New Music: Evan Roberts

Sunday 01.31.2010 12:53AM

My friend Matt Walker has been involved with music one way or another since I've known him. His latest endeavor has been producing Evan Roberts' first album. It has been a 2 year process; writing, recording, and getting everything just right. It's a nice blend of R&B / rock / hip hop and I think they have done a pretty good job. I like it; I'm not normally a big fan of R&B / hip hop, so I think that says something. The album is titled Outta Hear and is free to download, so you should check it out.

Evan (and Matt) are originally from Indiana but live in Florida currently. He does have two shows coming up in the Indianapolis area, though. Friday February 19, 2010 7PM at The Irving (all ages) and Saturday February 20, 2010 9PM at Birdy's (21+). Both are with live band, if my undestanding is correct.

Below is the video for “Golden”, one of my favorites on the album:

Evan Roberts - “Golden” (Official HD Video) from Anotha One Records on Vimeo.

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Hurt

Wednesday 05.20.2009 01:58PM

Everyone and their brother has (probably – hopefully) heard this cover / seen the video already, but I was just reminded of it yesterday.

It's flawless. Moves me every time.

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The next album you purchase

Monday 02.23.2009 01:35AM

Should definitely be:

album cover

* Not a real album. Unfortunately. Instructions to make your own are below.

I like to imagine that PSEUDOGALTARA is a metal band that went electronica. Pronounce the name out loud in a low guttural voice. They had a lot of trolls on the internet and decided to write an entire album about them. The music is really bubble-gum pop – appealing to teenyboppers – hence the color scheme. They have not totally lost their badassed-...ery, though, hence the robot with huge guns. It's the best of all worlds, really.

The meme:

  • Go to Wikipedia and hit “random.” The first random Wikipedia article that comes up is the name of your band.
  • Go to Quotations Page and select “random quotations.” The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page will be the title of your first album.
  • Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days.” The third picture in the top row, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
  • Use Photoshop or a similar program to put it all together.
  • Post the results to your preferred online outlet with this text in the “caption” or “comment”.

The information:

  • Pseudogaltara is a genus of moth.
  • The original photo
  • The quote: “There are only two kinds of scholars; those who love ideas and those who hate them.” – Emile Chartier

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When We're 80...

Tuesday 10.07.2008 01:48PM

I look forward to having just as much fun, and being just as goofy with you, friends.

This made my week.

The Song is “Hoppípolla” from Takk... by Sigur Rós. The album is amazing, I highly recommend it.

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Liberation

Wednesday 08.27.2008 01:09PM

by The Echoing Green:

If I could hand you a teardrop or two
Would you taste the pain that binds me?
Every single trap that I fall into
Takes a little peace from inside me

This is a question of heart
This is the answer torn apart
This is a fierce endeavor
To face my fears forever... and let it go

I take this pain and let it go...

Freedom comes with eyes wide open
Hope unchained in pure devotion

To freedom...

In my mind there's a picture of me
A memory of the man I used to be
I used to have a faith like thunder
But now I feel it falling under

The weight of a good day, gone black
The weight of a heart under attack
This is where I stop pretending
That I'm not in need of mending... and let it go

I take this hate and let it go...

Freedom comes with eyes wide open
Hope unchained in pure devotion

To freedom...

I once heard someone say the joke's on me
Pride has turned my faith to fallacy
This is where I cast the old man down
This is where I turn my faith around

Written by: Joey B., Chrissy F., David A., Jesse D.

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