http://www.thegeekcouch.com Music. Movies. Random Geekdom. Wed, 28 May 2014 13:27:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.11 Fiercely Independent Music. Artist interviews. Hosted by Sean C. Duregger. Sean C. Duregger no Sean C. Duregger [email protected] [email protected] (Sean C. Duregger) Sean C. Duregger Fiercely Independent Music. music, independent, rock, alternative, post rock, interviews, art, culture http://www.thegeekcouch.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/geekcouchbp.png http://www.thegeekcouch.com http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/12/19/the-geekcouch-backstage-pass-episode-6/ http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/12/19/the-geekcouch-backstage-pass-episode-6/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:47:37 +0000 http://www.thegeekcouch.com/podcast/?p=163 http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/12/19/the-geekcouch-backstage-pass-episode-6/feed/ 0 Andrew Ripp,Bella Ruse,Ben Rector,Beta Radio,Deep Sea Diver,Great Lake Swimmers,Pillar,Sleeping At Last,Sufjan Stevens,The Eastern Sea Merry Christmas! Welcome the the Backstage Pass Christmas Spectacular! Discover Christmas through the sounds of Pillar, Bella Ruse, The Eastern Sea, Ben Rector, Deep Sea Diver, Sleeping At Last, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Ripp, Beta Radio, Merry Christmas! Welcome the the Backstage Pass Christmas Spectacular! Discover Christmas through the sounds of Pillar, Bella Ruse, The Eastern Sea, Ben Rector, Deep Sea Diver, Sleeping At Last, Sufjan Stevens, Andrew Ripp, Beta Radio, and Great Lake Swimmers. Band #1: Pillar Album: n/a Song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Release Date: Out Now (Digital, Vinyl) Label: n/a http://noisetrade.com/pillar Band #2: Bella Ruse Album: Welcome Christmas Song: Christmas Presence Release Date: Out Now (Digital, CD) Label: Self Released http://bellaruse.com/ Band #3: The Eastern Sea Album: First Christmas Song: This is Christmas Release Date: Out Now (CD, Digital) Label: WhitelabBlacklab http://theeasternsea.com/ Band #4: Ben Rector Album: Jingles and Bells Song: Let It Snow Release Date: Out Now (Digital, CD) Label: Self Released http://benrectormusic.com/ Band #5: Deep Sea Diver Album: n/a Song: It’s Christmas Time (and I’m still alive) Release Date: Out Now (Digital) Label: Self Released http://thedeepseadiver.com/ Band #6: Sleeping At Last Album: Yearbook (December EP) Song: It’s Christmas Time (and I’m still alive) Release Date: Out Now (Digital) Label: Self Released http://sleepingatlast.com/ http://sleepingatlast.com/snow-how-it-was-made/ Band #7: Sufjan Stevens Album: Silver and Gold Song: Christmas In The Room Release Date: Out Now (CD Box Set, Limited Edition Vinyl, Digital) Label: Asthmatic Kitty http://music.sufjan.com/ Band #8: Andrew Ripp Album: Christmas Tunes Song: Blue Sky Christmas Eve Release Date: Out Now (Digital) Label: Catapult http://www.andrewripp.com Band #9: Beta Radio Album: The Songs The Season Brings, Volume II Song: Winter Eclipse Release Date: Out Now (Digital) Label: Self Released http://betaradio.bandcamp.com/ Band #10: Great Lake Swimmers Album: Paste Holiday Sampler 2012 Song: Hang A String Of Lights Release Date: Out Now (Digital) Label: Self Released http://www.greatlakeswimmers.com/     Sean C. Duregger no 47:16 http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/11/24/bands-you-should-know-bella-ruse/ http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/11/24/bands-you-should-know-bella-ruse/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:11:50 +0000 http://www.thegeekcouch.com/?p=9734 http://www.thegeekcouch.com/2012/11/24/bands-you-should-know-bella-ruse/feed/ 0 Bella Ruse,Christmas music,Joseph Barker,Kate Nash,Kay Gillette,Kuhzoo,Music,Sarah Mclachlan   - A few years ago I stumbled across the duo Bella Ruse and have been in love with their music ever since. This year they're releasing a Christmas album and it's wonderful. Discover this wonderful group for yourself and fill your house with Christmas...   A few years ago I stumbled across the duo Bella Ruse and have been in love with their music ever since. This year they're releasing a Christmas album and it's wonderful. Discover this wonderful group for yourself and fill your house with Christmas cheer this holiday! Also, they're album Kuhzoo is pretty fun and worth checking out!   ——————————————————————————————————- BELLA RUSE (Minneapolis, MN) WELCOME CHRISTMAS CD / Digital (Self-released) RIYL: Regina Spektor, Kate Nash, She & Him MP3: "Christmas Presence" STREAM: Bandcamp • BIO ——————————————————————————————————- Bella Ruse's combination of airy folk and crunchy pop transforms rooms into secret gardens and paints pictures of invading bombardiers, salty sea love, and super glued hearts. Surrounded by a laboratory of instruments - typewriter, suitcase organ, glockenspiel, and kazoos - singer Kay Gillette's antique voice and Joseph Barker's mournful guitar twist and twirl and dip and dive and carry you deep down the rabbit-hole into their magical musical world. They've been traveling the country in a van powered by vegetable oil for two years, opening for Sarah Mclachlan, Heart, and Kate Nash along the way. Their songs have been heard on MTV and Showtime and their most recent album, KUHZOO, spent eight weeks on the CMJ Radio Top 200. They were the Needle in the Haystack artist on MTVmusic.com and Performer Magazine calls Gillette's voice 'truly unique.' Sean C. Duregger no