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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Wednesday's Earful: Backyard Tire Fire; God Street Wine 

By: David Schultz

After choosing a lifestyle that had him on the road for long stretches of time, Bob Seger lost the forest for the trees, cataloging the downside of being a world famous rock and roll star on “Turn The Page.” Fellow Midwesterners Backyard Tire Fire travel down some similar highways on Good To Be, their fifth studio album. Seger saw the glass as half empty; Tire Fire’s Ed Anderson not only sees the glass as half filled, he finds it a fine source of inspiration. Over the virile bluesy beat of “Roadsong # 39,” Good To Be’s opening track, Anderson sings of the allure of the musician’s life with his customary blunt eloquence, surveying the scene at the end of a hard night’s labor with a slight buzz and ringing ears, he finds rock and roll Manna amidst the sweat and the smoke. This is rock and roll played by a band that loves everything about it.

In entering the studio with Steve Berlin, Anderson, his brother Matt and drummer Tim Kramp have found a producer that can harness the their feral growl without losing their band-next-door geniality. An unfairly unsung songwriter, Anderson excels at capturing moments and feelings with a pithy empathic wit. “Brady,” a song about a kid in Amsterdam with too much money and too much time, bounces along with an apropos sense of giddy enthusiasm and “Estelle” could sit comfortably amidst anything from the Tom Petty collection. Once again, the greatest bar band in the world proves they can tear it up in the studio.

NINETIES ERA JAMBAND God Street Wine will reunite for a pair of benefit shows at the Gramercy Theater in New York City. On July 9 and July 10, they will raise money and awareness for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a charity endorsed by their longtime stage manager who was diagnosed with MS in 2004. Well before the announcement, Hidden Track has tirelessly kept the memory of the band alive with their God Street Wednesdays. This may be the only news that can derail the wire-to-wire Phish coverage.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Earvolution's Ten For 2010 

By: David Schultz

April may have been the cruelest month for T.S. Eliot but for the music business, December can be quite a bear. Practically every new release of value that could come out between Thanksgiving and the New Year gets shelved until the dropping of the ball in Times Square and rock stars like to spend the holidays with their families just like the rest of us. The dearth of excitement results in the Christmas season proliferation of Year In Review compilations and Best Of lists. With the New Year right around the corner, here are some things to get excited about in 2010.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals: Not The T-Bone Burnett Album
Throughout the majority of 2009, all the news from Potterville pointed to the new Grace Potter & The Nocturnals album being a collaboration with legendary producer T-Bone Burnett that was rumored to be heavy on the Grace but light on The Nocturnals. That’s now last year’s story. Yet to be titled, GP&TN’s 2010 release will be the fruits of their labors with songwriter/producer Mark Batson and will feature the entire band, including new members Catherine Popper and Benny Yurco. A few of the new songs, namely “Oasis,” “Tiny Light” and “Medicine,” have anchored the band’s set list on their recent tour with Brett Dennen, giving credence to guitarist Scott Tournet’s claim that their latest “sounds more like GPN than ANY other album.”

U-Melt: Perfect World
On February 23, U-Melt’s third studio effort, Perfect World, will be released on Harmonized Records, offering up studio versions of live favorites like “Pura Vida,” “Elysian Fields” and the exquisite title track. In conjunction with the release, the band will embark on a tour of the East Coast, introducing their new guitarist Kevin Griffin, who will be replacing Rob Salzer, one of U-Melt’s founding members. Unquestionably, the departure of Salzer will be a game-changer but there’s no call for pessimistic prophecies; there’s too much talent in this band. Rather, it will be intriguing to watch and listen to how they evolve with Griffin. On February 20, U-Melt will celebrate Perfect World’s release with their debut at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.

