Some Business for you.

As your local former Ser Biz intern, it is my duty to inform you that disbanded as of I-don't-remember-when SBR band Man In Gray are back with a one-show reunion at Union Hall on 20 Feb. :



Man in Gray
With not-on-Ser-Biz-but-much-beloved-by-them-nonetheless El Jezel and Coyote Eyes (who, if you'll remember, I saw at Northside back in June)
8 pm
8 dollars
21+


There's some other Business going on (upcoming shows and records) that I haven't quite caught up on, so you'll have to wait for that. In the meantime, feel free to download SBR's annual free compilation of last year's releases and hits, The Year In Business : 2009.



Tracklisting :

1) SAADI - "Bad City (Serious Business Remix)"
2) The Two Man Gentlemen Band - "Me, I Get High on Reefer" (live)
3) The Paparazzi - "The Rococo Tape"
4) The Octagon - "Suicide Kings"
5) Higgins - "What Don't You Want?"
6) Jack and the Pulpits - "Francypants"
7) Rocketship Park - "Spinning Globes"
8) Benji Cossa - "Annie Delia"
9) The Unsacred Hearts - "Fake Kisses"
10) The Two Man Gentlemen Band - "Drip Dryin'(Reprise!)"

You can download the whole thing in a .zip here.

In case you missed out, The Year in Business : 2008 is here and 2007 over here.

Today is tequila day.

That's right, kids, today is the day of senior banquet, the time in every Smithie's life wherein she dresses up and drinks with her house mates and tells long and rambling stories about people nobody but the seniors know, and they all think this is hilarious, and the rest of the house is either mildly amused or downright bored, but they tolerate it, because in a few years, they'll get to do the same thing. Actually, that sounds like a lot of times in every Smithie's life.

Except now there's Indian food. Indian House downtown must LOVE this time of year.

In celebration of all this, here's something off of The (r)Oc(k)tagon's self-titled debut.

The Octagon - "(Today Is) Tequila Day"

Happy Thursday.

New Tour Dates: Looker, The Octagon, and then some.

The lads of The Octagon are on the move again, and heading up north with two Boston-area dates (amongst others) scheduled for the end of January before a homecoming at Union Hall on the 30th.

23 January Café Nine New Haven, CT
24 January TT the Bear's Cambridge, MA
25 January Radio Bean Burlington, VT
27 January The Space Portland, ME
28 January Great Scott Allston, MA
30 January Union Hall Brooklyn, NY


Meanwhile, the ladies (and gent) of Looker are finally a couple of New York-area shows- right as I move back up to the frozen wastes of western Mass. Figures.

13 January has them performing at the Living Room in the LES at the ungodly hour of 1 pm for Kidrockers, which is apparently "a concert series that began in January 2007 that brings some of the most engaging and vital artists in indie music and comedy to perform for kids and their parents. These all ages shows are designed to bring families together to enjoy new music. Artists perform original (not specifically made for children) songs in a manner that is both authentic and kid-friendly." Err. I'm not quite sure if I find that great or...not, but I suppose it's never too early to introduce your children to Looker, so have at it, kids! (Also, bugger your parents into buying some 7-inches while you're at it. Please?)

On 31 January, they'll be joining The Red Romance at the Mercury Lounge.


Oh, and the Gents are traveling pretty much anywhere and everywhere their banjos and kazoos will take them, so I'm sure they'll be playing by you soon. Catch them if/when you can. Shows are listed on their 'Space.

(In other news, I promise to write about some new stuff soon. Soon-ish. Promise.)