Cordalene “This City Is A Catalyst”
The more things change, the more they stay the same. And vice versa, thats how the cliche goes. And more importantly, thats how it goes in the City of Brotherly Shove. However, that is not how I’d describe Cordalene, whose brand of clearly articulated aggression puts the “POW!” in power pop. Joe Boyle pounds away on his kick drum, as if he’s waiting for the band to pick it the fuck up. Rest assured, the band gets the hint. This song might be short on time but doesn’t rest one damn moment to tick off its list of frustrations.

And they have every reason to be pissed. For those who haven’t heard, the practice space shared by Cordalene and One Star Hotel was robbed in late November. The culprits made off with most of their gear [much of which was vintage and/or sentimentally irreplaceable], totaling at a whopping $10,000 between the two bands.

For information about the planned benefit happening this Saturday…

Cordalene and OSH, along with their friends This Radiant Boy and Shai Halperin [of the Capitol Years], are throwing a benefit show this Saturday to help defray the costs of buying more equipment so that these excellent local bands can keep making more music. [Obviously, the bands will be playing with borrowed equipment.]

Since these bands are near and dear to Plain Parade’s hearts, we thought to pass along information about their benefit show. Please come out and support these bands, because they really, really need you.

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SAT 12/11
At the Parlour (1170 South Broad Street)
ALL AGES, 21 to drink / 8:00PM / $7.00

Cordalene
http://www.cordalene.com/
Cordalene’s music is peppery, full-throttle rock ‘n’ roll that has smart-guy airplay appeal. Of the five songs on the band’s recent Blue EP on Philly’s Manic Pop Thrill label, the standout is definitely “Would It Kill You (to Kiss Me Just Once),” which starts with a brash Clash-y strum and evolves into a propulsive three-minuter about a girl who won’t give it up - even a little. (Liz Spikol, PW)

One Star Hotel
http://www.onestarhotel.net/
Sonically, One Star Hotel recalls the indie-pop of Wilco and The Flaming Lips as readily as the time-tested material of Big Star and Neil Young. On stage, the quartet brings new energy to its lush album arrangements, sometimes slipping into childhood radio hits with unexpected sincerity. Released in 2003 to glowing reviews, the Americana-leaning self-titled debut offers the band�s straightest interpretations of Steve Yutzy Burkey�s evocative songs. Building on this, “Good Morning, West Gordon” brings its own depth of production and a confidence that can�t be ignored.

This Radiant Boy
http://www.thisradiantboy.com/
It�s hard to dislike sunny boy/girl vocals with repeating choruses that just build and build over splashy cymbals. Endearing but never forcefully cute, Shakedown skips between Velocity Girl sugar rush and the mid-�90s revival of the mid-�60s, with a peculiar mid-�00s sensibility. It’s the next best thing after actual Russian discotheque music. (lostatsea.net)

Shai Halperin (of The Capitol Years)
http://www.capitolyears.com/
Before the Capitol Years were Carson Daly-rocking peddlers of a fantastically swaggering and tuneful retro-rock blitzkrieg, singer/guitarist Shai Halperin sat alone in his apartment, bashing, strumming and harmonizing his way to one of the best rock records Philly has ever birthed. On Meet Yr Acres, Halperin pureed go-to acts like the Beatles, the Byrds, Guided By Voices and Beck into something warm and familiar, spacing out sudden jolts of daring just to keep you honest. (Philadelphia Weekly)

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 8th, 2004 at 8:15 pm and is filed under mp3blog.