Marnie Stern, Good Citizens, Jerkagramt September 21, 2011

All Ages

Marnie Stern
Wow! Best New Music! This is probably the best thing we've heard on Kill Rock Stars in AGES. With totally spazzed out guitar playing and impassioned vocals, Marnie Stern has grabbed us by the throats and refuses to let us go. It makes perfect sense that Zach Hill (Hella) plays drums as Stern's herky jerky rhythms and relentless spirit share a similar aesthetic and approach to Hella and folks like Lightning Bolt and Orthrelm. In fact Marnie Stern has hit the scene almost like a female counterpart to Mick Barr, with the same kind of manic and infectious guitar playing delivered with her unique vision and fist in the air vocals. Kind of like if Mary Timony was kidnapped by Load records. She makes you feel so alive and so young in spirit as your get to watch and hear someone so passionately realize their vision. Highly recommended!
Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/marniestern1

Good Citizens
Good Citizens are an experimental rock duo from South Windsor, CT. They play frantic odd-time rock that fuses the energy and recklessness of punk with jazzy melodies and military precision. They're currently finishing work on their debut EP, which is expected to come out by the end of summer.
Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/goodcitizensband

Jerkagram
Two-piece Connecticut locals, Jerkagram cascades drums through unlikley patterns — a cymbal roll where it doesn’t belong, a big rock fill where you’d expect nothing — beneath one guitar that favors long lones alternately reflecting Comets on Fire’s acid-drenched maximalism and Glenn Branca’s stately minimalism.
Mp3s: http://jerkagram.bandcamp.com

Official Website: http://manicproductions.org/shows/2005