Casiotone For The Painfully Alone

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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) is the beats-and-keys solo project of singer, songwriter and Chicago resident, Owen Ashworth. Drawing heavy influence from traditional Americana as well as 80’s synth pop and commercial hip hop, the music of CFTPA is a curious mix of austere character studies and playful electronic programming.

Simple, simple, simple. Sounds like music made by someone with a steady job who comes home and messes around on his keyboard all weekend long. Someone creative enough to make songs you can actually enjoy.






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Good Old War

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Good Old War is made up of Keith Goodwin, Daniel Schwartz, and Tim Arnold.
The band was started after Days Away (the old band of Keith and Tim) went on hiatus.
They recorded some demos for free in a late night session at a recording studio.
They have played with Anthony Green on a short stint of dates along the east coast and also at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Texas, as Anthony’s backing band. They are currently on Sargent House, a label which also serves as a management company featuring RX Bandits, These Arms are Snakes and Tera Melos. They will also be playing a few east coast dates with the Dear Hunter in April, along with a show at the Trocadero Theatre’s Balcony in late March. The band will begin recording their debut album in May of 2008 for a release later this fall.

My favorite song from them called "Coney Island".
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Black Kids

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Black Kids are an indie rock band who formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States in 2006. Rolling Stone called them one of ten “Artists to Watch” in 2008 and they were also included in the BBC Top 10 Sound of 2008 poll. Their debut album, Partie Traumatic, was released in July 2008 and debuted at #5 on the UK Albums Chart.

The band consists of Reggie Youngblood (vocals and guitar), Owen Holmes (bass guitar), Kevin Snow (drums and percussion), Dawn Watley (keyboards and vocals), and Reggie’s sister Ali Youngblood (keyboards and vocals). They started out playing shows in Jacksonville, often as a supporting act for more well-known bands coming through town.

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A fun band to listen to. Lots of catchy songs.



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