I am yet to catch a live show by Bangor rockers, The Sweet Terror, but I am quite sure that the band can deliver an edgy, powerful performance. They remind me of a classic post-punk Echo and the Bunnymen.

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The Sweet Terror

I am yet to catch a live show by Bangor rockers, The Sweet Terror, but I am quite sure that the band can deliver an edgy, powerful performance. They remind me of a classic post-punk Echo and the Bunnymen.

The Sweet Terror have been busy recording this past year and will soon be releasing a brand new album. This podcast features a few of these newly recorded tracks. The band will be out playing live shows soon featuring this new material.

Visit The Sweet Terror on Facebook to learn more about this Bangor, Maine based rock band.

This Soundcentury Podcast features: Frank Black – Seven Fingers>Insidious Rays – Itsy Bitsy – The Sweet Terror – Daisy Cutter>Bird Song>Sharks>Magicians Assistant – Superchunk – Learned to Surf (acoustic version)>World Party – Private Revolution.

Portland, Maine musician and songwriter Eric Bettencourt presents a catchy mix of soulful, pop-infused folk rock held together by well-written tunes and rock solid musical craftsmanship.

Bettencourt is a well-versed guitar player who moves around on electric, acoustic, lead and rhythm. He has got his hands full leading an independent label, [...]]]>

Eric Bettencourt

Portland, Maine musician and songwriter Eric Bettencourt presents a catchy mix of soulful, pop-infused folk rock held together by well-written tunes and rock solid musical craftsmanship.

Bettencourt is a well-versed guitar player who moves around on electric, acoustic, lead and rhythm. He has got his hands full leading an independent label, Shadow Shine Records and running a personal recording studio that also caters to local Portland bands.

Bettencourt is a distinguished musical force in the Portland music scene earning 1^st place in the Best Folk Act category and 3^rd place in the best album category with The Giraffe Attack Collection, in the 2010 Best Music Poll sponsored by the Portland Phoenix.

You can discover more about this exciting artist by visiting eric-bettencourt.com. This podcast features a collection of songs encompassing several albums released over the years by Bettencourt.

You can purchase his music through his website or by clicking here.

This Soundcentury podcast features: Hajime Tachibana – Moog Power – Date of Birth – Aim At El Paso – Eric Bettencourt – Delaney>Two Wine Glasses>Lost Weekend>The Plan>This Big House – The Kinks – Mr. Churchill Says

Hip. Groovy and tasty like a cold ice cream cone on a hot summer night. Tigersaw, who call Portland, Maine home, are one of those bands that make you feel like taking a long walk under a full moon on a warm summer night.

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Scout Niblett and Tigersaw. Tigersaw.com

Hip. Groovy and tasty like a cold ice cream cone on a hot summer night. Tigersaw, who call Portland, Maine home, are one of those bands that make you feel like taking a long walk under a full moon on a warm summer night.

Ahhh…feel those fresh spring breezes with the hip, catchy grooves from this Portland Maine band that rotates band members to keep things fresh and smooth.

It’s tough not to want to throw on your baddest pair of kicks with your beat up old jeans and get a laid-back strut on. Tigersaw’s refreshing, warm sounds warm you from within.

Visit Tigersaw’s website to find out more about what they are up to and definitely make a point of going to see them live if you get a chance. You can purchase their album online at the Kimchee Records website.

This Soundcentury podcast features The Chills – I Soar > Tigersaw – Kick and Snare, Under the Samba Moon, Distance, Tigers on Fire, The Big Bear Song > Hothouse Flowers – Tell Me.

Electric Sorcery

The other night I was walking down a dark, cold street late at night and down around the bend I could hear something dark and mysterious coming from an alleyway. I had drank a few beers and I was ready to dance…I entered an unknown, loud drinking establishment.

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Electric Sorcery

The other night I was walking down a dark, cold street late at night and down around the bend I could hear something dark and mysterious coming from an alleyway. I had drank a few beers and I was ready to dance…I entered an unknown, loud drinking establishment.

The doors of sound have been ripped off the hinges by Electric Sorcery who routinely electrify Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Towns like Lyndonville, East Burke and East Granville are regularly woken out of their slumber by the by the wicked sound of this power trio.

