“Lundbom’s vision of music is a little different: a grunge/punk disposition but with a great feel for complex harmonic structures and dynamic tonalities that puts his music squarely in the no-man’s land between rock and jazz…not a surprise coming from a band full of subversives… The band experiments a lot and the fun is picking up on their game…call me a fan.”
Quavers! Reviews
We’re starting to see some nice words on Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers!, check ’em all out on the reviews page.
Ian Mann, ‘TheJazzMann.com’ 04/29/11
“Lundbom’s music straddles the realms of jazz, rock and improv but it resolutely isn’t fusion, this group is far too muscular, intelligent and irreverent for that. Indeed it’s the blend of brain and brawn that makes Big Five Chord such an attractive proposition and while there’s a certain intellectual rigour about the band’s music there’s also a healthy dose of irreverence… Lundbom’s music may be uncompromising but it’s not at all ‘difficult’ and should hold considerable appeal for adventurous rock listeners.”
CJ Bond, ‘JazMuzic.com’ 04/27/11
“How is it possible for a band to rock with such raw, rumbling, kinetic high octane impunity? …a way of introduction to an idiosyncratic genius harboring boundary-stretching notions in his musical make up… [Big Five Chord take] spontaneous improvisation to a new cosmic level and then proceed to jam it hard into tonal, rhythmic overdrive. Be prepared to go far, far out, and deep!”
Haggards Vids
Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Algonquin, Bryan posted some great video from The Haggards set on his YouTube site – check ’em out!
Seaport
We’re splitting a bill between Big Five Chord and Bryan & the Haggards this Saturday night down at the Algonquin Seaport Theater at the South Street Seaport. See you there!
Also, I just noticed that Lucid Culture listed us as “assaultive, cleverly fun punk jazz.” I like that one!
New Live Tracks
I posted two live tracks from the “Quavers! Quavers! Quavers! Quavers!” CD release (“On Jacation” and “Meat Without Feet”) on the audio page, check ’em out!
Chris Robinson, ‘Outside-Inside-Out’
One of six on the “Best of 2011 (so far)“!!!!!
Stuart Dreyden, ‘The Province’ 04/08/11
“The John McLaughlin comparisons are appropriate right from the first clusters of frenetic chording… This quintet with guest keyboardist Matt Kanelos has certainly honed its form over the past eight years; developing the skills to drive home near-heavy rhythms with flights of soloing that are both jazz and rock in construction.”
Delarue, ‘Lucid Culture’ 04/08/11
“On one hand, it’s a surprisingly straight-up groove album, but all those grooves, and most of the surprisingly memorable tunes, are ultimately nothing more than fodder for satire and destruction. …it’s cruel and funny and kind of punk although the band has pretty awesome chops for a punk jazz band… Lundbom [“On Jacation”] plays an absolutely stunning chorus-box solo that finally goes off into skronk at the end. …it hurts a little to give away all these punchlines; on the other hand, no words could really do justice to them. The album is out now on Hot Cup Records – you’ll see this here at the end of the year on our best of 2011 list“