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12 days of christmas 2013, aircraft, bourbon and coffee, ian be, mac, super rad great times — 1 comments

buffaBLOG's 12 Days of Christmas: Day 4 - Ian Be

Day 4 of our 12 Days of Christmas series brings us to a local EP, simply titled XMAS, released on the SUPER RAD * GREAT TIMES collective of performing artists. XMAS was created entirely on an iPad by Aircraft drummer and Bourbon & Coffee's beatnik leader Ian Be. The 7 tracks collection crosses a few genres from chiptunes to avant folk, but for my money, the foot stomping, ukulele led "Go Tell It On The Mountain" injects just the right amount of soul into this predominantly electronic album. The song sounds like you walked into a Frenchman St. bar in NOLA for some southern holiday cheer. Listen below and stream the entire XMAS EP here.

aircraft, brandon schlia, Bug Jar, Elliott Douglas, ian be, Jaz Frazier, marine biologist, Rhino House Band, rochester, the Heard, the malones, The Tell Tale Signs, Tyler — 0 comments

Buffalo Band Abroad: The Malones AND Aircraft - Episode IX

The Malones and Aircraft played their last away show at Rochester's Bug Jar last night. They would say they were surprised that the crowd was meager if they hadn't mostly been playing to eachother and the other featured bands for most of their tour. But they can definitely say they've seen some excellent bands, namely, the Heard of Detroit and Rhino House Band of Brooklyn, and they have learned lessons that only touring can teach.

But for now, the boys are home and excited to be able to shit in the solitude of their own home and (to everyone's excitement) the last show of tour will be at the Waiting Room tonight! The doors open at 8PM and music starts at 9PM. Also playing tonight will be Marine Biologist and the Tell Tale Signs.

The show will be a warm welcome back for the guys from the two-week long road trip, thanks to adoring Buffalonian friends and fans. If you were missing those raucous Malones shows and Aircraft's spacey, beachy grooves, come out tonight and show them all how much you missed them. And for God's sake, buy some merch, people!

Of the Malones, we have Elliott on the bass, and Brandon on drums, above.

Of Aircraft, Tyler is on guitar and keyboard and vocals, and Ian's on drums.

eric starchild, ian be, mac, new musc, super rad great times — 3 comments

Listen To The New EP From Eric Starchild

A couple of weeks ago, I was at Hardware for Inventory Night when Ian Be (Aircraft, Bourbon & Coffee, Smokin' Black Tar) dropped the new EP from Eric Starchild into my lap. If you live in or frequent the Elmwood Village, especially near Bidwell Park, then you know or know of Eric. For those that do not, he's that guy who sells hemp jewelry all around town. Now my first reaction to the EP was "say what?" My next was "What the hell does it sound like?" Unbeknownst to me, Eric has been making music for some time, and this time around, Ian handled the recording and mixing of the self titled EP and released it for free through Super Rad * Great Times after some disputes between the two over the end product.

Before clicking the play button, I couldn't have begun to guess what ERIC STARCHILD would sound like. Eric is credited as playing piano and ocarina, but seriously, your guess would have been as good as mine. Maybe some bat shit crazy Flaming Lips pysch freak outs, or 90 mins of glockenspiel and pan flutes. To my surprise, the 4 song EP is an Eluvium-esque collection of atmospheric and meditative music. The opening track, "one," is over 12 mins (yep) of chilled out minimalism while tracks "two," "three," and "four" all showcase Eric's talent as a piano player. If you would have predicted that, then I owe you a drink.

You can download ERIC STARCHILD in full here or check out the ambient "one" below.