If you walked into one of their local haunts and you missed the fact they are playing, you are either wearing too thick a wool hat, or you drank way too many beers. They are the kind of band you either dance really hard to, or just stare at in disbelief.

Sounds from far away depths are excavated and thrown around in cosmic swirls weighed down by heavy, dark psychedelia. This is not your momma’s music. In fact, it’s no ones music but Electric Sorcery. They fire branded it on your ass.

Electric Sorcery features: Derek Campbell on guitar, vocals, harmonica, fife and theremin. Michah Carbonneau on drums and vocals. Nathanael Reynolds on bass. Who knew that three people could create such incredible sounds?

Check them out and a whole bunch of other equally interesting projects that I can’t wait to explore further at Lyndon Underground. Visit Electric Sorcery on Myspace

Buy Electric Sorcery albums right here. They take donations, but if you are a hoser, and want killer music for free, you can download it at no cost. Just tell your hoser friends about it.

This Soundcentury Podcast Features: Jimi Hendrix – Message of Love>Electric Sorcery – Deeper>Life Goes On>A stitch in 9 Saves Time>The Urge>No Angel>Frank Black – Threshold Apprehension.

In the mountains of northern Vermont grooves the five-piece funk-reggae rockers, the Pulse Prophets who creatively brew up their own unique blend of special reggae sauce.

It’s smooth, unpredictably textured and full of feel-good flavor. It slowly simmers in roots, but it’s full of progressive, far-out spices. You better have a [...]]]>

Pulse Prophets

In the mountains of northern Vermont grooves the five-piece funk-reggae rockers, the Pulse Prophets who creatively brew up their own unique blend of special reggae sauce.

It’s smooth, unpredictably textured and full of feel-good flavor. It slowly simmers in roots, but it’s full of progressive, far-out spices. You better have a cold beverage, and a cute honey by your side when you hit play, or hit the dance floor. The Pulse Prophets lay it down. Downtown…uptown…anywhere around. After you are done dancing, or if you are a sold multi-tasker, listen to the lyrics. They tell a story often revolved around the plethora of problems plaguing our planet. Yet, revolved around these powerful messages are words of hope, love and peace.

Lead singer Elijah Kraatz lyrics are bursting with soul and wisdom. Rudy Dauth steers the guitar to cosmic new altitudes, and keeps things flowing on harmony vocals. Andric Severance is absolutely radical on the keyboards and synthesizers. Stepping in on the drums and harmony vocals is Rory Loughran, and on the thumping base is JP Candelier. All put together, you get the incredibly original, tight sound of the Pulse Prophets.

Visit the Pulse Prophets website to find out more about this talented Vermont band.

You can purchase the Pulse Prophets albums right here.

This Soundcentury podcast features songs from their album Breathe and Madhouse.

Pulse Prophets Soundcentry Podcast:
Intro: Ziggy Marley – Dragonfly> Pulse Prophets – Did What I Could>Trees>Funk Hop>Breathe>Right Before our Eyes>Disco Party. Ziggy Marley – Good Old Days.

Here is the new logo that hopefully will remain as the permanent logo for Soundcentury.

Other news…Soundcentury is now primarily focused with the New England Music Scene. Why not? It rocks and I live in Maine. I spent years photographing bands in Vermont and many of these bands will be featured [...]]]>

soundcentury logo

Here is the new logo that hopefully will remain as the permanent logo for Soundcentury.

Other news…Soundcentury is now primarily focused with the New England Music Scene. Why not? It rocks and I live in Maine. I spent years photographing bands in Vermont and many of these bands will be featured in upcoming podcasts and again, New England rocks. Plus, it’s a big world. There is a shit load of bands out there, and to even attempt to try and stay on top of that is just not happening at the moment.

I am ciked to get down with New England bands in future podcasts. Truly looking foreword to it actually, and it gives this project some focus which is cool. So, thanks to all those subscribed to the podcast. I will do my best to keep delivering a podcast on a weekly basis, and try to keep you all up to date on emerging alternative energy companies that are going to explode in the coming years.

Oh, and I recently upgraded my audio equipment, and so the podcasts are going to be sounding a lot smoother. Thanks for hanging in there for all that annoying feedback that kept happening. Expect future shows to be much better sounding.

