Maurice's BBQ

 If you're driving along interstate 26 in the general vicinity of Columbia, SC you're almost guaranteed to see billboards for Maurice's BBQ aka Maurice's Piggie Palace. Good BBQ and plenty of Confederate memorabilia (although actually less than I remembered). All the mustard based sauce you can handle.

Carrie and I just arrived in Asheville for MoogFest. 

Death Becomes Even the Maiden

DBETM is coming to Savannah next week to challenge Cusses to a rock battle (10/09/10) at the Co-Lab (631 E. Broad St.) It should be pretty epic. Here's what Cusses is up against: "Control"

Death Becomes Even The Maiden // Control from Northbound Design on Vimeo.

Meet Toro Y Moi

Damn. Don't sleep on Columbia South Carolina. Seriously. It spawned the talents of Danny Swain, who has infinite hustle, I think American Gun is from around there, if you're into the foot stompin' bar rock, and now a new addition - Toro Y Moi. Despite the seemingly plural name, it's one dude, and he makes crazy electronic bedroom indie that - sigh - will probably garner comparison to Animal Collective before the day is over - but who more rightfully belong to the traditions of Atlas Sound, or maybe a less thrashy No Age with a heavy dose of Beach Boys. Expect waves of well-textured samples building on top of each other to provide a podium that the atmospheric vocal tracks peek out from behind.

Check out "Blessa" (right click to download). His LP drops in Feb 2010.

If you're down south, check him out this week in Athens or Chucktown.

11/20 - Athens, GA 40 Watt
11/25 - Charleston, SC Andolini's Pizza