Artist.......: The Blakes
Album........: Live de la Semaine
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Rock
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: Mar-17-2008
Str.date.....: Winter-2008
Quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.lightintheattic.net/releases/theblakes/
track title time
Live de la Semaine
01. StΘphane Saunier - Intro
02. The Blakes - Picture
03. The Blakes - Don't bother me
04. The Blakes - Commit
05. The Blakes - Modern man
06. The Blakes - Basket
07. The Blakes - Two times
08. The Blakes - Magoo
09. The Blakes - Lie next to me
10. The Blakes - Streets
11. StΘphane Saunier - Ending
Runtime 32:18 min
Size 42,0 MB
Release Notes:
Recorded / Performed : Winter 2008 (Canal+)
Taking inspiration from early-'60s Brit rock and the
D.I.Y. spirit of punk, the Blakes are comprised of Garnet
Keim (vocals, guitar), Snow Keim, and Bob Husak (drummer).
The power trio took root in 2001, when the Maine-born Keim
siblings (who had been busking across the country since
the late '90s, working odd jobs and writing music) met
Husak at a Seattle coffeehouse. The Keims were impressed
with Husak's percussion, likening its energy to that of
the Who's Keith Moon, and the three relocated to Los
Angeles to write material for their newly minted band.
After two years, the Blakes left the coast on a
self-booked tour, playing unpaid shows and holding
impromptu practices at truck stops. Upon returning home to
Seattle, they issued the self-released Little Whispers EP
in 2005, effectively gaining the attention of local radio
station KEXP. The station's influential DJs -- most
notably programming director John Richards -- proved to be
early champions of the Blakes, giving them extensive
airplay and broadcasting an in-studio performance as well.
The Blakes responded by issuing a second EP the following
year -- this one self-titled and self-released -- and were
subsequently signed by local label Light in the Attic.
2007 saw the release of the Streets EP; later that year,
the Blakes reissued their self-titled EP as an official
full-length album, complete with remastered sound and
additional tracks.