88.1FM
WYCE
-
or visit our secure sign-in page
sign in or sign up...
OR ...with your email address
Community Media Center
2014-10-06
TV Mike and the Scarecrows' brand of rock-n-roll is the type that your parents might rave about after a drunken night out at the local bar. That is...nasally lead vocals backed by a female singer and mid-tempo classic rock backing such as that found at any backwoods bar with a live band. Sure you can dance to it. Oakland, CA band, TV Mike and the Scarecrows, is indebted to Jimmy Buffet in its tone and to the band's music teachers in its effort and execution. (They hit the right notes.) There is nothing the least bit interesting here. The best thing about the band's latest EP, Out At Sea, is that it's only five tracks long.
Rebecca Ruth
AMBER RUBARTH
A Common Case of Disappearing
The Blind Owl Band
Skeezy Patty
PAUL BURCH
Still Your Man
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
THE MADNESS OF HAPPINESS
RON SEXSMITH
Long Player Late Bloomer
The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.