Cartel@ IOTA this Saturday...

[Fico]

Can I get a list of top 5 local bands (unsigned) from you lot...some clubs in other cities want to have us with other local bands for show trading purposes.. wanted to take a poll on who you lot think are good/would be a good fit with us...
 
 Thxs!

[Bartelby]

Fico, sorry I missed Iota: I'm down with this damned bug (cough, cough). 'catch you at DC9 for sure!
 
 I don't know of any local bands I like who have a Cartel-like "sound" which I prefer.  However - and I will be HUGELY flamed for this - I do really like Evenout (www.evenoutmusic.com) and a band called Small Town Workers (Mike Meadows at www.smalltownworkers.com) out of Charlottesville; and of course, I'm still a fan of Army of Me...can't find their website; but they're managed by Red Light Management (Scot Samson at www.redlightmanagement.com).  BTW:  When you say "signed" do you mean management or label?
 
 You might want to touch base with Arthur Scott at www.IcelandAirwaves@aol.com; he's constantly bringing Icelandic groups over for tours, and I think you may find he can offer some "touring" partners with a similar sound to Cartel.

[foolbat]

I was at Iota- I didn't have a chance to say hi to you guys, but I came out to Iota after a long day of drinking at the stupid Shamrock Fest in Ballston.
 
 Iota was a great spot for your sound.  Really a great night overall.  The tunes were solid.  I love Iota as a venue.  I have seen one Cartel show before at the Velvet Lounge in D.C. (w/Palomar) last month.
 
 This show was better than the Velvet show, perhaps due to the venue, crowd and energy. It was a very nice draw on this night to boot.  You guys have some sort of buzz brewing.  Kudos.
 
 Thanks guys.
 Foolbat
 
 PS. Play Arlington more often!

[kosmo vinyl]

None of these are shoe gazey in the strictest sense but have similar roots
 
 De Novo Dahl (Super Furry Animals, etc) - Nashville
 
 Splitsville - More of a strict power pop soun but plenty of Teenage Fanclub lurking around - Baltimore
 
 Delegate - They were on the Franz Ferdinand & DDIHC bills at the 9:30 club. From Richmond and apparently the N.E.R.D. folks have taken an interest in them.  Their EP is growing on me.
 
 In Baltimore try the Mojo for shows...

[Fico]

Thanks!!!..good leads to look into all around..
 
 Anyone have thoughts on:
 
 - Bicycle thieves
 - two if by sea
 - Monopoli
 
 Kosmo, that Delegate band seems to have some pretty nice ties...they've played few gigs, but all choice..opening slots for Franz Ferdinand, Elefant, etc...not bad for an un-signed band..

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
 
 Delegate - They were on the Franz Ferdinand & DDIHC bills at the 9:30 club. From Richmond and apparently the N.E.R.D. folks have taken an interest in them.  Their EP is growing on me.
 

really?  i listened to it once when i first got it and was unimpressed ... i'll give it another spin ... if i remember, delegate has a shoegazey feel going, i'd say they'd be a good match for cartel ..
 
 by the way, great show fico, had a really good time, look for the review/interview on dcist.com soon ...

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I saw the singer from Bicycle Thieves play solo acoustic opening for someone at Iota eons ago. Seemed pretty decent.

[kosmo vinyl]

An odd but interesting pairing would be with the Pale Stars, another Baltimore band and Splitsville side project.  It's a combo of "country" with this very thick 80's guitar sound.  Heaps of reverb, etc. Of course no website or mp3s can be found and they like Splitsville rarely play live.  In fact Splitsville is more likey to tour Spain then play in the US.

[Fico]

I think we might have e-mailed Delegate a while back to set up some shows but never heard back...could be wrong, but not surprised..
 
 the drummer from our band talked to the singer of Bicycle Thieves after Saturday's show if I'm not mistaken...so that's cool...just wanted to see if there were bands I should look into that I haven't listened to...
 
 The way I see it (and I really don't know much) DC has WSC as the leading players...Army of Me, Bicycle Thieves,Carlsonics and Phaser seem to do the rounds and get shots at 9:30 and the Mainstage @ Black Cat... then there's us, Monopoli, Alcian Blue, Metropolitan, Exit Clov and others trying to get a shot at moving up...

[Bartelby]

Stuck in traffic this evening and  pondering which other local bands I've enjoyed listening to recently:
 Honeychuck and Pharmacy Prophets:  both lively rock, great lead guitars (drummers!) and vocals. Pharmacy Prophets can be contacted thru this forum by pm'ing the Pharmacist; and the other at www.honeychuck.com.

[Fico]

Originally posted by Sayonaro:
  Stuck in traffic this evening and  pondering which other local bands I've enjoyed listening to recently:
 Honeychuck and Pharmacy Prophets:  both lively rock, great lead guitars (drummers!) and vocals. Pharmacy Prophets can be contacted thru this forum by pm'ing the Pharmacist; and the other at www.honeychuck.com.

Thanks for the suggestions Sayo...heard Honeychuck and didn't like them at all...but thanks for the heads up..

[HoyaSaxa03]

DCist review/interview

[Fico]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
  DCist review/interview

Wow...that was fast!! Brilliant!!!

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Fico:
   

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
  DCist review/interview

Wow...that was fast!! Brilliant!!! [/b]

thanks fico ... i don't exactly have my "blog voice" down yet, but i thought the interview came across well ...

[Fico]

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
   

Originally posted by Fico:
   

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
  DCist review/interview

Wow...that was fast!! Brilliant!!! [/b]

thanks fico ... i don't exactly have my "blog voice" down yet, but i thought the interview came across well ... [/b]

Agree...and this time my accent won't be a problem!!  :p