Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion

I'm pleasantly surprised with the direction Milk Music went with their Cruise Your Illusion LP. I expected it to be much more caustic--turns out I seriously underrated the effects of marijuana on mood. Or maybe I just wasn't as acquainted with the band as I like to think.
They still show flashes of the loud-as-hell sound I remember from seeing them at WWTAWWTAU last year (Check out: I've Got a Feeling) but a return to Boston might see them more fit to share a stage with  Mean Creek than Young Adults with the release of this record. I must say,  it fits them well.

Milk Music "Cruising with God"

The good news--this new Milk Music song melts and it is on a new LP dropping April 2.
The bad news--they are coming to Boston with Merchandise on June 9 and I will be long gone by then. Dammit.

Beer in the Hand/Beer in the Face: Concert Edition

A beer in the face for the ultimate punishment

A beer in the hand for a job well done

   


Time for another concert review in the style of an age-old classic: Beer in the Hand or Beer in the Face!

The shows: Young Adults and Milk Music at WWTAWWTAU; Electric Youth, Anoraak, and College at Brighton Music Hall.
 

Beer in the Hand to: The door guy at WWTAWWTAU. Every once in a while you run into someone who's overwhelming kindness and pleasant demeanor restores your faith in humanity. The man operating the door on Saturday night was one such person. A genuinely lovely human being. A beer in the hand to you, good sir.

Beer in the Hand to: Young Adults. Ya did good kids...ya did good.

Beer in the Hand to: Milk Music's banter. Banter is an art much like pick-up lines or used car sales --you need to be welcoming without seeming like you're begging; you need to exude an air of sanctimony without being a dick.  Milk Music's lead singer walked this tightrope expertly. My personal favorite quote of the night, "This song is dedicated to the Big Guy Upstairs--we're rolling with him now." This barely edged out "Where is the pot?"

Beer in the Face to: The crowd at Brighton Music Hall on Sunday. Talking during the set?  Leaving fifteen minutes into a headliners set? Seriously?! That's some n00b shit.

Beer in the Hand to: The crowd at WWTA. They were in to the music and respectful. (See, n00bs, it's not so hard!)

Weekend Concerts

This weekend was prettttaay, prettayy solid.  Saturday I caught Young Adults and Milk Music over at WWTA. Last night, I was at Brighton Music Hall watching the Drive Tour.  I intend on writing a full review of both of these shows, but for now enjoy this:

Young Adults

Is noise rock your shit? I thought so.

Young Adults hail from Boston, MA and make great meat-and-potatoes, noisy, raucous rock music. I'm a little late to the party with this group, but at least I'm fashionably late. Check out their music and see them live this Saturday at WWTA with Peacebreakers and Milk Music.

Milk Music

Word on the street is that Milk Music killed it at Pitchfork Music Festival. Check 'em out if you haven't already or if you need something to give you a swift kick in the ass this fine morning.

Be sure to check the tour dates for upcoming shows. Looks like they're in Boston this weekend...lucky me.