The Parlor Mob

Ok, I have been absent for about a month, traveling and working... Sleeping. Thus I have neglected the blog. I had a lot of great ideas for interesting posts, but just no energy to write them. I went to the NBA draft (actually I got shut of out of tickets for the first time in five years) and the parallels between drafting and A&R are... well kind of obvious. Even the low level employees are called scouts in both professions. So my promise dear reader(s) is that I will do a comparison of the draft and some up and coming bands by next Friday. I have other ideas as well. Maybe if I make a public pledge then the writing will somehow come.

When I started this blog it was as an outlet for my A&R talents which are currently languishing in storage, but without all of my fancy tricks it is certainly harder. Though not impossible. Its still listening to music. Also I guess I'm not sure if I should be making witty comments about signings, like the recent signing of cast off Capitol bands by Roadrunner. Looks like Roadrunner is the New Capitol is a sample headline. Yeah, that is really funny. Of course that might be my next post because one of those bands is the Parlor Mob, which is a band that I really love and was disappointed that Capitol dropped them. I think that they capture a modern take on a classic rock sound It is the kind of music that makes you think you have heard it before even though it is brand new. I see this band as building on what Wolfmother started and making their own name, much like The Killers walked down the road paved by Kill Hannah.

Listen to the Parlor Mob

Parlor Mobs Myspace.

What is interesting about the deal, is that they recently were signed to In De Goot Management which is the management arm of Mcgathy. In De Goot has an imprint under Roadrunner and that is the label that signed them.

The band definitely showcased for a number of labels at Midland a few months back. I personally tried to drum up interest at several labels and there was definite interest or at least that was the rumor. Ultimately they signed with their own management company though which leads me to believe that there were few places ready to jump on any of the ex Capitol Bands.

The band is playing at Crash Mansion in NYC tomorrow Tuesday July 10th, which is a terrible venue for sound because of its misplaced soundbooth and low ceilings, but The Parlor Mob 's powerful psychedelic rock should be able to push through the venues limitations. I will be in attendance as I want to see how the band has progressed with the stress of losing their Capitol deal.