Centro-matic is arguably the hardest working band in Indie Rock. They routinely spend half the year in a van, and half the year in a studio as if it's nothing, but eventually everyone needs a little downtime, so the boys will be taking some this year for various reasons. Those reasons include having babies, making records for side-projects, recording other bands, and hopefully some sleeping in ...
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Centro-matic - "Rat Patrol" Centro-matic and South San Gabriel are currently on tour supporting their latest effort, a Split 2xCD called Dual Hawks which came out in June of this year. They are playing the Mercury Lounge tonight, but tomorrow night (November 18) they'll be at The Bell House and I've got a pair of tickets [...]
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--- - |- The GLONO Video crew caught-up with Centro-matic/South San Gabriel during the bands' two-night stand at Schubas Tavern in June and put together dual videos profiling both bands. ~~- Centro-Matic
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Tuesday, September 2nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Centro-matic, and South San Gabriel, live at Spaceland. The band will begin their set by performing "as" South San Gabriel - a hushed set - before returning to the stage for the full-on rock show donning their Centro-matic hats. The tour is in support of the band's, [...] ~~
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Everything great about American underground rock music: next to every challenging element is a melodic hook, housed in a unique formula that sounds both reassuringly familiar and wonderfully unique.
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I'm not quite sure how we made it through 2008 without reviewing the latest album from indie pimps Centro-matic. They released a split-double album with Will Johnson's other band, South San Gabriel, way back in June on Misra records and somehow no one on HearYa was talking about it. Or maybe they were and they [...]
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Those of you who have been reading my intermittent posts since day one, about a year ago, know that Twangfest 10 was the subject of my first post.Twangfest 11 was just last week. For the initiated, Twangfest is a music festival that takes place in St Louis each June. A reasonable sized rock, pop, roots and country 4 day fest that takes place in a bar, where such things belong.And as is says o...
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Centro-matic - Rat Patrol and DJs from Undertow on Vimeo.Amazing what you can do with a long take, a lens filter and an animation budget. Anyone else get an oddly early '90s vibe here? The jam is from Centro-matic and South San Gabriel's excellent double album, Dual Hawks, out on Misra.Centro-matic - "I, The Kite": mp3
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This week's Drop comes from Texas indie rockers Centro-matic. The previously unreleased wintry tune was produced by the band and Matt Pence during sessions for double-LP Dual Hawks, which is composed of half Centro-matic songs and half South San Gabriel songs. Both bands are led by songwriter Will Johnson, who answered our questions about wrapping gifts and donning gay apparel while giving us a...
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Our favorite Texans, Centro-matic, and their slightly larger, slightly more orchestral, and slightly more sensitive alter-ego South San Gabriel will hit the road for a few dates on the East Coast and Southeast. Besides being wonderful news for me, this is wonderful news for any of you in the cities below. Seriously, you better be there.Centro-matic 2008 Tour DatesSaturday 11/08 - Austin - Fun F...
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EDITORS NOTE: Over the next few weeks I will be chronicling some of the bands that I like to refer to as unsung heroes of the Indie Rock world. Bands which are, by no definition, unsuccessful, just bands that don't get the amount of praise and/or recognition which they deserve. These columns will be lengthy, but I encourage you to read them in all of their self-serving glory in order to better ...
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Will Johnson is a simple man with simple pleasures (24 hours of A Christmas Story - hello!). He's quiet and polite. You can tell he's always thinking. When I met Will Johnson this year, I liked him immediately. He was relaxed and kind, easy to talk to. He is a man of many projects and obviously passionate about his calling. It's tough to figure what he does best, how to sell him. His ...
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| 1 Triggers and Trash Heaps |
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| 2 The Fugitives Have Won |
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| 3 Take the Maps and Run |
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| 4 Nothin' I Ever Seen |
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| 5 Calling Thermatico |
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