
you think the world of “emo” bands that have
cracked the aforementioned Billboard chart
and have not checked out the Rob Cavalloproduced
Dear You, you have work cut out
for you.
…From The Ex’s
It’s been more than “six long years” since
Matt Sharp left Weezer (whose Video Capture Device DVD is the best band-related
video release that I’ve ever seen and will probably be the best thing playable on a
Playstation 2 console until Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas hits shelves) and five years
since the last Rentals full-length, but the guy hasn’t gone completely AWOL. Despite last
Fall’s on-stage reunion with Rivers Cuomo, with whom he has been co-writing for an
upcoming project, Sharp has put out both a self-titled album and the Puckett’s Versus
The Country Boy EP through In Music We Trust. The synthesizers and female vocals
have been replaced by acoustic guitars and a vibe of relaxation…While nothing’s been
heard from Sharp’s temporary replacement (and former Juliana Hatfield bassist) Mikey
Welsh since a 2001 album alongside former Mighty Mighty Bosstones guitarist Nate
Albert in The Kickovers, other members of the Bosstones family are using their
hiatus time well. Former saxophonist Dennis
Brockenborough has a new band,
Chubby, and not a single drop of ska can be
heard on Is It Time?, a straight-up rock effort.
Meanwhile, rumors are circulating that vocalist
Dicky Barrett may be working on a solo
disc, however, until then, he can be seen every
night on ABC as the announcer of Jimmy
Kimmel Live, which is both one of funniest
and most consistent shows to ever hit network
programming.
treated to a distinct set of chaotic yet wellstructured
rock that sounded as influenced
by The Beatles and The Pixies (a cover of
“Gigantic” was performed) as Radiohead
and The Anniversary. The switch-off vocals
of Justin Raisen and Christine Poupis
were especially of note since the two seem
to have the same vocal range despite gender
differences. However, this is a rare sort
of band where even the rhythm section –
comprised of guitarist Algernon Quashie,
bassist William Eidenback and drummer
Timothy Ruggieri — is exciting due to the
complex instrumental arrangements.
These five early-twenty-somethings are
doing something different, and it’s not going
to go unrecognized for much longer.
If you have news to report for the next edition
of Moving In Stereo, press releases
and all other correspondence for Darren
should be sent to ASellOut@aol.com.
(c) 2004 – Column used with permission
from Darren Paltrowitz. All right reserved.
ALLISON MOORER
…From The Stage
Country music may not be one of my three favorite
genres, but every now and then I stumble
across an exceptional country-oriented artist
— and in this case I found Allison Moorer; she
has a voice that’ll sound familiar if you’ve heard
the original radio version of Kid Rock’s crossover
hit, “Picture.” Playing a showcase for Sugar
Hill Records at Joe’s Pub, Moorer was backed
by a solid four-piece band and hammered out
the majority of her soulful forthcoming album,
The Duel. Moorer will be heading over to the
U.K. for touring in the coming weeks…A few
blocks from Joe’s Pub is The Continental,
where I caught The Pettit Project. A six-piece
hailing from Ontario, Canada, the Pettits play
an irresistible hybrid of punk rock and powerpop
that is void of screaming and full of keyboards.
The songs are upbeat and fast, as
evidenced by the band running through ten or
so songs in 30 minutes. cheeROCKracy, its
second full-length after more than a handful of
EP’s, ought to be out long before year’s
end…The Kites closed a Wednesday night at
The Downtown to a somewhat-packed house.
Those who waited through six other acts were