I covered Saturday's Free Press Block Party schedule yesterday [1], so let's take a look at Sunday.
Bands you should not miss and links to figure out why you should not miss them:
Tyagaraja [2], Wild Moccasins [3], Spain Colored Orange [4], Sideshow Tramps [5], Two Star Symphony [6], Something Fierce [7], News on the March [8], Bright Men of Learning [9], Mechanical Boy [10], I Am Mesmer [11], Grandfather Child [12], Come See My Dead Person [13].
Now, onto the less familiar names on the schedule.
Football, etc. [14] -- While I think it's cute that this indie/emo band's songs are all named for things related to football, I'm underwhelmed.
Flow Factory [15] -- How can you do anything but like a hip-hop group that writes a song based on the "wah wah" noise that Charlie Brown's teacher makes?
Journey Agents [16]: There's an edge to this funk band. When a funk band isn't focused, I lose interest, but these guys seem to have an idea of where they're going.
Forests [17] -- Did you like By the End of Tonight [18]? You'll like Forests. It's pretty, instrumental rock.
More Cowbell [19] -- Middling country-rock.
Room 101 [20] -- I would like to see how this one-man punk band translates live. I would also like to know how you can be based in both Chicago and Houston, because I really like Chicago and wouldn't mind also being based there.
The State Vs. Judd Nelson [21] -- THIS BAND IS VERY LOUD. VERY, VERY LOUD.
The Burden [22] -- Screaming punk/thrash. Dark.
Clement [23] -- Guy with guitar writing pop-folk songs. You know, it's ok.
A.T.W. [24] -- Hip-hop duo with some likable moments.
Framing Strangers [25] -- Austin pop band notable for two female leads. Also notable for being perhaps the only "adult alternative"-sounding band on the schedule. It's pretty, no doubt about it.
Fiskadoro [26] -- Experimental electronic noise, perhaps something Ramon likes.
Chocolate Crucifix [27] -- So. Wait. Are the songs really a few seconds of grunting and drums? Points for being ludicrous.
Holy Fiction [28] -- Earthy folk-pop with journeys down experimental rock territory. I like a warbling singer.
Bands scheduled that I can't find internet homes for:
The Swervys, Fly Nice, The Cadences, Thou Shalt Not Kill...except (I can make out that they're a noise band from google results), Hero, White Guilt, The Julys, Smoky Mountain, Horse.
Noon-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Numbers, Avant Garden, Mango's. Free.
Links:
[1] http://www.29-95.com/music/story/guide-falls-monster-block-party
[2] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/tyagaraja
[3] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/wild-moccasins
[4] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/spain-colored-orange
[5] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/sideshow-tramps
[6] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/two-star-symphony
[7] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/something-fierce
[8] http://www.myspace.com/notmband
[9] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/bright-men-learning
[10] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/mechanical-boy
[11] http://www.myspace.com/iammesmer
[12] http://www.grandfatherchild.com/
[13] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/come-see-my-dead-person
[14] http://www.myspace.com/footballetc
[15] http://www.myspace.com/theflowfactoryink
[16] http://www.myspace.com/dajourneyagents
[17] http://www.myspace.com/forests
[18] http://www.29-95.com/music/bands-and-artists/end-tonight
[19] http://www.myspace.com/morecowbelltexas
[20] http://www.myspace.com/room10101
[21] http://www.myspace.com/thestatevsjuddnelson
[22] http://www.myspace.com/theburdentx
[23] http://www.myspace.com/clemdanger
[24] http://www.myspace.com/atwrecords
[25] http://www.myspace.com/framingstrangers
[26] http://www.myspace.com/fiskadorosay
[27] http://www.myspace.com/thechocolatecrucifix
[28] http://www.myspace.com/holyfiction