June Songs that Bear Repeating

     As a welcome to the new month, here are favorite songs from June posts of Indie Obsessive.

      “Animal” by The Dunwells (from the post of June 3)

       “Home” by Little Wolves (from the post of June 24) Still a free download!

      “Margarita” by Mas Ysa (from the post of June 18)

      “Sunshine” by Fassine (from the post of June 21)

       “Immortal” by The Citie (from the post of June 28)

     “Coney Island” by How (from the post of June 27) 


     “Could Have Been Me” by The Struts (from the post of June 28)


     “Young & Unafraid” by The Moth & The Flame (from the post of June 3)

     “Nightmares” by Future Thieves (from the post of June 25)

     "Isosceles" by Ballerina Black (from the post of June 29)

Holly Miranda – Going on Tour

     Holly Miranda will begin a tour in less than a month. Among the stops is the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. The complete tour is included at the bottom of this post.

   Holly Miranda is a singer/songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. According to her Facebook page, she tours with Tim Mislock and Maria Eisen. But she is a multi-instrumentalist. In studio, she plays piano, drums, guitar and bass.

    The song “Mark My Words” is particularly attractive. The song includes a baritone saxophone and vocal layering, two features that tend to grab attention. And the lyrics are interesting. Eliminating the sentences that include the term “ooo” or “trippin’,” the lyrics are:

Sneaking words into your pockets

Bleeding lyrics from my veins oh

I would lie behind your ears if I

thought you wouldn't forget I was there

And you were just what I needed oh

Life after the eye of a storm

And I know that I can come on so strong

If you would just give me a minute to find my ground

And I don't need anything from you

No I don't need anything

And if you want me to go I will go

But if you want me to stay I would love to stay

     “Mark My Words” by Holly Miranda (This is available as a free download at Seattle's KEXP- http://blog.kexp.org/2015/06/25/song-of-the-gay-holly-miranda-mark-my-words/.)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollyMirandaMusic

Website: http://hollymiranda.com/

Tour Dates

07.19 North Hollywood, CA at The Federal Bar

07.28 Houston, TX at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck

07.29 Austin, TX at Cactus Cafe

07.30 Dallas, TX at Barefoot at The Belmont

07.31 Oklahoma City, OK at The Blue Door

08.01 Kansas City, MO at The Tank Room

08.02 St. Louis, MO at Off Broadway Nightclub

08.04 Iowa City, IA at The Mill

08.05 Omaha, NE at Slowdown Front Room

08.08 Denver, CO at Lost Lake Lounge

09.15 Washington, DC at The Rock and Roll Hotel

09.16 Philadelphia, PA at Boot & Saddle

09.17 New York, NY at The Mercury Lounge

09.18 New York, NY at The Mercury Lounge

09.19 Allston, MA at Great Scott

09.20 Kingston, NY at BSP Lounge

09.22 Pittsburgh, PA at Club Cafe

09.23 Ferndale, MI at The Loving Touch

09.24 Chicago, IL at Schubas Tavern

09.25 Madison, WI at The Frequency

09.26 Minneapolis, MN at 7th St. Entry

09.29 Seattle, WA at The Sunset

09.30 Portland, OR at Mississippi Studios

10.02 San Francisco, CA at Bottom of The Hill

10.03 Los Angeles, CA at The Echo

“Whails” by Ballerina Black – An EP Review

     It almost feels like Ballerina Black is family, probably because the Los Angeles band is one of the first we blogged about when we finally followed through on starting a blog. And when it comes to family, it’s always enjoyable to spread the word about new accomplishments.

     This morning we received the following short email announcement:

Ballerina Black just announced Whails EP, check it out here. 

Enjoy! 

      Congrats guys!!!

      The songs of the five-track EP have been available on Soundcloud for ten days. All five are enjoyable, but for different reasons. Our early selection for best feature is the Robert Smith (guitarist of The Cure) sound in “Heaven Sent.” That guitar sound first enters six seconds into the song.  But our early favorite song is "Isosceles,” which is best equipped to capitalize on the vocal and instrumental strengths at the disposal of Ballerina Black.

     The members of Ballerina Black are Bobby Moynahan (guitar, lead vocals), Esli Sugich (bass) and Scott Eton (keys, guitar). 

     "Isosceles" by Ballerina Black

     "Heaven Sent" by Ballerina Black

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ballerinablack

Bandcamp: http://ballerinablackmusic.bandcamp.com/