Pavement Reunion
If Pavement had released Slanted and Enchanted or Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain nowadays instead of the early 90s, they would be among the most hyped bands in the history of the blogosphere. As Pavement’s heyday came in the era when indie-rock described a business model, not a genre, they didn’t garner an extraordinary amount of attention. Notwithstanding the fact that “Cut You Hair” had a steady run on MTV’s 120 Minutes or that they sold out four shows at Central Park’s Summerstage a year in advance, Pavement’s modest success in the 1990s will not equate with the inordinate number of people that will boast about how much they loved Stephen Malkmus and company back in the day. Pavement’s reunion will be a pretty significant and cool event; the unrealistic number of exaggerated accounts of their former greatness from those who claim to have been all over Pavement back in the 90s will not.

Peter Gabriel: Scratch My Back
With his last studio effort coming in 2002, Peter Gabriel’s most significant accomplishment over the past few years has been getting reverently namechecked by Vampire Weekend in “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa.” Not typically known as an interpreter of other’s material, Gabriel will release Scratch My Back, an album exclusively of covers, on February 15. Gabriel’s latest will include his take on David Bowie’s “Heroes,” Paul Simon’s “The Boy In The Bubble,” Bon Iver’s “Flume,” Arcade Fire’s “My Body Is A Cage” as well as versions of songs from Elbow, Lou Reed, The Magnetic Fields, Randy Newman, Regina Spektor, Neil Young, Radiohead and The Talking Heads.

Blues & Lasers New Album
At the beginning of 2009, when Grace Potter & The Nocturnals had some down time, Scott Tournet revved his Delta blues project up to fifth gear, working many shows as a headliner, including one of the first gigs at the newly opened Brooklyn Bowl. As their debut album had only five songs, there was a lot of room to break out some new tunes and Blues & Lasers has a store of good ones on tap. With GPN business taking precedence, scheduling may be the bigger issue in getting to hear what B&L is up to. In the meantime, Tournet, Benny Yurco and Matt Burr are bringing a small taste of the B&L fireworks to the Nocturnals stage.

Pete Townshend At The Super Bowl
Ever year since the NFL has gone into overcompensation mode for the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, they trot out their classic rock superstar du jour at half time and unleash a slew of hired morons to rush out and act like they’re more excited than Michael Jackson left unsupervised in a pre-school. As it’s for TV, pros like Springsteen, Jagger and McCartney can ignore the nonsense and enjoy being the focal point of the spectacle. This ridiculous Hollywood crap seems like the exact sort of phoniness that drives Pete Townshend nuts and the ornery guitarist has never been too good at hiding his scorn. When The Who appear at the Super Bowl in February - no doubt, to play “Baba O’Riley,” “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” - it’s a matter of time before Townshend explodes the myth of how happy those fans on the field truly are. Maybe he bonks one on the head like they’re Abbie Hoffman and they call it a senior citizen malfunction.

Backyard Tire Fire: Good To Be
Produced by Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin, Backyard Tire Fire’s latest studio album, Good To Be, will be released on February 16. Not only are the Midwestern rockers one of the greatest bar bands with whom you could ever want to throw back a few beers, they are one of the more thought-provoking, Ed Anderson’s songs coming from the part of the soul that country and blues singers have mined for decades. Over the summer, BTF previewed a few of the album’s new songs when they came through New York City. No huge direction changes seem forthcoming but it’s clear that working with Berlin has had marvelous benefits. This may be the year that the Backyard Tire Fire catches on and Anderson finally gets his much deserved recognition.

The Kinks Reunion
Nearly every group from the Sixties that had the manpower to get the band back together in the modern day has found it impossible to resist the financial allure of the reunion tour. Long before the Gallaghers and Robinsons started borrowing their act, Ray & Dave Davies were pushing sibling rivalry and brotherly love to its limits, much to the detriment of The Kink’s perpetual longevity. Just recently, Ray Davies gave the first indication in many years that he and his brother had the inclination to play together once more as The Kinks, a proposition that had been greatly hindered by the lingering effect of Dave Davies’ 2004 stroke. Rather than experiment in front of arenas full of people, The Kinks’ guitarist will play some “low-key” shows as the first baby step towards a full-blown Kinks reunion.

