| As I Lay Dying: Hear It!
For San Diego based Christian Metalcore outfit As I Lay Dying the time has come. First formed back 2001, they released their debut Beneath the Encasing of Ashes that same year on the indie Pluto Records. They later signed to Metal Blade records in 2003 and their Metal Blade debut Frail Words Collapse followed soon after. In the interim the band underwent numerous changes in personnel before its current line-up recorded last years acclaimed Shadows Are Security. Recently the band issued A Long March: The First Recordings which contains the now out of print Beneath the Encasing of Ashes and the band's much sought after 2002 split EP with American Tragedy as well as that same EP re-recorded. On the band's recent tour of Australia, Joe Matera sat down with As I Lay Dying's guitar meisters Phil Sgrosso and Nick Hipa during the band's soundcheck in Melbourne for this exclusive interview for UG.
Electronic dance act Dress Code finds focus
Although local electronic dance act Dress Code performs occasionally in clubs and at events like Mid-Point Music Festival in Cincinnati, Derek "DJH" Holley thinks of his project more as a virtual band. As the term suggests, the Dayton-native's one-man electronic band has a much larger presence on the Internet. .
Riffs - a Web-only column
Lemmy Kilmister is not exactly the first name you would associate with thumping, bass-driven rockabilly and exuberant R&B and blues covers, but those are precisely the sounds that influenced him in his earlier years. He returns to those sounds with his new release The Head Cat (Rock-a-Billy), a trio date with Danny B. Harvey operating as primary soloist and Slim Jim Phantom supplying the big beat fills on their versions of Buddy Holly's “Peggy Sue Got Married," “Learning The Game" and “Crying, Waiting, Hoping."
Kilmister's voice is animated and energetic, if at times a bit to the grizzled side, but he clearly understands the spirit of the sounds, even if he doesn't always exactly replicate the tone. Other numbers the threesome effectively tackle include Johnny Cash's “Big River," Carl Perkins' “Matchbox," Jimmy Reed's “You got Me Dizzy" and Lloyd Price's “Lawdy Miss Clawdy." Phantom's drumming proves ideal for the occasion, not so steady it lacks drive or impact, but still squarely in the rhythmic pocket.
RECAP OF CHRIS JERICHO'S XM RADIO SHOW
2. Y2J says it's the eternal debate, says if you're a rock & roll fan, then you're either a Beatles or Rolling Stones fan. He says he's both a Beatles & Rolling Stones fan, says some people say it's like Beatles or Elvis [Presley] guy & says he's a Beatles guy for both of them. He says when you're a heavy metal fan, the question that must be asked is either Priest or Maiden, says to think about & says it's a close call. He says he starts the show with Iron Maiden from "7th Son Of A 7th Son" with "Moonchild" & "Infinite Dreams", says he's the moonchild, says he's Chris Jericho it's The Rock Of Jericho: http://tinyurl.com/rssxe & it's Sunday night on XM 41 Da Boneyard: http://tinyurl.com/6htm6 . He again asked the question if it's Priest or Maiden, says let's cut to the chase & no more screwing or f*****g around & says this is satellite radio & he can swear if he wants to.
Request elevates forces of creativity
Sometimes, all it takes for a new piece of music to be born is a suggestion. That's how the seed of Mark Grey's Elevation was planted. "I was at (London's) Barbican for a festival of John's music," Grey said, referring to longtime friend John Adams. The soloist in the Violin Concerto was Leila Josefowicz. "She seemed very interested in my musical voice, so she asked me to send her some music," Grey said. Two significant oaks have sprung from that acorn of an idea: the solo-violin San Andreas Suite and a violin concerto titled Elevation, which Josefowicz will premiere Sunday at the Colorado Music Festival. "Leila champions a lot of new music," said Grey. But not just any new music. "She's been moving away from angular stuff and more into (traditional) harmony and rhythm.
Mix picks: CD
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, "Dusk and Summer" (Vagrant Records) -- The latest album from Chris Carrabba's super-successful emo-rock outfit Dashboard Confessional continues the artist's emotional excursions into the world of young love -- with all its heightened yearnings and frequent sorrows. And if there are hints of U2-style production textures, as in the standout second track "Reason to Believe," well, U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois had a hand in the production, though Linkin Park producer Don Gilmore, who produced Dashboard's 2004 "Spider-Man 2" soundtrack hit "Vindicated," is responsible for most of it. .
Day 8 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 5, 2006
Note: Day 7 of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is a day of transition, with a host of free shows. It's also the day where AAJ transitions coverage, with AAJ-NY Editorial Director/Production Designer Andrey Henkin returning home and Senior Editor John Kelman picking up on day eight, July 5.
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