Yay "local" bands!

Well some people might say that i've grown up in "one of the worst places (they) have ever lived for local music", so to help deal with that, I've come to consider anyone within a 2-3 hour radius a local band and won't think twice of driving that far for a show (back in my big country music days, I expanded to a much larger radius and drove 10 hours to Ohio for some shows out there one summer). Aaaaanyway, with that said, my favorite "local" band is Man Man. They have been mentioned a bit already, but I must officially tell all how wonderful they are. I first saw them at the Siren Music Festival on Coney Island this summer. m and I were quite far away when we got there and I wasn't paying too much attention at first...then I realized the guys up on stage were CRAZY. They were screaming and banging and singing and it was...well, it was wonderful. I've tried to explain their amazing sound to many people since that first show, but most people just look at me like I'm crazy. The solution? GO SEE THEM! They're playing in NYC this weekend and Philly on the 12th (think I'll be hitting up the Philly show, yay!!) I guarantee any time you see them anywhere, it will be an amazing, amazing show.

If you can't make it to a show in the near future, these guys surprisingly sound pretty decent recorded as well. I was so impressed at Coney Island that I picked up their 2006 release Six Demon Bag right there...definitely check out Engwish Bwudd...I won't even try to explain it...their website has an animated crazy video of the song worth a look. There's also some good stuff to download and their myspace page to take a listen.