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Jan
27thThey Might Be Front Bottoms and Black Taxi Rides

They might be the next They Might Be Giants or perhaps they’ll follow punk icons like Blink 182, and yes I hate calling that latter band “icons.” Their best bet, however, may be becoming the first ever Front Bottoms. That’s a good thing. The quirky duo of Brian Sella and Matthew Uychich have been playing shows throughout New York City and New Jersey rigorously in support of their recently released self-titled album. Getting back to the “first ever” part, the Front Bottoms are hard to pigeonhole into one genre because their pop-meets-rock-meets-punk-meets-everything-else sound sets them apart from others you’ve seen perform live at a low-dough show in Manhattan. Nothing against Uychich, who drums like a madman — usually shirtless, the uniqueness of The Front Bottoms comes mostly from Sella, who admits he’s not the best singer ever nor the best songwriter. Watch below as the Bergen County duo, who’ve known each other since grade school (they even played in crappy talent shows together), along with a third member you can Google after watching them perform “Mountain” The performance was filmed within a practice studio at the Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains, NY last month. “Mountain” Live and Interview: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHxOe77ZP70&w=460&h=315] We leave the New Jersey Turnpike, and travel to Brooklyn courtesy of a Black Taxi. How’s that for a terrible segue? The band of that name are currently touring in support of their second full-length album We Don’t Know Any Better which was released earlier this month. The [...]