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Michael Jaroski

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Even The Monkeys is the new album from singer/songwriter Michael Jaroski. It is a beautiful self-released collection of driven by equal parts melodies and lyrics. I don’t know anything about Michael, but this album makes me want to find out more.

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The Lemons

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Early this past summer The Lemons released a tape of songs filled with sunshine, garage-surf, and lemonade. The cassette came out as a limited run through Tripp Tapes.

You can catch The Lemons at The Township on October 4th.

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Slushy

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It seems to be the season of Slushy. Just last month they released the much praised debut 7" "Candy" via the local Randy Records, and this week are releasing their new tape "Five Little Leaves" (Tripp Tapes).

The duo of Chris Kramer and Brent Zmrhal have building a fan base with their fuzzed out DIY indie punk sound over the last year and have two solid offerings to enjoy this fall.

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CD of The Month: Pink Frost

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Pink Frost is a rare bread, or so it seems. They are froward leaning but with a clear and strong respect for ’90’s rock. Their sophomore album, Sundowning, is a 9 track collection of anthems complete with roaring guitar solos and contagious hooks. In fact, as you listen through this album, there is a little for everyone, from Shoegaze to Pysch Rock, Pink Frost explores many aspect of rock. A shared released from BLVD Records and Notes and Bolts this September release is one of the strongest of the year.

You can catch Pink Frost with Outer Minds and Touched By Ghoul on Sept 28th at Empty Bottle.

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Massive Ego

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The Pysch-punk trio Massive Ego (aka M4SS1V3 3G0) are celebrating the released of their latest cassette (vinyl coming this fall) D0N’T this week. The tape is being released by Maximum Pelt Records.

You can catch Massive Ego at Empty Bottle on Sept. 25th with Max Clarke & The Cut Worms, Negative Scanner, and John Bellows.

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The Nurse Novels

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There is another The Nurse Novels album?! Yes, it is called Poof! and will be released on October 1st. The Nurse Novels is a band formed several years ago from the remains of Let’s Get Out Of This Terrible Sandwich Shop (Thea Lux, Tony Mendoza, and Tom Vale) and Nicole Vitale of Unicycle Loves You.

The band released an album in 2012 called "Frozen Muzak" and began working a follow-up. The band has dissolved, but those recordings are now being released. If you order the album through their bandcamp you also receive a bonus ep called "Rejection Hawaii".