11:04 AM - Via Audio
Before I start in with the hyperbole, I want to set some things straight. I often talk about bands being "one of my favorite local band" or "the best thing happening in town right now" and I've come to realize that this might create confusion. For the record, The Unsacred Hearts are above all by default and without doubt my favorite local band (of a certain "level, you see), with others such as El Jezel, the Song Corporation, Mistakes, The Secret Life of Sofia, Up The Empire and a handful of others. Then there are some such as O'Death (officially the "best thing happening in NYC right now" if you ask me) Standing Nudes, Takka Takka, and Aloke who come along and completely blow me away in a way that gives me chills whenever I get a chance to see them play. Via Audio are in this category of bands. I'm not really clear as to where they're from, some sort of NYC/Boston hybrid it seems. I first saw them at a Beg Yr Pardon show and was really quite impressed by them. With a cast of multi-instrumentalists swapping drums and guitars and vocal duties, there's a very large Broken Social Scene atmosphere to them (and a bit in the sound as well - there's a bit of the Postal Service in there too) and the best part is that they're just all smiles. There seems to be an incredibly happy vibe going on with these people, and with the attention they've started to get and where they seem to be headed, I can understand why. Unfortunately I have no mp3s for you to download, but you can stream their music on their MySpace page and on their website. Buy their ep at Interpunk. Watch the adorable karaoke (yes! really! sing along!) video for "Developing Active People".) I'll be honest - tonight my band is playing a show with Via Audio, but they are going on before us so I want to encourage anyone already planning on coming to show up earlier than they otherwise might in order to catch them at 8pm. The show is called Jezebel Music Presents: Bands and it begins at 8pm at the Delancey. The cover is $8, Matt Earfarm is DJing, and the other two bands are Mancino and Hexa. 
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