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show recap: say anything + kevin devine (april 27, 2012)

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photo by maysa askar

To the casual music observer, Say Anything might have just been a flash in the 2004 emo pan. A breakthrough album …is a Real Boy with singles to boot and a dedicated following of young, angsty anti-hipsters, frontman Max Bemis was the poster boy for the myspace generation, seething cynical sarcastic barbs for the disillusioned youth. A little more homework and you’d uncover a band that for a decade, recorded six albums, including the all-star, 27-track hyper-musical In Defense of the Genre, and managed to keep a healthy albeit very specific fan base of diehards who take Bemis’ word as emo gospel.

Hit the jump for the full recap.

- sunbear
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kevin devine – nevermind [nirvana cover album tribute] (2011)

let’s just take a second to lol at that album cover and the “awesome” 7 minute photoshop job i just performed. that being said, kevin devine’s been kind enough to record a cover of nirvana’s seminal grunge classic, nevermind, in honor of its 20th anniversary. love it.

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kevin devine – nevermind [NIRVANA COVER ALBUM]

-grizzly

buy: kevin devine – between the concrete and clouds (2011)

don’t do this often, but you all should buy kevin devine’s album. it’s only $3.99 for 24 hours only, thanks to amazon. now, i can’t vouch for the album, because i haven’t heard it. however, kevin devine is just the most swell dude ever, and definitely deserves your support. bye! buy!

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kevin devine – between the concrete and clouds

-grizzly

kevin devine – off screen (2011)

monday blues? let kevin devine take advantage of that as spin drops an mp3 from kevin’s new album, between the concrete and clouds. i’m getting a 90s vibe from this – and that’s mainly because the opening riff reminds me of fuel’s “sunburn” either way, devine is back and his new album drops september 13th. let’s get excited.

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kevin devine – off screen

-grizzly

kevin devine – between the concrete and clouds (2011)

we’ve been hearing different time periods for a release date for kevin’s newest studio LP, between the concrete and clouds. we now have a date set in stone: september 13th. this song’s been floating around in many different live formats, so it’s good to hear the fantastic studio version.

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kevin devine – between the concrete and clouds

-grizzly

video: kevin devine previews four new songs (2011)

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while kevin devine is waiting on releasing his follow-up to the fantastic brother’s blood, he’s off filming these wonderfully shot videos for four new songs from between the concrete and clouds.

spotted these over at BWC, so watch the rest there.

-grizzly

video: kevin devine – 11.17.10 (2011)

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kdev performed this when he came through houston in march, but i’ve yet to see a video with an audio quality as good as this one. still live, but it’ll do. kevin’s between the concrete and the clouds is slated for a late summer release, and i’ll be here waiting for that one.

-grizzly

video: kevin devine – nervous energies sessions (2011)

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the always charming kevin devine stops by the nervous energies studios to perform two new songs: “between the concrete and the clouds,” “11.17.10″ and “luxemburg,” in an effort to preview three new songs off of his forthcoming album, due out in late summer. other videos, including a bad books track, below the cut.

-grizzly
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interview: river city extension (2011)

Well, River City Extension are relatively new — both to our readers and to us personally. After catching them open for the Get Up Kids, we took a liking to their music and their overall energy as a band on stage. They seemed to be having more fun than most bands, and we can definitely get down with that.

While the band’s currently out on tour with another one of our favorites, Kevin Devine, members Joe Michilini (Guitar/Vocals), Nick Cucci (Guitar/Percussion/Background Vocals) and Mike Costaney (Drums) sat down with Sunbear and I to discuss many things, including the current tour, SXSW and their general outlook on music and the industry they’re in. I have to say that this was one of the most engaging and fun interviews we’ve done, as these three fellas are some of the most humble and genuine folks we’ve ever met.

If they ever come to your town, do yourself a favor and see their show. Buy their record, The Unmistakable Man, and read the interview before the jump.

-grizzly

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show recap: kevin devine/river city extension (march 20, 2011)


photo credit: weworemasks

After an exhausting 3 and a half days in Austin, TX for SXSW, both Sunbear and I trekked our way to Fitzgeralds for the proverbial end of the festival. As we were sure that the bands involved would be tired (they all looked beat) and likewise with us, we mustered up the effort and ended up seeing one of the better touring lineups in a few months.

Hit the jump for the recap.

-grizzly

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video: kevin devine – between the concrete and clouds [live] (2011)

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the fine gentleman in kevin devine is currently on tour (saw him last night) and has been playing a new song from his upcoming record, between the concrete and the clouds. also the title of this hear song, which someone from ohio was kind enough to record, edit and throw up.

-grizzly

video: bad books – you wouldn’t have to ask (2010)

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even though music videos like this are complete tributes to the videos of the late 60s, the angsty kid in me always reverts to my anchor as a comparison. what’s that anchor, you ask? if you knew me, you’d know it’s nirvana’s “in bloom.” and if you knew me, you also wouldn’t have to ask…

…had to.

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bad books – you wouldn’t have to ask

-grizzly

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