Deep Threes Radio #14 features a genre-bending track from Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics. Dr. Miller is an ethnomusicologist well known for his research of Persian music. Here he talks about how he fused Eastern, jazz and psychedlic influences on his new album.
Chicago indie Industrial rockers Mahjongg beat a path westward on for us from their latest, The Long Shadow Of The Paper Tiger. The band takes us behind the scenes for a peek at their beer-proofed kit, followed by a video for “Aluminum” with its own take on the Middle East.
In another part of Chicago, The Streets On Fire burns up a performance space while some intense camera angles capture the featured video installation.
Sebstychy takes us to the dark side of their personal rainbow, dubbing black and white footage of Eastern folk dancing to “Color/Stereo” from TSOF’s This Is Fancy album.
We now set sail for far away islands, okay, technically New York’s Long Island, home to Brooklyn-based Foreign Islands and “It’s Not Alright” live.
There’s a distinctly “out west” feel in these two videos from perennial Canadian country rockers Blue Rodeo. “Smoking Gun”, written by band member Jim Cuddy to raise awareness about imprisoned activist Leonard Peltier. ”Arizona Dust” is an homage to a state where the band might find themselves caught in a round-up starting on the 29th.
