Great bands you might not have heard #5: Mendoza Line

onefinemess | April 3, 2009

I wish I could remember where/why/how we first heard this band, all I remember is that it happened when we lived in our first place in LA.  We heard this first track (maybe on Morning Becomes Eclectic or something??) and loved it, and I had to get the cd.  The rest, as they say, is [...]

Great bands you might not have heard #3: Common Rider

onefinemess | March 19, 2009

Yes, so far all the bands I’ve mentioned are defunct.  It’s a fuckin’ shame I know.
This will continue that cycle.
So who was Common Rider?  Jesse from Op Ivy’s next project.  They put out two full lengths, and one post-mortem split ep.  There’s also a vinyl EP that I don’t have…because I don’t do vinyl.  Man, [...]

great band you might not have heard #2: The Crush

onefinemess | March 16, 2008

Reposted from Vox. Unfortunately the formatting of the player links doesn’t work near as well here. /sigh.

Like #1, these guys are also now defunct, and also managed to get out 2 discs. What is it about that soph->junior slump? The second album is much stronger than the first, although I think the first [...]

great bands you might not have heard #1: Joe Christmas

onefinemess | March 9, 2008

OK, ok, if you’ve been around me for an extended # of years, I’ve probably made you listen to them at some point.
The lead singer has a semi-current solo project (which is not very good, sadly): Summer Hymns. Well, maybe it’s good, if you’re into that vibe, which I’m not really. Yo La [...]