March 30, 2009 (Week Prior)

[Linda Ferreira]

Haunting Thoughts - Self-Titled
www.myspace.com/hauntingthoughtsband (http://www.myspace.com/hauntingthoughtsband)
Alternative / Indie / Rock from Newhall, California

The Vines - Melodia
http://www.thevines.com/
Alternative rock from Australia

Youth Group - The Night Is Ours
http://www.youthgroup.com.au/
Alternative rock from Australia

Wake the Lion - Self-Titled EP
www.myspace.com/wakethelion (http://www.myspace.com/wakethelion)
Metal / Rock / Southern Rock from Youngstown, Ohio

Like The Stars - Don't Tell Secrets, I Won't Tell Lies EP
www.myspace.com/likethestarsnj (http://www.myspace.com/likethestarsnj)
Pop / Rock from Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Pretty Whores - Teens of USA EP
www.myspace.com/prettywhores (http://www.myspace.com/prettywhores)
Hardcore / Garage / Rock'n'roll from Sweden

Sleep District - Sleep District EP
www.myspace.com/sleepdistrict (http://www.myspace.com/sleepdistrict)
Rock n Roll from California

By Hook or Crook - Missouri Loves Company EP
http://www.myspace.com/byhookorcrookband
Alt country from Joplin, Missouri

Keno - The Sky is Alive in This Cold City EP
www.myspace.com/kenomusic (http://www.myspace.com/kenomusic)
Alternative Rock from Iowa

LifeInJersey - Plotted Points
www.myspace.com/lifeinjersey (http://www.myspace.com/lifeinjersey)
Rock / Indie / Alternative from Kansas City, MO

The Color of May - Recovery
www.myspace.com/thecolorofmay (http://www.myspace.com/thecolorofmay)
Indie Rock from Texas

To Write A Riot! - The Party Law EP
www.myspace.com/towriteariot (http://www.myspace.com/towriteariot)
Pop Rock from Naugatuck, CT

Geronimo! - A Different Kind of Greatness
www.myspace.com/thegeronimoband (http://www.myspace.com/thegeronimoband)
Grunge Rock from Illinois

Fifteen Fleeting - Signals From An Empty Room
http://myspace.com/fifteenfleeting
Rock from New Jersey

Missing Since Yesterday - Paintings/Misinterpretations
www.myspace.com/missingsinceyesterday (http://www.myspace.com/missingsinceyesterday)
Progressive Indie from Orange County, California

Rushmore - D-List Celebrities
www.myspace.com/rushmorerocks (http://www.myspace.com/rushmorerocks)
Pop- Punk from New Jersey

American Low Life - Self Titled E.P.
www.myspace.com/lowlifeamerica (http://www.myspace.com/lowlifeamerica)
DIY Indie / Punk / Hardcore (Think-The Getup Kids) from Lawrence, KS

Vega Under Fire - Life Of The Party EP
www.myspace.com/vegaunderfire (http://www.myspace.com/vegaunderfire)
Pop-Rock / Dance / Fun from Naples, Florida

As Cities Burn - Hell or High Water
www.myspace.com/ascitiesburn (http://www.myspace.com/ascitiesburn)
Rock / Indie / Progressive from LA

Meg & Dia - Here, Here, And Here
www.meganddia.com (http://www.meganddia.com/)
Indie Rock from Utah

A Camp - Colonia
http://www.acamp.net (http://www.acamp.net/)/
Pop from Malmo, Sweden/New York, NY

Sweet Hollow Drive - The Perfect Blue
www.myspace.com/sweethollowdrive (http://www.myspace.com/sweethollowdrive) www.purevolume.com/sweethollowdrive (http://www.purevolume.com/sweethollowdrive)
Pop-rock from Bayshore NY

Robert Delirio - Digital-CORE
www.robertdelirio.com (http://www.robertdelirio.com/)
Ecological Hardcore Punk with Electronic influx from CA

The Canvas Waiting - A Seasons Change
www.myspace.com/thecanvaswaiting (http://www.myspace.com/thecanvaswaiting)
Alternative Rock from TX

Shark That Got Her - Bravo EP
www.myspace.com/sharkthatgother (http://www.myspace.com/sharkthatgother)
Experimental / Hardcore from Ogden, Utah

Kenny Dread - Malastrana
www.myspace.com/kennydread (http://www.myspace.com/kennydread) http://www.kennydread.com (http://www.kennydread.com/)
Lyrical / Acoustic from Ireland

The Color of Violence - Youthanize
www.myspace.com/thecolorofviolence (http://www.myspace.com/thecolorofviolence)

Left Alone - Self-titled
www.myspace.com/leftalonepunx (http://www.myspace.com/leftalonepunx)
Punk / Ska / Rock from CA

The Darlings - Self-titled EP
www.myspace.com/thedarlings (http://www.myspace.com/thedarlings)
Punk / Rock / Indie from CA

Big B - American Underdog
www.myspace.com/hooliganbigb (http://www.myspace.com/hooliganbigb)
Rap / Hip Hop / Punk from NV

Book:
Leslie Simon - Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide To Your Favorite Music Scenes - From Punk to Indie and Everything In Between
http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9...ere/index.aspx (http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061573712/Wish_You_Were_Here/index.aspx)
Leslie traces the eleven more noteworthy local scenes in the development of indie rock.

[Linda Ferreira]

Feel free to provide additional information, personal opinions, or a request for a review in this thread.

PM me if you would be interested in writing a user review for any of these.

If you would like to be included in this listing, email reviews@absolutepunk.net .

[themostdeplete]

as cities burn! i'd be down to review that.

[Kbm600]

I can't wait to see how as cities burn turns out to be.

[SevenOhThree]

Oh Youth Group, how I love thee!

[Daniel Thompson]

as cities burn, immediately... please

[denissuxx]

I'd give anything to review the Meg & Dia.

[*crying stars*]

Youth Group, As Cities Burn, Meg & Dia, and the book, please.

[trustnj]

Fifteen Fleeting @ Bamboozle Left, Sunday April 5th.

@ 3:40pm MLB Stage

[Thomas Balkcom]

As Cities Burn

[zubinmoosa]

Vega Under Fire
As Cities Burn
Meg and Dia

[j'aime_lacey]

Catch Me If You Can (http://www.myspace.com/catchmeifyoucanrock) should be on this list. Their new song on their myspace features Nick from Hit The Lights!


check it, you'll love it if you love good old pop punk

[evanrecords]

Geronimo! who just put out their record "A Different Kind of Greatness" is playing at the Subterranean in Chicago on April 14. Check 'em out!