'underground' music (was: Re: [geeks] photogeeks?)

[dave at cca.org]

avriettea at speakeasy.net writes:

>> These guys have great style - photos, art, performance, everything:
>> (They're actually one of the few bands in the underground that I'm
>> stunned aren't a big national act.)

>that they seem to have. do you have audio of them anywhere? i cant find 
>clips or anything on the website, nor a concrete definition of what they 
>play. they seem to have a vibe similar to The New Deal:

I've got one MP3 on the current rough draft of the tour site I'm
working on, which is going up this weekend:

http://www.cca.org/tour/bands.html

>I recently went to go see them with herbie hancock. they have this 
>delicious flavor which theyve been describing as "breakbeat house"... 
>but it really isnt. you have to see them live to understand their 
>particular bent. they play a real jazzy set despite their techno 
>polished studio album.

There's been a lot of really good music recently that combines 
genres you wouldn't expect to work together. I've been seeing a
lot of jazz influences show up in post-punk bands. It's a good
thing. Every genre, and every period has something to offer.

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