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“Is it possible to smash a guitar un-self-consciously? It certainly seemed that way at Cake Shop earlier this month, when Awesome Color left a roomful of in-the-know types gleefully dumbstruck. (Oakley Hall was headlining— that alone means several quality musicians were present.) Singer Derek Stanton’s seemingly unpremeditated ax-whacking lacked any sense of violence or menace(which is fine). It was simply the final blow in a stream of gestures that translate across rock & roll forms; any punk, metal, or bar-rock fan can appreciate the thrill of someone playing guitar with his bare feet—and having it both look and sound cool. (Yes, Stanton did that, too). Considering that Awesome Color has been a band for only nine months, there’s an alarming lack of things to find fault with in their music or its execution; even the name makes sense after witnessing the trio’s unironic stage presence. Some of the group’s songs evoke Sabbath as played by Germans in the ’70s, with Stanton’s terse riffs cruising atop crisp, loping grooves provided by bassist Michael Troutman and drummer Allison Busch. Other tunes come across like lean, airy impressions of classic Southern rock (the three met in Ann Arbor, Michigan—the northernmost Southern state—before setting up together in Bushwick). But the most indelible image from an Awesome Color show is the rapt joy in Stanton’s face when he backs away from the microphone for a solo. It was infections in the close quarters of Cake Shop, and should be at the Lakeside, too.” Mike Wolf

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Tainer_esk wrote:
last month

Great!!

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herodotus wrote:
August 2009

color :D

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Daniel_Green wrote:
June 2009

awesome :D

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Blvd_Nights wrote:
June 2009

Wow. Quite blown away, can't wait to see them with Sonic Youth next month.

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panda951 wrote:
June 2009

I would love to see them with Black Dice.

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popelines wrote:
June 2009

This really, really cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xadown wrote:
May 2009

incredible

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coldbeat wrote:
May 2009

color!

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larizzza wrote:
May 2009

awesome!

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costellomaster wrote:
May 2009

i saw them live opening for Dinosaur Jr and they were amazing. when the guitarist started smashing his amp into his guitar i was hooked. beautiful carnage.

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SweetColdCuts wrote:
January 2009

RIDE 'EM COWBOYS!!!!

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nunoashenriques wrote:
November 2008

can anyone sent me any album of Awesome Color, I can't find anyone. My mail is nunoalexhenriques@hotmail.com if you have the album

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agacinco wrote:
October 2008

ok, i love them now

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porcelaingoo wrote:
October 2008

interesting, very interesting.

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agacinco wrote:
July 2008

hey their kewl

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seanone wrote:
June 2008

There's a half dead redhaired woman on my couch. Apparently Awesome Color are responsible for this state of affairs and she's going to take photographs of the band in a cave. OK then.

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BackwardsBoy wrote:
June 2008

parrtyy

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Waqcku wrote:
June 2008

i remember downloading this but have no idea where it is now. :(

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sourpatchkid680 wrote:
May 2008

on3 daY deeZ bois had LunCh wit me and we was complemEnTing da coloR of da tableCloth me be like dayyum boi dats an awesome ColoRR so m3 b3 gues$in dat dey Stol3 da nam3 from my commEnT when is der eVVVaaA gonna B3 som3 oRiginAliTy up in DiSSs world

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mystoneybaby wrote:
May 2008

new album rules!

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