Wednesday, February 20, 2008
These kids don't play like kids.
When we were in high school, we played in a hardcore punk band for the same reason everyone plays in a hardcore punk band: Three-chord songs are easy and personal hygiene is stupid. So if we ever went head to head in a battle of the bands with the likes of Avi Buffalo, whose "well-groomed" musicianship and songwriting are far beyond their teenage years, we would have first complained that it's totally unfair that one could write songs with as many hooks and chord changes as they do. Then we would have protested the credibility of anyone 16 years old even imagining a song as good as "Where's Your Dirty Mind?"... or "Suns"... or "Truth Sets In".
Then we would have gotten our three-chord loving asses handed to us.
We first saw Avi Buffalo as a member of the South Bay pop/folk troupe Boris Smile but only recently became aware of his own band, consisting of Joel Jasper (guitar), Rebecca Coleman (keyboards), Andrew Celik (bass), and Sheridan Riley (drums). Being this young, there's a little bit of the "adorable" factor with the band, both sonically and aesthetically. Though, considering the level of depth and sophistication to their writing, it's more "charming" than "cute" in a way that should make fans of Death Cab, Rilo Kiley, and Built to Spill quite excited.
And how excited are we? So excited we had to have them for two our biggest shows ever at pehrspace (2/23) and Mr. T's Bowl (3/22), something we haven't done in awhile... But you should get on the bandwagon before that -- we got shotgun.
Some recent photos posted here.
Avi Buffalo - "Where's Your Dirty Mind?" (MP3)
Avi Buffalo - "Suns" (MP3)
Avi Buffalo - "Truth Sets In" (MP3)
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I've had the pleasure of seeing Avi Buffalo a number of times here in Long Beach and recommend to all that have a chance. Also playing Tuesday 2/26 at DiPiazza's in Long Beach.
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# posted by 
: 2/21/2008 02:34:00 PM
: 2/21/2008 02:34:00 PM
Every one of this guy's guitar licks sounds identical, and as far as him being "experimental", this guy needs to take the time to figure out how to use his 2880 instead of relying on its hip factor to make him seem as if he has any creativity of his own. Avi seems as if he wants to stand out far more than the less experienced musicians in his band. "Avi Buffalo Band?"
# posted by : 3/02/2008 02:46:00 AM
: 3/02/2008 02:46:00 AM
I hate Avi Buffalo music so much. Avi is a self absorbed loser. Anyone who listens to their music has to be stupid. I mean who likes to hear interesting chord progressions and lyrics filled with emotion? Come on people get real and listen to some corporate rock.
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# posted by : 3/05/2008 09:10:00 PM
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