These days, garage rock bands are a dime-a-dozen.  But it would be a shame to write off The Ladybirds as just another retro act.  This fivesome kicks serious ass.

This is their second album.

Shimmy Shimmy Dang

Tour dates:

August 3 – MOTR Pub – Cincinnati, OH
September 9 – Headliners – Louisville, KY
September 29 – The Vollrath – Indianapolis, IN
September 30 – The Brass Rail – Fort Wayne, IN
October 15 – Lemmons – St. Louis, MO

BONUS: A FEW FREE ALBUMS UP FOR GRABS!

Diamond Family Archive-Seven Song Covers EP (follow link)

Religious Girls-Open Your Heart to Fantasy (follow link)

AND A COOL COVER!

It’s So Easy (GnR cover)-Local H

Best band name/album name combination of the year.

Crooks are an Austin, Texas indie/country band who make cool music.  I’m diggin’ it.

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F6394761 Downtown by Crooks Country

18 Wheels by Crooks Country

Too Tough to Die-Twilight Singers

Ear Mail!

Sheena Is a Punk Rocker-Yo La Tengo

Betterman/I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend-Pearl Jam (from 2005)

Blitzkrieg Bop-Joe Strummer

I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend-Petty Booka

Pet Cemetary-Yo La Tengo

Modok=One of the best Marvel characers to look at.

Ben Templesmith=Genius comicbook artist.

And please, go here and vote for your favorite comic book movie!

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