Dear Fawn joins Your Tuesday Afternoon Alternative

Kyle Melton — who we think of as Mr. Dayton Music — of Dear Fawn among several other bands (King Elk, Smug Brothers) will be joining us to talk about the new Dear Fawn CD and the Dayton music scene.

Expect some great discussions about local and indie music. We will also be talking about some great new music from Billy Bragg, They Might be Giants, Little Green Cars, Bettie Serveert, and more!

Prepare for your Record Store Day with our guide! Join Dr. J and Mrs. Dr. J this Tuesday where we live our motto – ‘Support Your Local Music Scene!’

Thursday Night is for Indie

January 13, 2012February 2, 2013 your tuesday afternoon alternative Dayton, Live Live Live 3rd and Main, Abertooth Lincoln, Dayton Music, Vanity Theft, We Were Animals

Vanity Theft playing out this Thursday

Normally when you think of what night you should go out, you think about the weekend… maybe a Friday or Saturday night, right? Well music fans, this week Thursday is for Indie! That’s right, this Thursday, January 19th, we have a terrific collection of Dayton bands who will be playing at the Rathskeller Room at Wright State University! This is a show that you should not miss! We have a great lineup that includes Vanity Theft — whose album Get What You Came For — made my best of 2011 list. In addition to VT we have: We Were Animals — and their Apoco-Lips album– should not be missed, Abertooth Lincoln, and 3rd and Main! The show starts at 7pm and goes until 10pm that leaves plenty of time for your weekend. It is an all ages show so that music fans of all ages can begin their love affair with Dayton music! And most importantly you can get a good jump on a weekend of great local music.

And to give you a start on the show: You can download the We Were Animals album! You can also check out Abertooth Lincoln’s music, if you haven’t already at ReverbNation or their Facebook page! Yes, while it may be cold outside just remember that it is socially acceptable to begin your weekend on a Thursday night! And with this lineup, you really should.

Kickstart Me & Mountains’ Feral

January 13, 2012February 2, 2013 your tuesday afternoon alternative Dayton, New Music Dayton Music, Kickstarter, Me & Mountains, Motel Beds, Oh Condor, The Rebel Set

Dayton’s own Me & Mountains are not only a great live band that is part of an exploding local music scene but they are also rather savvy business guys. Normally the path to releasing music is wrought with many logistical challenges, delays, and processing problems. And while we are not talking the length of time that it took one William Bruce Bailey to release a record they titled ‘Chinese Democracy’, it can be a daunting task for bands to get music out to fans quickly and easily.

Thankfully, there are newer and more direct models that musicians with some acumen — and social media skills — can use to do that one most sacred of tasks in all of musicdom: getting the music to the people! But of course, we can talk about a band or artist playing live that is one way to share music, and for me, that remains a critical part of the experience. So, while playing out continues to be as important today as it ever has been, we all want to continue to encourage groups like Me & Mountains, Motel Beds, The Rebel Set, Smug Brothers, Oh Condor, and so many other area musicians to play in the Gem City more often! Yet it is still important to those who have heard the music to share it with others! And we need CDs, tapes, record albums, and MP3s in order to share the sweet nectar of musical satisfaction.

So, the gentlemen behind Me & Mountains are among those bands trailblazing new forms of fan-supported musical releases. And in the end, it is not dependent upon some distant and disconnected record label execs wondering whether a band or song is “the right sound”, it is the initiative of the bands themselves with the support of music lovers that should lead the way for new releases. And this model can lead to some great music ringing in the ears of fans sooner rather than later. Add to this the successful examples of several local groups, such as The Motel Beds and Smug Brothers using different forms of distribution and you have a recipe for musical happiness all around.

So, what can you do? You, dear music fan, can visit the KickStarter page for Me & Mountains and support their effort to release their new album, Feral on vinyl. You can for an incredibly small effort, support great local music and stick it to the corporate model.

You can support great local music and get a copy of the Me & Mountains new album, Feral on vinyl. You can listen and enjoy fantastic music without paying huge sums of money to someone who does not even know where Dayton, Ohio is located; much less care about the quality or integrity of the music.

It doesn’t get much better than that.