Album: Wilderness EP

Artist: Wilderness

Label - Self Released

Nothing beats a house show. Festivals are fun, and Los Angeles is riddled with cozy venues and musician-friendly cafes. But none of them compare to wandering the dusty Rancho Cucamonga suburbs, following your ears to a little house packed with local musicians. People mill around the yard, jamming and smoking.  In the garage, Wilderness is in beginning their set. Not only are they really nice kids, but they know what they’re doing. Laura’s voice is simultaneously ferocious and catchy, and the boys work well together as musicians. The result is melodic, poppy garage rock with a punk edge. The production is great for a self-release, standing out by avoiding the trendy pit of pseudo-lo-fi. Wilderness are local kids doing something interesting and fun- just ask KSPC’s DJs, who have been spinning their self-titled EP like crazy ever since they got their hands on it. Wilderness has shot up the KSPC charts from the number 3 spot, finally landing comfortably at number 1.

This is KSPC’s #1 album for the week of August 24, 2009

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***Want to hear more? Wilderness will be playing a live in-studio on Hopscotch with DJ Special K on Friday, September 11, from 8-10 pm!***

Doug Chapline, lead vocalist & guitarist of “Reno Jones” will be interviewed by Larry the Fox on his show, “Claremont Straight Ahead” at 1:00 pm on Monday, August 24, 2009.

“Reno Jones” is a busy local R & B, blues, & jazz band which has performed at the Monterey Blues Festival, B.B. King’s Bluesapalooza, the National Orange Show, and the Blues Cafe. Their three CD’s and performances have been widely acclaimed with such accolades as “one of the best bands I have had the pleasure of working with”, “their professionalism and consistency never cease to amaze me”, and “tight horns and powerful vocals make Reno Jones a remarkable band”.

On the day of the interview, Reno Jones will be appearing in Claremont’s “Concert in Memorial Park” Series at 8:00 pm. Be sure to catch this awesome group!

Albums: These Four Walls

Artist: We Were Promised Jetpacks

Label: Fat Cat

Scottish indie rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have put together a solid pop album that combines epic, building post-rock with passionate vocals and post-punk darkness.  While they follow the formula for epic anthems, dark intonations, raw emotion rescues them from being overly generic.  Tracks are propelled by prominent drums and rhythm guitar.  While the lyrics can become repetitive, the vocals are passionate and youthful (the band’s average age at the time of this recording was 21). Play these guys somewhere between Joy Division, Explosions in the Sky, and your favorite indie pop hit.  We Were Promised Jetpacks have floated around the KSPC charts for quite sometime, and after slipping off last week, they were finally able to rocket up to the number one spot!

This is KSPC’s #1 album for the week of August 10, 2009

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