Vampire Weekend: Contra
Vampire Weekend’s self-titled first album compiled all of the songs that had made them one of the most buzzed about bands in New York City onto a full-length release. Already vetted, its success was nearly a foregone conclusion. If the new songs starting to trickle out ahead of Contra’s January 12 release date are any indication, it looks like not only will we get more of the band’s warm and fuzzy mix of punk rock simplicity and Afro-pop rhythms, we’ll also get to recycle all those Ivy League jokes we’ve had to shelve for the last year or so.

A Genesis Reunion With Peter Gabriel
In 2010, Genesis will join The Stooges, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and ABBA as the latest inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The induction ceremonies tend to reunite band mates who haven’t been able to find the time to play together, or - in the case of Van Halen and Blondie - speak to each other, over the past few years. Let’s hope that the occasion gives Peter Gabriel time to catch up with Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins and discuss a Genesis reunion, an event that none of them seems to have much of an aversion to doing. We can only hope that the next Genesis tour will have less “I Can’t Dance” and more lead singers dressed as buttercups.

The Daily Earfuls will return in 2010. Happy New Year!!

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Monday, June 01, 2009

Monday's Earful: Backyard Tire Fire 

By: David Schultz

Backyard Tire Fire, one of Earvolution's favorites, returned to New York City last Wednesday for an early evening set at the Mercury Lounge. Having recently emerged from the studio where they have been toiling under the auspices and fine ear of producer Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), the Tire Fire still burns with the raucous energy that can only be generated by boozy, guitar-driven rock and roll. For their hour long set, Ed Anderson, his brother Matt and Tim Kramp previewed many of the songs that will presumably be on the yet-to-be titled new release. If the songs from the Merc are any indication, expect the new album to contain another heaping bunch of Ed Anderson's thoughtful slices of Americana over the BTF's well-polished variety of blues based classic rock. With Scott Tipping rejoining the band on guitar and Andrew Weir on keyboards, songs like "Road Song #39" - which given Anderson's potential to write a song a day, may very well be his 39th road song - have a heft to them; an encouraging sign that this band is still growing and getting even better.

For those who aren't familiar with Backyard Tire Fire, there's no time like the present to get acquainted. Given Anderson's prolific output, there's a small mountain of incredible music to sift through. Vagabonds & Hooligans, which shows off their ability for riff driven rockers, remains one of my favorites but The Places We Lived demonstrates that not everything needs to be done at maximum volume and there is no substitute for a well written song.

On a somewhat amusing note, the Tire Fire learned firsthand the perils of recording a great song entitled "Time To Go." Before closing with a faithful cover of Warren Zevon's "Lawyers, Guns & Money" and "How In The Hell Did You Get Back Here?," they battled a group of enthusiastic fans who in calling for the tune pretty much sounded like they were heckling the band. All you bands out there, keep that in mind if you've titled your arena rock anthem "Get Off The Stage" or "Leave, You Suck." Unless, you're Primus. In that case, carry on.

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Monday, February 09, 2009

Backyard Tire Fire: Sun Studio Sessions "One Wrong Turn" 

Backyard Tire Fire has been on a roll of late. The blue-collar band from the Chicago area is a mainstay on the road and their hard work has been paying off. Honest Tune magazine did a big year end feature on the band and their debut for Hyena Records, The Places We've Lived, found its way on several "best of" lists for 2008. You can check out "One Wrong Turn" here as the latest webisode of the Sun Studio Sessions:



Backyard Tire Fire was also recently named Paste Magazine's band of the week. They are a great live band worth checking out when they come to your area. You can see their tour dates here and pick up a copy of the record here.

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Monday, November 03, 2008

Backyard Tire Fire Tour Dates with Grace Potter, Rusted Root, the Clarks and Reverend Horton Heat 


Backyard Tire Fire is always on the road, but this fall they are extra busy with tour dates with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals as well as, the Clarks, Reverend Horton Heat and Rusted Root. BTF is out in support of The Places We Lived, which is their debut release for Hyena Records.

