Forget Cassettes & The Duke Spirit - mp3 review

So, I went to see this band Apes and Androids last night at Sin-e. It was suppose to be a good night, Cassettes Won’t Listen, Foundry Field Recordings, then A&A. We missed Cassettes but got see the rest of the show. Foundry was exactly what you would expect, pretty melow, shoegazy. I really like them, but the show was rather boring and I found myself going outside to smoke more than I normally would. I knew Apes and Androids had a pretty intensive live show, but I didn’t know what that meant until last night. These guy are like a indie Queen/Alice Cooper. If you guys have been to Sin-e you know it’s a not a big venue. These guys roll up there complete with a giant talking ape head that covers the back wall behind the stage whose eyes light up red when it talks, they walk through the crowd with strange serpent like things on sticks, and somewhere in the middle of the show the lights go out and they throw out like 50 glow in the dark beach balls. It was a bit much for me and I found myself once again back outside smoking cigarettes with Rhea. Call me old fasion, but I like my indie rock simple, direct, and without eye make-up. Although I have to give them credit, I’ve never seen anything like it, and they were mad tight.

I decided to send some female fronted band tracks today cuz Rhea asked me to last night. Also, I’m still mad into this band Forget Cassettes and I think you guys should be too.

http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/Forget%20Cassettes/Salt/02%20Quiero,%20Quietres.mp3http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/Forget%20Cassettes/Salt/06%20Lonely%20Does%20It.mp3

The Duke Spirit:

http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/The%20Duke%20Spirit/Cuts%20Across%20The%20Land/09%20Lion%20RIP.mp3http://www.r8e8r.com/mp3r/The%20Duke%20Spirit/Cuts%20Across%20The%20Land/07%20Fades%20The%20Sun.mp3

BTW, any of you NY’ers planning on going to the Snowden show tonight at Sin-e?Thanks to everyone for sending your phone numbers…makes me feel special that you all would care enough to let me bother you from time to time. Whats with the lack of reviews lately though. Am I sending crap?

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