Standard Recording Company 09 Sampler

...one of our favorite labels in the region, Indianapolis-based Standard Recording Company, put up a tasty little sampler in anticipation of their big showcase at SXSW. Even if you aren't able to make it to Austin, you can still enjoy all of these goodies right from the comfort of yr own home. Over the past year, we've fallen in love with a pair of the SRC bands: Everthus the Deadbeats and Everything, Now! and we like to keep tabs on what else the imprint will give us next. SRC's penchant for folk-tinged indie pop oddities contains strains of Elephant 6 Anglophilic psych, plenty of bucolic bluegrass beauty, and a distinct Midwestern rock chaser. You can grab the whole sampler (along with artwork) as a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE. Here's a taste for encouragement...

MP3: Amo Joy! "A Regal Tomorrow"
MP3: Kentucky Nightmare "Caroline and I"

...we've also been waiting for some excuse to share this video for a while now. Seems like a perfect occasion...

The Buddha Den Presents: The Northwest Ordinance/Boombarian/Everything, Now!/Electric Banana-Tonight @ Pearl

...you've got a great opportunity tonight to catch a few of Dayton's finest young bands, as well as a special treat out-of-towner over at Pearl. The Buddha Den Presents has put together what we feel is a very exciting bill featuring the garage/psyche/freakpop of Everything, Now! from Indianapolis. You've also got three great young locals that are building some good buzz: The Northwest Ordinance, Boombarian, and Electric Banana. Trust us, you don't wanna miss this one...