Genre Schmenre: A Plastic Impossible Music Party

This blog is 'having a music party.'

What does that mean? It's kinda like when there is all this music 'you' (in this case, though, 'this blog') thinks is really worth checking out and listening to and 'celebrating' by going to see it live.

That's basically it. Plastic Impossible is 'celebrating' 'music' that is 'good.'

I got no 'fancy analogies' for it, sorry.

Genre Schmenre is:

Michael Parallax
(from Gainesville and member of Oh Fortuna!)
http://www.myspace.com/michaelbringardner

Dark Sea of Awareness

(live electronics from Orlando)
http://www.myspace.com/darkseaofawareness

Little Insects
(Omar DeLaRosa + Casey Schwarz + Brian Phillips)
http://www.myspace.com/littleinsects

The Chicago Bears
(Casey Powers + Dustin Burton + McCarty Johnson)
http://www.myspace.com/thechicagobearsmusic

To Recap:

Friday August 7th, 2009.

Good Music.

at Stardust Video and Coffee.

at around 9pm.

for free.

for all ages.

Ghetto Vibrato Switch

Generally speaking, I have no complaints about my Fender Twin Reverb amp. It's great.

But I have one regret. And it's that I didn't get the foot-switch with it.

No footswitch means no convenient access to its awesome Vibrato/Tremelo effect. And because the connectors are a totally bizarre RCA-style jack, instead of the more common, more modern 1/4-inch switch pedal most amps and stuff use now, buying one for less than $40 ain't easy.

So instead of paying $40 for some footswitch on eBay, I went to a local, Orlando shop that's a RadioShack meets a scrap-yard called Skycraft Surplus. (Yes, it is the kooky-looking place with the giant, highly visible UFO and Rocket by the entrance.)

After spending only like $4 on a switch and a small cable and made my own ghetto switch--also using some electrical tape I had around the house.

Now, I can finally use that awesome Vibrato effect to make some sweet surf-rock sounds using of my amp.

Or at least some guitar that sounds like the guitar in the first few seconds of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth."

Plastic Impossible Summer Mix

Hey. I've made this mix of some "tight" songs that are "summery." I'm not sure what all that means, tho. Maybe it means you can listen to them by the pool or on the beach, but since they're kind of "indie" or "non-hits" (actually, it's very "world-folk" and "afro-pop" meets "psychadelic-rock" themed and not "indie" at all) you'd probably have to listen to them while drinking a micro-brew or like PBR or something like that.

Anyway, enjoy:

A Plastic Impossible Summer Mix:

1. The Coral - "In The Morning"

2. Princeton - "The Waves"

3. Little Joy - "The Next Time Around"

4. The Very Best - "Warm Heart of Africa (Esau Mwamwayu feat. Ezra Koenig)

5. King Sunny Ade - "Dele Davis"

6. Highlife - "F Kenya R.I.P."

7. Girls - "God Damned"

8. Best Coast - "Sun Was High (So Was I)"

9. Dead Gaze - "A Simple Man"

...or get them all by clicking here.

...or stream using the embedded player below.

Folk the Amp

So last night, July 5th, I went out to Uncle Lou's Entertaiment (sic) Hall here on Mills Ave. in Orlando, to see a few Plastic Impossible favorites, Casey Powers and McCarty Johnson playing some "indie folk" or whatever. They were joined by a few out-of-town friends Ryan Starinsky, Maryn Jones, and Toby Foster.

The night started inside Uncle Lou's fine establishment...

There seemed to be a problem with the house P.A., so the show was entirely acoustic sans amplification of any kind. However, the sports game on the TV above the bar and the drunken-conversations of the regulars standing around the bar seemed to drown out Casey's voice.

So the show moved outside.

And onto the sidewalk.

Soon, passerbyers joined the circle.

And Casey went on with the show.

She played some awesome songs like this one called "High Heel Boots".

Then McCarty Johnson took the "stage." Until now I had only seen McCarty as part of Chicago Bears, a folk/pop band he had going along with Casey Powers and Dustin Burton a few years back while they were all still in high school.

He played some awesome songs like this one called "16-eyed Crocodiles."

After McCarty finished, out-of-towner Ryan Starinsky picked up his guitar.

He played some awesome songs like this kickin', Ryan Starinsky original.

Although he was the least impressive, imo, of the little folk-musician trio traveling together in their VW station wagon, he seemed like a chill bro nonetheless. After him, Maryn Jones went to work.

Maryn Jones showcased her unique voice in songs like this one:

She also unexpectedly covered the Cranberries' "Salvation" near the end of her set. It was well done, though it caught me off guard and I neglected to record video. My bad, yall.

Closing the show, my favorite of the three headliners, if only for his sharp lyrics and a little bit more pop sensibility in his music than his friends, Toby Foster.

Rather than a unique vocal timbre, he put his mad, song-writing skills on display in his songs.

Despite the lack of amplification and the occasional noise of the cars passing by on Mills, this "concert à emporter" (take away show) went smashingly. Take that La Blogotheque!

On a Sunday night in Orlando, FL, traffic isn't particularly busy and cars remained "occasional." Even these Uncle Lou's regulars came out to enjoy the music...

Or maybe just wanted some fresh air.