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| From | Randall J Paske <rpaske@kc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Moonlight Towers |
| Date | Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:00:07 -0800 |
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This was a good tip. I listened to some clips of Moonlight Towers and
decided to check out the Kansas City show (the first of their tour). They
were quite impressive. Most of the songs were good; a few were
excellent--one standout was a song I now know is called "I Sleep
Alone". They also audaciously covered Roy Orbison ("Crying") and John
Lennon ("Starting Over"), to terrific effect--and you'd better do a good
job if you're going to cover songs like those!
Randy
--
At 10:47 AM 1/8/2006, Jennifer Leduc wrote:
>I first saw them a few years ago but lost track of them until a few months
>ago. I think that they will appeal to many of you out there in
>Audities-land. They're heading out this week for another Midwest and
>Southern US tour. The sound bite description of them would be "Britpop
>with a Southern twang". I've included a reivew of their most recent record
>below. For you Midwestern folks, it'll be worth going out in the cold to
>see these guys. You can sample their tunes at
>http://www.moonlighttowers.com or http://www.myspace.com/moonlighttowers.
>If you meet Jacob Schulze (lead guitar), tell him that Jennifer sent ya ;-).
>-------------------------------------
>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
>Record Review By Ed Masley
>
>Austin's Moonlight Towers bring a hearty Texas twang, a drummer who not
>only bashes but swings and some actual power to the old-school power-pop
>equation, suggesting a poppier V-Roys or maybe a twangier Superdrag.
>There's nothing especially revolutionary going on here, but the hooks are
>undeniable, from cuts as effervescent as the lead-off track, "Never the
>Same Again," to "Born To Die," a stately lighter-worthy ballad of the sort
>Tom Petty used to write.**** (four stars)
>
>Wednesday Jan. 11th
>Kansas City, MO
>The Record Bar
>w/ The Black Rabbits
>
>Thursday Jan. 12th
>Columbia, MO
>Eastside Tavern
>
>Friday Jan. 13th
>Chicago, IL
>Schubas
>
>Saturday Jan. 14th
>Cincinnati, OH
>The Comet
>
>Sunday Jan. 15th
>Indianapolis, IN
>The Melody Inn
>
>Tuesday Jan. 17th
>Columbus, OH
>Surly Girl Saloon
>w/ Two Cow Garage
>
>Wednesday Jan. 18th
>Dayton, OH
>Canal Street Tavern
>
>Thursday Jan. 19th
>Nashville, TN
>The End
>
>Friday Jan. 20th
>Memphis, TN
>The Hi Tone Cafe
>
>Saturday Jan. 21st
>Baton Rouge, LA
>Red Star Bar
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