November 2009
Nov. 6th, noon to 1pm, 1st floor of the HUB : Matthew and the Judes
Matthew Whittle: vocals, guitar
Andrew Visnovsky: drums, percussion
Jessica Radlow: keys and vocals
Ryan Coons: bass
Matthew and the Judes are an indie/powerpop band that has its origins in State College, PA. They still play in the area on occasion, with half the band residing in State College and the other half in Bucks County. They have released an album called, “Where on Earth?”.
You can check them out on their myspace music page:
http://www.myspace.com/matthewandthejudes
and check out their stuff on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mjudesmusic
Also, please follow them on Twitter:
and Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25675601857
What our critics had to say about "Where On Earth"...
"...the album is a towering triumph of the indie pop variety. Album opener “Waves” only has three lines of verses before it segues into a sea of chiming, orchestral beauty. It’s the kind of song to listen to when busting open the doors to greet a warm, summer morning. One can almost visualize the Pixar scene unfolding as the trumpet wails, an acoustic guitar strums and a flourish of melodious grandeur ensues. Truth be told, of all the songs that have come across my desk so far this year, few have an album opener as triumphant or cheery as "Waves."
- Greg Robson, Absolutepunk.net
"The interplay between these other instruments-- particularly the trumpet-- and the acoustic guitar manages to recall artists like Jon Brion and Neutral Milk Hotel..."
-Joe Hemmerling, SuburbanHorror.com
"Melodically eccentric, yet musically adept, the record totes a unique brand of mellowed pop. Clocking in at a mere nineteen minutes, the six distinctive selections feature multi-layered orchestration, including well-placed trumpet lines, violin strokes, and twinkles on the glockenspiel. “Waves” and “The Gardener” are prime examples; both are enjoyable instrumentals, with the latter sonically fit for a Charlie Brown Christmas special. “Winter Blues” is the creative gem and album standout, baiting with its addictive horn hook and subtle “ooh-las."
-Elie Perler, InsidePulse.com
Nov. 13th, noon to 1pm, 1st floor of the HUB The Makeup Call
The Makeup Call is made up of Shaun Novak, and Tommy Hopkin. They are from Uniontown, Pennsylvania and have been performing acoustic/pop music locally for the past year. Some of the songs they have perform range from Jesse McCartney's Leavin' to Fallout Boy’s America’s Sweetheart, and songs like Miserably Ever After, Worst Case Senario.
You can check them out on their myspace music page:
http://www.myspace.com/themakeupcall
and check out their stuff on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/themakeupcall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1cD9_4FqPE
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As of yet, there's not a lot to really say about "The Makeup Call". We're just writing songs between ourselves and hoping to get them out of there for people to hear. That's all we're really looking forward to for now. Eventually a full band, but hopefully that will come along the adventure. Until then, it would be super if you checked out our songs and whatever else we end up putting up on here. Thanks for checking us out! -The MC
Wake up, Wake up, it’s time to Makeup
Okay, so maybe you know who we are and maybe you don't. So for starters, I'll introduce myself: Thomas Andrus Hopton. I play guitar and attempt to sing sometimes in this so called "band". Shaun Novak is the singer and second guitar player to this phone-calling frenzy we have going on here. We've been playing together for roughly 4-5 months now, and it's been a great time. The song we have posted, "Worst Case Scenario", was written and composed by us (obviously). You may be wondering how the hell there are drums there, so I'll inform you how this happened. We used loops from Apple and several other loop distributors, mixed and matched them here and there and even did a little bit of "musical typing" here and there for things we wanted to adjust ourselves. For the most part we're experimenting. We have not yet decided a genre or anything like that, we're just playing whatever we feel sounds good and moves us, and hopefully moves you too. – Wed. Oct. 1st 2008
