Once upon a time, there was a band called Far. Far would be one of the best bands to come out of the late nineties. Yet they were so honest and original that they fell through the cracks since they did not neatly fit into the popular genres at the time. They were too melodic and introspective for nu-metal kids and too pounding and cathartic for the emo kids. Continue reading
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: June 24th New Music Releases
J Robbins Releasing EP of reworked songs, new Onelinedrawing, Moral Mazes
J. Robbins has issued a brand new EP titled Abandoned Mansions via Bandcamp, with his Office of Future Plans bandmates, cellist Gordon Withers and keyboardist/backing vocalist Brooks Harlan. The EP features new acoustic arrangements of songs originally written for Jawbox, Burning Airlines and Office of Future Plans, along with a newly written track.
Watch a video of J. Robbins performing Jawbox’s “Savory” at the Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on October 7th below.
Robbins will be performing the following dates.
Nov 13: The Boot And Saddle – Philadelphia, PA
Nov 14: Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
Nov 15: The Parlour – Providence, RI
Nov 16: Green Street Studios – Cambridge, MA
Nov 17: DC 9 – Washington D.C.
Nov 18: The Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD
Nov 23: The Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
Here’s a pretty great live video of J and Gordon Withers playing Jawbox”s “Savory” at The Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on October 7, 2011:
Robbins is also involved on Jonah Matranga (ex-Far, etc)’s Onelinedrawing’s new album Me And You Are Two; and a seven inch from their new side project called Moral Mazes on Bridge Nine Records.