November 5 / Blueberry Hill / St. Louis, MO
(w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
November 6 / Redstone Room / Davenport, IA
(w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
November 7 / Crosstown Station / Kansas City, MO
(w/ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals)
November 13 / Newport Music Hall / Columbus, OH (w/ The Clarks)
November 14 / Club Cafe / Pittsburgh, PA
November 15 / Grog Shop / Cleveland, OH (w/ The Clarks)
December 3 / Mercy Lounge / Nashville, TN (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 4 / Vogue / Indianapolis, IN (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 5 / Southgate House / Newport, KY (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 6 / Majestic Theatre / Detroit, MI (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 7 / The Intersection / Grand Rapids, MI (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 10 / Otto's / Dekalb, IL (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 11 / People's / Des Moines, IA (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 12 / Cain's Ballroom / Tulsa, OK (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 13 / The Village / Little Rock, AR (w/ Reverend Horton Heat)
December 27 / House of Blues / Chicago, IL (w/ Rusted Root)
December 28 / House of Blues / Chicago, IL (w/ Rusted Root)
December 29 / Eagles Ballroom / Milwaukee, WI (w/ Rusted Root)
December 30 / St. Andrews Hall / Detroit, MI (w/ Rusted Root)
December 31 / House of Blues / Cleveland, OH (w/ Rusted Root)



We've been following this band for over two years now, and it's great to see them progress so much and we're looking forward to watching them go further. They're a great bunch of guys who know how to rock and roll with the best of them, check them out when they come to a town near you!

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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Backyard Tire Fire: The Places We Lived 

By: David Schultz

Fronted by Ed Anderson, one of the hardest working songwriters in the game, Backyard Tire Fire have developed one the broadest repertoires, surpassing by leaps and bounds what you would expect of a young band from Illinois. Anderson, who writes new songs at an inhuman pace, draws inspiration from a vast spectrum of road house styles: outlaw country, blues and classic rock. Depending on where they play, Backyard Tire Fire – rounded out by Tim Kramp (drums) and Ed’s brother Matt Anderson (bass) – can easily transform themselves into any region’s greatest bar band.

Their latest album, The Places We Lived, finds the Tire Fire in a reflective period, pausing to take a look around and noting what’s changed. It’s a modest shift from the raucous Vagabonds and Hooligans and adds depth to an already deep catalog. Without becoming a list of grievances, The Places We Lived consists of Anderson’s sense of frustration with the people around him (“Everybody’s Down”); the consequences of speaking his mind (“Shoulda Shut It”); the concept of marriage (“Legal Crime”) and of people who just won’t leave (“How In The Hell Did You Get Back Here?”).

BTF approaches this album with an ear towards the studio setting, focusing on delivering the song as opposed to a visceral impact. “Welcome To The Factory” clanks along in a slight homage to “Welcome To The Machine” and “Rainy Day (Don’t Go Away)” nicely uses tape hiss to replicate the melancholy effect of a downpour. Places puts an emphasis on Anderson’s vocals, which are more suited towards Johnny Cash style dissertations than some of the album’s more personalized offerings. On the stripped down songs, Anderson’s voice draws attention away from the nicely plotted melodies; however, in pushing his vocal limitations to convey the proper emotion, he adds a strained quality that perfectly suits the thoughtful vibe and somewhat troubled sentiment of the album. Those who like their Tire Fire raw and pissed off will not be disappointed; The Places We Lived is far from ten songs of mediation. “How In The Hell Did You Get Back Here?” zips along with angry guitars and a properly righteous growl, “Time With You” motors along on Tim Kramp’s driving drums and on “One Wrong Turn,” Anderson belts out a prisoner’s song of regret over a wonderfully boozy saloon hall piano.

The Places We Lived is being released by HYENA Records, a label with a fine knack for finding young artists with unlimited potential. In teaming up with Backyard Tire Fire, HYENA does nothing to jeopardize that sterling reputation.

