A bit of a ramble… This will be the last Elephant 6 post for awhile, I promise (I do have a lot of flash pics from the stage chaos that was ‘The Pressure’ though, maybe later)…

The car scene in Up In Smoke might be the funniest thing in a movie I have ever seen…

Everyone on stage was having a bg ole’ partyof a time, none moreso than the Crayon’s leader Charlie Johnston (although Will Hart was giving him a run for …

These guys were a pleasant addition to the show. I knew absolutely nothing about them before the night and they were definitely a highlight…

I have always wanted to see Elf Power and the several times they have been through town in the last few years I couldn’t make it for some reason or another. They were probably the most straightforward…

One of the bands on the bill I was very eager to finally see live was Olivia Tremor Control. Their albums have an unsteady flow to them, interspersing weird (read: dumb and unnecessary) noise interludes with some of the freshest psychedelic pop songs I have ever heard…

Scott Spillane was on hand to represent his group The Gerbils. Like the rest of the E6 crew, his music was strange and appealing. Man, I loved this show.<../p>

Several times throughout the night, among the many instruments Julian was playing, was his signature ‘singing saw’. I can’t remember ever seeing someone playing one seriously, if at all. He definitely could play it and quite well I might add. The texture…

I am familiar with the E6 Collective and while not a rabid devotee, I dig some of these bands a lot. Since it’s announcement,..

These two are in town to perform an original score to accompany 13 of Andy Warhol’s innovative screen tests. Rosemary’s interview was rather informative and we got four very stripped down songs for the session. They were so damned quiet my camera click could be heard, hence the lack of quality photos…

Good Night, States Thursday 16, 2008 WYEP Studios Pittsburgh, PA

The band has a couple local dates coming up in November. These guys would be a blast to hang out and listen to while pounding many beers…

This band has a solid pop sense inherent in it’s music but what I was surprised to discover and quickly love is the ability by the band to totally ‘freak out’ at times. Not many groups can pull off ‘feedback/white noise’ mid-song without getting annoying. They certainly can and do. Fun stuff…

I barely caught this band (half a song?) due to my tardiness at The YEP Summer Fest opening for Old 97’s. I have been hearing some buzz about them and was meaning to catch them sooner rather than later. Keys babe Megan dropped me a line after viewing this very blog and graciously…