Music Pill Update – April 2014

Music Pill Update – April 2014

A brutally cold winter in Indianapolis, coupled with limited music releases, had me shaking with the desire to dive into some music. Still nothing on the concert calendar, but there has been a lot of great music released as we inch closer to spring.

Now, I don’t fancy myself an album reviewer – people who review albums need to use phrases that have big words and sound official but don’t really actually mean anything. Actual example I read recently: “Each and every aspect of this record breathes with dynamic feeling.” Since I have no idea what that means (does anybody?), I’ve never really felt adequate to write official album reviews. Rather, I focus the blog on live shows and the experience that music gives me, because nobody can tell me I’m wrong. 🙂

BUT…..zero shows in months and a craving to write leaves me no choice. So….here’s a few notes on some albums that have surfaced recently. A couple major hits, a couple disappointments, and a couple in between. Enjoy!

Concert Review: Foxy Shazam

Concert Review: Foxy Shazam

The Church of Rock and Roll CD Release Party
Madison Theater – Covington, KY
1/21/2012

Welcome, my friends, to the Church of Rock and Roll.

Foxy Shazam, a band that’s famous for being highly unpredictable and impossible to classify, has gained extremely passionate fans over the years with their impressive full-band instrumentation and dual-vocalization that includes both screams and prince-esque melodies. After the highly successful 2010 release of their self titled effort that brought them a bit more main-stream, fans were anxiously awaiting what was next in the Foxy Shazam saga. Finally, late in 2011 they announced that their next effort, titled The Church of Rock and Roll, was set to release early in January. This excited Foxy’s huge fan base, including yours truly, and I was waiting with baited breath the weekend before the release.

However, my anticipation for the new album skyrocketed when I found out that they were playing a CD release party near their hometown of Cincinnati that very weekend, a few days before the CD came out. Last minute plans were made and a small group of us headed down to a little theater to watch the show. In true Foxy tradition, I’m so glad we went. It’s time to get Foxy.