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Monday, April 14, 2008

Lightin’ It Up: Backyard Tire Fire At Sullivan Hall 

By: David Schultz

One of the more versatile bands around, Backyard Tire Fire has the ability to turn out sets focused exclusively on gritty traditional blues, homespun country or flat-out classic rock. Whatever mood may strike them, they can follow that muse. It doesn’t hurt that the band’s lead singer and guitarist Ed Anderson is turning into a prodigious and prolific songwriter. His brother, bassist Matt Anderson and drummer Tim Kramp may be having trouble keeping up with the sheer abundance of quality songs springing from his fertile mind.

Last week, Backyard Tire Fire returned to New York City to put on a scorching set before The Beautiful Girls took the stage at Sullivan Hall. Normally a trio, the Tire Fire have recently brought in guitarist Scott Tipping to round out their live sound. An eminently talented axeman, Tipping not only does pushes Ed Anderson to up his game, he makes it possible to keep the band’s signature guitar in the mix when Anderson moves to the keyboards.

BTF kept their one hour set focused on their upcoming album, The Places We Lived. In contrast to his brother who was nattily dressed, Matt Anderson opted for a simpler dress, proudly donning a Sun Studio shirt. In line with the band’s recent Session at the legendary studio, the new songs have a distinctly blues rock feel to them and they let a small hint of country slip in when it suits the song’s purpose. At the close of the set, they offered a stellar version of “Downtime,” one of Vagabonds and Hooligans’ best tracks.

The Tire Fire will be making their way around the Midwest with the Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy over the next couple months. Their road show is definitely worth the price of admission alone. Ed Anderson is truly an emerging songwriter whose immense talent won’t remain hidden for long. Catch them now before Backyard Tire Fire becomes absolutely white hot.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Videos, News and Notes 

Nashville's Be Your Own Pet is going to hit the road this spring with the Arctic Monkeys. Last year the teen sensations were arguably the most coveted unsigned band not named Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and will likely be the Cold War Kids of 2007. BYOP's debut for XL Records is due out in the summer.

Modest Mouse may not be so modest after their latest disc has debuted at #1 on Billboard. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank sold 128,565 copies in its first week of release. The chart toppers will hit the road for a tour that kicks off April 15th in Seattle. Brooklyn's Love as Laughter will open.

Video Links:
Elvis Perkins: All The Night Without Love
Arctic Monkeys: Brianstorm
Klaxons: Golden Skans
U2: I Will Follow (Live on SNL 2006)
Backyard Tire Fire: Crack Alley (Live @ Schubas)
Robert Randloph: Thrill of It
Earl Greyhound: S.O.S

Missy Higgins, who Earvolution first featured and interviewed in the summer of 2005 has a new EP coming out. Steer hits Australian music stores on April 14th. There is no info on a US release date at this time. But, Steer is just a preview of a full length album On A Clear Night that will follow later in the year.

The "Rock the Bells" New York show with Rage Against the Machine quickly sold out the presale this morning. Meanwhile, Tom Morello keeps popping up in different places. MTV reports that The Nightwatchman took over the drumkit for a performance of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" with members of Distrurbed and Scott Ian of Anthrax the other night at the Keyclub in LA.

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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Backyard Tire Fire: Vagabonds and Hooligans 

By: David Schultz

Following the creative vision of former Brother Jed guitarist Ed Anderson, Backyard Tire Fire's third studio album, Vagabonds and Hooligans, nimbly avoids genre classification. While the alt-country application wouldn't be unfair, especially given the Drive-By Truckers feel of certain tracks, by successfully working the borders and diving into country, blues, Southern rock and indie-rock and finding their commonality, Backyard Tire Fire has found something fresh and new within each one.

Skillful in apologetic oops-I-got-drunk country, Vagabonds and Hooligans moves beyond simple expressions and honky-tonk country, falling more within the mold of their recent EP, Skin and Bones. The well produced album contains intriguing depth: nothing seems as simple as it appears. On the opening title track, Anderson sings of the troublesome visions in his head over a lovely acoustic guitar melody, leaving the backing violin to move between complementary accompaniment and subtle John Cale style trepidation. Similarly, on "Apparitions," BTF introduces a slight sense of unease in such a manner that it gives the song a pleasing edge rather than an unnecessary distraction.

