Vimeo Woes, You Tube picks up the slack...
Apparently, something is awry in the world of Vimeo online videos at the moment.After having spent all day yesterday trying to figure out what's wrong with my computer, I realized: But Nooooooo, as John Belushi would have said, the issue seems to be reaching out beyond my own tiny world, to the pages of Luxury Wafers and across the cybersphere.Here's the link to Luxury Wafers Videos on YouTube...
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The Pity Party, Live@Chessvolt Studios
The Pity Party - M.A.S. - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.Sound the alarm. The frenetic music of this melty duo drives adrenalin levels through the roof, perhaps even inducing paranoia. Listening to The Pity Party feels like racing through a Parisian corridor while chased by armed avengers and angry rhinoceri, or like being trapped in a stairwell 72 stories up during a natura...
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The Parson Red Heads
The Parson Red Heads - Got It All - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.The nicest people you'll ever meet. Gentle, soft spoken, easygoing... they're like family - heck, they are family. Evan on lead guitar and lead vocals (who incidentally looks like Kurt Cobain) plays with his betrothed, Brette on drums (very red headed) and sister Erin on all things keys - here grooving th...
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Go West Young Man
Go West Young Man - Calypso - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.Crisp compelling piano drives and underlies the tunes of this LA-area indie band, Go West Young Man. They're waily, croony, screamy, crunchy, bouncy, stylistically complete with groovy writhing wah guitar riffs.Their general sound is Elvis Costello doing the tango with Joe Strummer of The Clash.Calypso, set in ...
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Pistol For Ringo
Pistol For Ringo - Love is Like Water - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.Today is Election Day, the perfect day for us to share Pistol For Ringo with you. This newer band, comprised of seasoned musicians and sophisticated songwriters, is right up our alley for more than one reason: not only are they sonically enjoyable, painting thought provoking, flowing soundscapes in today'...
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Vote Video plus Barack Obama's Infomercial
Please remember to VOTE on Tuesday, November 4th! Super cool and playful, these bouncy kids remind us to get our vote on. By the way, even as their song gives equal air time to both parties, Every child shown here except one declares, in a CNN interview, enthusiastic and informed alignment with Barack Obama for President of the United States. Campaign dollars at work, Barack Obama reached into ...
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Wadsworth, Live@Chessvolt Studios
Wadsworth - Counterfeit Crown - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo."I grew up slowly and I grew up wrong..." begins the infectious chorus to Concrete Floor, a well-coordinated, driving song, lyrically clever and clear, grounded in piano rhythms ala Sara Bareillis but way darker and complemented by weird synthetic keyboard effects and bass guitar. All of the songs seem to in...
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Nightlight Jesus, Live@Chessvolt Studios
Nightlight Jesus - All The Times - Luxury Wafers Sessions from Luxury Wafers on Vimeo.Smashing and perplexing, Beat, intruiging and chilly, smooth Spoken Word yard dog of sorts, Rich Ferguson, pairs with orange-mohawked, convulsive distorted electric guitar and Apple laptop/Live player Paul Garrison to form Nightlight Jesus, the unique vessel that gets off the peculiar genius of each, just ...
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Word to the People
Thanks to Wah! for forwarding this awesome video in support of Obama by MC Yogi.We hope you spread the word and the video, too.Visit MC Yogi on YouTube, there's a nice bio here.A brighter day will come. ~ Barack ObamaBe the change you want to see in the world. ~ GandhiA dream you dream together is reality ~ John Lennon
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The Bentleys, Live@Chessvolt Studios
The Bentleys are what happen when Radiohead and Sonic Youth meet The Beatles in the parking lot behind the bowling alley, where Major Tom's hanging out in a sleeping bag occasionally joining in.This LA band is Grossly underrated.They may be pretty cleancut, polite and organized (three of the four have been playing together since they were just little kids), and they do possess the necessary d...
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Mike Post, Live@Chessvolt Studios
True to form, Mike Post's music is genuine and totally endearing. He reaches right into your tender spots and makes you giggle while holding up a mirror all the while.Mike's songs are bold in the sweetest way, timeless universal rites of passage. Their bare vulnerability offer the reassurance of a confidence shared.His sound's raw honesty and intelligent simplicity come in the style of John Len...
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