I will leave you with a little live Frank Zappa from 1976 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. This funky track is Dirty Love.

Honky-tonk by definition is a tawdry nightclub or dance hall. Tawdry by definition means cheap and gaudy in appearance and quality. Mark LeGrand and his Lovesick Bandits are by no means cheap and they certainly do not lack quality, but they have got honky-tonk [...]]]>

Mark LeGrand and his Lovesick Bandits. Photograph by Strainephotography

Honky-tonk by definition is a tawdry nightclub or dance hall. Tawdry by definition means cheap and gaudy in appearance and quality. Mark LeGrand and his Lovesick Bandits are by no means cheap and they certainly do not lack quality, but they have got honky-tonk by the horns and they are picking away at its twangy sound in a style steeped in Americana country roots.

The Montpelier, Vermont based band is a well-known staple in the eclectic, flourishing music scene of the Northeast Kingdom. The Lovesick Bandits feature Mark LeGrand on guitar/vocals, Sarah Munro on vocals, bassist Noah Hahn and lead guitarist/harmony Dan Haley.

It’s difficult not to picture puttering down long, windy dirt roads in the rolling green hillsides of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, while listening to this western-style blend of Vermont roots music. Spacious green fields splashed in wildflowers and dotted with grazing cows fly into your mind.

I shot this photo of Mark LeGrand and the Lovesick Bandits during their performance at the Northeast Kingdom Music Festival in August of 2007. It was a late afternoon set and it got everyone dancing and ready for the night to begin.

Mark LeGrand and the Lovesick Bandits have a number of upcoming live performances throughout February and March in Vermont. Visit their website to find out where they are playing. You can purchase their albums here.

The initial track in this Soundcentury podcast features Robert Earl Keen who will be out supporting the Dave Mathews Band during their summer 2010 tour.

The final track of this podcast features Le Volume Courbe hailing from London, England. The track, Freight Train is beautifully done and I hope to revisit this band for an entire podcast in an upcoming episode.

Le Volume Courbe features Charlotte Marionneau: vocals. Theodore Hall: guitar. Melanie Draisey: violin, glockenspiel, percussion. Philip Smiley: bass guitar, guitar. Wildcat and lasselle lasselles : percussions.

Tracks in soundcentury podcast: Intro: Robert Earl Keen – Feeling Good Again> Mark Legrand and his Love Sick Bandits – The Road home is Long>Shipwrecked Love>When the Lights Turn Low>Nothing Matters> The Volume Courbe – Freight Train

Le Volume Courbe.

The other night I was sitting eating some Maine born and bred clams and one them slipped on some butter, flew off my plate and glided onto the floor. As it hit the ground, it began to spin around and around. The [...]]]>

Richard James Band. Graphic by Soundcentury. Concert Posters by Maria Dichiappari

The other night I was sitting eating some Maine born and bred clams and one them slipped on some butter, flew off my plate and glided onto the floor. As it hit the ground, it began to spin around and around. The clam was dancing to some kind of funky beat. I began to think about the beats and sounds it was boogieing down to. This clam had style. This clam was slick, nearly busting out of its shell much like the sleek and funky eight-piece collective, Richard James Band.

This instrumental powerhouse infuses charging rhythms and harmonious vocals to create an infectious, danceable sound that will be certain to continue packing music venues for many days to come.

Their debut album “Along the Way” traverses an eclectic range of styles and genres. It’s stuffed with funk, psychedelic tendencies and eccentric lyrics. It’s groovy, slightly stoney and full of catchy progressive pop-rock.

This New England rock band, based out of Boston, Massachusetts, is a band not to be missed. Stay tuned to what they are up to on their myspace page. Their debut album is currently available on I-Tunes and is being sold in Bull Moose Records and Newbury Comics.

UPCOMING RICHARD JAMES BAND TOUR DATES:
Jan 29 2010 THE PARADISE ROCK CLUB Boston, Massachusetts

Mar 12 2010 The Widowmaker @ Sugarloaf Mountain w/ Grace Potter & The Nocturnals!! Carrabassett Valley, Maine

Mar 13 2010 The Widowmaker @ Sugarloaf Mountain w/ Grace Potter & The Nocturnals!! Carrabassett Valley, Maine