The rhythm section of co-founder Tim Kramp on drums and Matt Anderson, Ed's brother, on bass make Backyard Tire Fire's mélange work. On "Black Dog," they provide the framework for Ed's blistering road-house style guitar work and create the perfect sense of camaraderie on the gloriously ragged "Get Wise." On the tender songs, BTF channels the endearing scruffiness of The Band and on "Wrong Hand," they create a southern-blues epic that could be mistaken for a Black Crowes track circa Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Able to work outside the alt-country confines, "Undecided" comes from the laissez-faire disinterest of Pavement era indie-rock and "Corrine," with its well-placed organ, dates back to the post-grunge 90s when Stone Temple Pilots and Live ruled the world.

To say that Vagabonds and Hooligans is a hard album to pin down should be taken as a compliment. Much like their recent set at B.B. King's, Backyard Tire Fire can comfortably work within many different genres without seeming scattershot or unfocused. Rather than finding a genre to confine themselves within, on their latest, they seem to be finding a recipe which should allow them to grow.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Backyard Tire Fire Burns Brightly In New York 

By: David Schultz

After the dissolution of the Illinois based jamband Brother Jed, guitarist and songwriter Ed Anderson formed Backyard Tire Fire with drummer Tim Kramp, ultimately bringing his brother Matt Anderson into the fold. Going back to the drawing board with a new band may not have been the planned step on Anderson's itinerary, but it has yielded an alt-country power trio that's starting to grow beyond their Midwestern roots.

This past Friday, Backyard Tire Fire hit New York City, opening for The Radiators at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Located in Times Square, the upscale, corporate-slick venue didn't provide the ideal setting for the roadhouse-style trio as the venue's core demographic doesn't exactly match the Tire Fire's intended audience. With many early arrivers finishing up their meals, Kramp and the Andersons had the unenviable task of winning over a crowd primarily flocking to Midtown to see the New Orleans based rockers.

At the outset, it seemed a task the trio wouldn't accomplish. With Ed Anderson seated near the stage front with an acoustic guitar, the Tire Fire began their set with a series of country songs. Not only did the straightforward acoustic country fail to initially captivate the crowd, given Backyard Tire Fire's alt-country leanings, it also came off as disappointing. Segueing out of the acoustic section with a brisk romp through "Tom Petty," a Johnny Cash inspired tune professing the desire to accomplish the same level of stardom as the sandy-haired Floridian, Anderson moved to the electric guitar and the set found its heart.

It was during the second half of the set that Backyard Tire Fire dove into their Drive-By Truckers blend of blues and country. They touched on Skin & Bones, their latest EP, tearing through a cover of Barry Cowsill's "Crack Alley" and their own "Downtime" as well as previewed their upcoming Vagabonds & Hooligans, highlighted by "The Wrong Hand," which is Chris Robinson's voice short of being a lost track from an early-era Black Crowes album.

Paying homage to the venue's lofty pedigree, Anderson led the band through a deliciously funky romp through Luther Allison's "Ragged And Dirty," ripping his finger open in the process. Relishing his battle wound, Anderson proudly displayed his bloodstained guitar during an inspired "Blood On The Strings," giving an added level of meaning to the "Turn The Page" weary-from-the-road song.

Vagabonds & Hooligans will come out in the first week of February with the band celebrating the release with a Midwestern run of shows. They will also be on the bill for the Allman Brothers led Wanee Festival on April 13 in Live Oak, FL.

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Thursday, October 05, 2006

Backyard Tire Fire 

It's no secret that we like old fashioned rock and roll around here, particularly the roots and Americana styles. Don't get me wrong but, we love our indie hipster friends too. But, when a band can be described as a group that "explores the harder side of life with a simple man's brilliance that never takes itself too seriously" as Harp Magazine said about Backyard Tire Fire, then I need to take a listen. After doing so, I'm now happy to say so should you.

You can stream their new EP here and tour dates are on their Myspace page. Check 'em out!

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