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War Jacket – “Water Wings” Video

LarryKloess — April 2, 2013 — Leave a comment

File the Birmingham-based band, War Jacket, under the heading “Bands We Haven’t Hosted Yet But Can’t Wait To Host”. We’ve known Caleb Chancey, the leader of this orchestral-folk act for several years, and it’s been inspiring to say the least to watch as his band has grown over that time to keep up with his own artistic ambition. With a voice that calls to mind greats like Damien Jurado, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine and even at times the otherworldly Anthony Hegarty of Anthony & The Johnson’s.

It’s still hard to pin down War Jacket’s sound, as there are elements of classical, folk, baroque pop and post-rock seamlessly intertwined. No more apparent is this than on their song “Water Wings”, which the band released a video for via NoiseTrade today. It’s a beautifully shot video that encapsulates the order and chaos present in the song. Just wait until the strings come in around 2:00 and the full band rises to the occasion about 3:15 into the song. It’s chilling. It’s moving. It’s exactly what you would expect from one of Birmingham’s finest up-and-coming bands.

BONUS: If you head over to NoiseTrade, you can also download their brand new album, “Spring Hollow Sessions” for FREE. Happy listening!

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Carousel Releases “Another Day”; Prepares to Take Nashville By Storm

LarryKloess — March 29, 2013 — Leave a comment

Show of hands: Who is ready for this long winter to be over and spring and all its glory to officially be upon us? Raise them high. Oh wow, that seems to be an overwhelming majority. Well, we’re all in luck, because not only does there seem to be just a touch more warmth in the air this week, but San Francisco’s Carousel brings us their synth-laden, long-day-at-the-beach-without-a-care-in-the-world inspired single “Another Day” to us today, just in time to soundtrack these longer, sunnier days ahead of us. For fans of the chiller side of Phoenix, Passion Pit, and Wild Cub, this band is a must-listen. Sit back, relax, and let the breeziness of the track wash over you and take away any memory of the past few chilly months keeping you confined to the indoors, and enjoy the sunshine.

We’re also really pleased to be playing host to the band for their first Nashville stop on Monday, April 15. We’ve been wanting to have an upbeat electronic/pop/dance house show for ages now, and in only a short couple weeks, that dream will become a reality with Carousel, Young Islands, and Pocono bringing Music City all the fun we can handle for one night of music. Check out “Another Day” here, then be sure to purchase your tickets for their show here.

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Rebecca Roubion Debuts “Love Me Now” Video

LarryKloess — March 28, 2013 — 1 Comment

It’s no secret at Cause A Scene that we’re big fans of rising star Rebecca Roubion. We had the pleasure of hosting her for house shows in our first year, and have eagerly watched her blossom into a more mature performer and songwriter with her “Fields” EP release last fall and the highly anticipated “Forests” release coming (hopefully) sometime this spring.

This week, Rebecca released a brand-new video for her single “Love Me Now” that captures all the emotions of first love: the sparks flying, the feeling of floating on air, the childlike joyfulness and awesome brief moments of awkwardness that come with finding your match in another. We’re big fans of this video and think you will be to.

GO BUY this girl’s album, “Fields”! She’s oh-so-close to selling 1,000 copies, which will be the signal that it’s officially time to release the darker, more introspective “Forests” to the world.

Lastly, we are THRILLED to be having Rebecca back for another house show tomorrow night, performing with CherryCase. Tickets are going fast for our show with Audrey Assad, Cereus Bright, CherryCase and Becca Mancari, so be sure to get them here if you’re hoping to attend.

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VITEK – ‘Sunbird’

LarryKloess — March 5, 2013 — Leave a comment

Local favorites, VITEK, have a brand new single out today called ‘Sunbird’ that I simply can’t get enough of. Between feeling the crud today and taking a sick day and the dreary rain outside, I needed an upbeat synth-laden track to get me up out of bed, get my feet moving and my hips shaking. VITEK simply wants you to get your feet tapping, your head bobbing and your whole body dancing, and they fully execute on that plan with this track. You can hear it on Lightning 100 starting today for the the Local 615.

Also, in really exciting news…Cause A Scene will be presenting VITEK’s album release on June 1!!! So pumped to be working with Gabrahm and the rest of the band on this show and feel honored that they reached out to make it a Cause A Scene show. Stay tuned in the coming months for more details as they surface. For now, all I can promise you is this: It’s going to be a blast and you WILL dance.

– Larry Kloess

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Introducing: Sam Pinkerton

LarryKloess — February 22, 2013 — Leave a comment

Every once in a while, an artist comes along that stops me dead in my tracks. In today’s digital, sometimes overproduced world, it takes a truly captivating voice to cut straight through all the chatter and buzz in order to real a listener in. So often we’re drawn in with the grandiosity of a song that we completely miss the musical brilliance found in the honesty of an artist.

I recently had the chance to meet one such artist: Nashville’s very own Sam Pinkerton. I had heard plenty of great things about her as an artist and a person prior to asking her to play a Cause A Scene show during the last part of January, and I could not be more thrilled that I did. It says a lot about an artist when you’re able to look at their fans and be able to feel their level of adoration for an artist simply by the way they engage with the artist on stage.

Watching the capacity crowd at Red Earth back just a few short weeks ago, Sam’s fans would have said all I needed to know about her as an artist, even if I hadn’t been blown away by her music. As I watched Sam perform and studied the crowd, one thing was obvious: this girl pens every word of her songs from the heart, and her songs speak volumes in the lives of her adoring friends and fans in ways that simple words can’t.

Sam is hard at work finishing her debut album right now, and recently released a video from the studio for her song “Stay Here” with another Cause A Scene favorite, Judah and the Lion, bringing a splendid texture to Sam’s song. Not to mention the fact that Sam and Judah’s voices mesh flawlessly together. The first time I saw “Stay Here”, I was finishing up a long, arduous day, hoping for a better, brighter tomorrow. The song proved to be a powerful exclamation and reminder for me that joy always arrives in the morning.

Thank you, Sam, for sharing that joy with the world.