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DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, "Dusk and Summer" (Vagrant Records) -- The latest album from Chris Carrabba's super-successful emo-rock outfit Dashboard Confessional continues the artist's emotional excursions into the world of young love -- with all its heightened yearnings and frequent sorrows. And if there are hints of U2-style production textures, as in the standout second track "Reason to Believe," well, U2 collaborator Daniel Lanois had a hand in the production, though Linkin Park producer Don Gilmore, who produced Dashboard's 2004 "Spider-Man 2" soundtrack hit "Vindicated," is responsible for most of it. .
IF YOU GO: more than personal
Slip on The Sun Awakens, the new recording by the indie folk-rock thrill seekers known as Six Organs of Admittance, and you may be as puzzled as anyone in describing what you hear. Despite its name, the album-opening Torn by Wolves seems inviting enough, with strains of sunny melodies and folkish rhythms. But by Bless Your Blood, the storm clouds gather and electric guitar, no pun intended, bleeds into the soundscape. By the time the 24-minute River of Transfiguration closes the record, you feel you're at a sĀance with a minimalist drone and distant choral passages as your primary guides. All of which might suggest that Ben Chasny -- or "Mr. Six Organs," as his record label calls him -- is one moody fellow. But in conversation, Chasny is as animated and quick-witted as his music is meditative -- that is, until you ask him to put a label on his music.
Ozzfest 2006: No power shortage here
During Iron Maidens set at Ozzfest 2005, Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy Osbourne and the mind behind the metalfest, had the power cut numerous times, even going so far as to have people egg the band in retaliation for singer Bruce Dickinsons alleged disrespect of her husband. Woefully, blackouts werent a thing of the past in the eleventh run of Ozzy Osbournes namesake tour on Saturday, but at least were sure Mrs. Osbourne isnt to blame (right?). Twice during the event, held at Devores Hyundai Pavillion of Glen Helen, the power went out, cutting short the sets of two bands both Orange County acts, no less. The fests emcee would tell the crowd after Huntington Beachs Avenged Sevenfold stormed off stage that all power in a 30-mile radius was gone.
Electronic dance act Dress Code finds focus
Although local electronic dance act Dress Code performs occasionally in clubs and at events like Mid-Point Music Festival in Cincinnati, Derek "DJH" Holley thinks of his project more as a virtual band. As the term suggests, the Dayton-native's one-man electronic band has a much larger presence on the Internet. .
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