Won't you give them a listen?

(Look! I'm not ranting about something! Yay! I'm spreading happy music cheer!)

If you're like me then you're a little sick of all the country and 'hip-hop' music that seems to be popular everywhere lately. Now I can appreciate a great song regardless of genre, but come on. SO much crap out there right now. So I've decided to make a bloggity about some good, high energy rock/alternative (and yes, pop) that I've been listening to recently that isn't necessarily 'mainstream' or popular. Of course I am still always listening to Tegan & Sara, Rilo Kiley, Murmurs, Mike Doughty, etc... but this stuff is a bit different.

Killola-
I love Killola. Killola loves everyone. They really do. They are a very cool, interactive, fan-oriented band (they give away free downloads, answer fan mail and are super excited every time someone gets a K)) tattoo). Front woman Lisa Rieffel and hubby/band mate Johnny are very cool, very funny and very talented. Their web shows and videos are brill. And their live shows... well, they don't disappoint. Lisa (also an actress some of you may recognize from GirlTrash! and various TV guest spots) has a very real, very high energy stage presence. And Lisa loves/appreciates her lezzie fan base. And it's a huge fan base considering GirlTrash! is a lesbian noir web show and she was one of the stars. She also signed my boobs once when I went to a Killola Show at Reggie's and forgot to bring my cds. True story. I was one of many ladies there to meet Arlan (of YDLM). But I digress. And use very too much. Check out these vids:

This is the video for 'I Don't Know Who' where Lisa shows off some of her acting chops. It's also one of my fav songs of theirs (from their first album):


This is a live performance of 'All Of My Idols Are Dead', the first single from their second album:


This is Arlan's video of when she was traveling around the US trying to meet 10,000 people and doing a mini-tour with Killola. Lisa signs my boobs in this video. When she is yelling about being distracted by tits... she is talking about me. Warning: there is a lot of non Killola sexy talk in this video. But it's funny. (It also includes a nice Action Design clip, another rocking awesome, chick-fronted band I love!)



The Action Design-
I gave you a little taste of them in that last video, but here is a little more. Emily Whitehurst and crew had a band called Tsunami Bomb (which I also recommend) but they are now Action Design and I first saw them open for Killola. I met Emily briefly and she seemed just as cool offstage as on. And it doesn't hurt that she is gorgeous.

Here is the video for 'Connect/Disconnect'... I really want Emily's hair from this video:


This is a live performance of '10 Feet Of Snow':


And here is the Tsunami Bomb video for 'Dawn On A Funeral Day', just for comparison. Same chick, same genre, more awesome hair:



Overnight Lows-
This is a band that I just learned about, but I already think they are awesome. I can't say much about them except that they are another hot-chick-fronted rockin' band and I like them. And they have sweet hair too.

This is the video for 'Destination'. I did the robotic sound:


Here is their video for 'The Breaks'. It sounds a bit more mainstream than the last video:


Lastly, here is a video for the song 'Castles In The Sand':


If you've enjoyed these bands and/or think you'd like bands like them, ResidentBand is a good resourse as they are always plugging new/little known talent.

(ps- sorry the 2 of the videos are sort of cut off on the right edge, some videos are only available in the super HD/widescreen formats and even the smallest of those videos dont *quite* fit on my blog the way it is currently set up. I may change my blog format in the future. We shall see.)