Unzipped » Show Reviews http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped Not your average music blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Whoa… http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/24/whoa/ http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/24/whoa/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:19:32 +0000 JanSport http://jansportdashingsuns.com/?p=115 Jeffrey sent us this link from the comfort of his workplace…
Buzzworthy.mtv.com
Seems like somebody named Daniel really likes us! This was a great piece of encouraging news for all of us, especially us Dashers that are sweating in a filthy van on the desert roads of highway 10! Where are we? No clue. Probably New Mexico or Arizona, hard to tell really, deserts just look like a bunch of boring dust and some vegetation that is a little too brown to be considered beautiful. Today is an epic drive, from El Paso to Los Angeles, 12 or 13 or 14 hours. Phew.
At least when we get there we have some fun planned, our buddy Bart Davenport and his band are playing the Silverlake lounge and have graciously agreed to let us in for free which is great because we spent all of our money in Texas.
We saw a great show last night entirely by accident, due to some native Texan insider knowledge we ended up at a venue in El Paso only to discover that Oakland’s very own and very mysterious bunny mask clad rocker Nobunny was playing and it was fantastic.
More later…
P.S, we’d like to give a shout out to a nice chap named Steve Munn, we haven’t met him yet but he’s been following our adventures the whole time. Hi Steve! We’ll change our shirts before we come say hi, we promise.

]]> http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/24/whoa/feed/ 0 Albuquerque and The Agency http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/19/albuquerque-and-the-agency/ http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/19/albuquerque-and-the-agency/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:00:29 +0000 JanSport http://jansportdashingsuns.com/?p=81 After racing across the desert we arrived in Albuquerque, NM. It’s a wonderful little town, and we had no trouble finding The Agency in Down town thanks to our collective navigation skills. Unpacked, introduced, and excited to play a show in a new city, we proceeded to nourish ourselves at a local watering hole and enjoy the show.

Drew Danburry, a fellow SXSW traveller, played first. A two piece (Travis on the drums), they rocked pretty hard. We made friends!

We played a fun set next. We got past or usual (and unusual) tech difficulties and had a great time!

But denny’s was calling our name! We headed south to the town of Truth or Consiquences where we enjoyed our second Gran Slam in a 24 hour period and generous amounts of decaf.

Finally, in bed by 4am like good boys.

]]> http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/19/albuquerque-and-the-agency/feed/ 1 Los Angeles: Room 325 http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/17/room-325/ http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/17/room-325/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:02:40 +0000 JanSport http://jansportdashingsuns.com/?p=62 So the show went well tonight… there was a good crowd and Bordello was an awesome spot. Check out our photos and a quick snippet of video on the right panel of this blog.

So, it’s 2:57am. And our food just arrived:  4 orders of Pad Thai. Matt is worried that we’re going to spill sauce on his bed, and mostly that he doesn’t want egg in his food.  Kevin, on the other hand, wants avocado on his Pad Thai.  Jeff likes his Pad Thai free and spicy. David went to sleep early so he must not be a fan of Pad Thai.

Best part of the night: meeting the drummer from Bo Peep – the Japanese girl band who played before us.

Second best part of the day: the van didn’t break down.

Third best part of the day: playing marco polo at the swimming pool.

Catastrophe of the day: waiting in line at the DMV to register the van. Oops.

Kevin has temporary tattoo on his neck.

More tomorrow… we’re heading to Phoenix!

]]> http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/17/room-325/feed/ 0 About The Dashing Suns http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/08/about-the-dashing-suns/ http://jansport.com/blog/unzipped/2009/03/08/about-the-dashing-suns/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:50:14 +0000 JanSport http://jansportdashingsuns.com/?p=34 The Dashing Suns

The Dashing Suns

The Dashing Suns are a four piece band hailing from Oakland, California. While many bands in today’s scene seem to follow a paint by numbers musical format, The Dashing Suns have managed to find a way of redefining the idea of popular music. Their style is a combination of 60’s psychedelia, 70’s pop radio, 80’s post punk and 90’s shoegaze. Their songs are short, dynamic, infectious and undeniable.

Although the band has only been in existence for less than a year, The Dashing Suns have managed to perform a staggering amount of shows that range from headlining in cushy Bay Area venues to sweating it out at Brooklyn warehouse parties. Their live shows are a testament to the power of a simply crafted melody and their recordings (that happen to be crafted in their practice space) simply put most of today’s overwrought studio recordings to shame.

The Dashing Suns are not just a band that one watches cross armed in the dark. They have somehow figured out a way to become a manifestation of the powerful combination of brotherhood and sheer talent.

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